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Engineered for high-density environments and optimized for efficient data transmission, the Nexus 3000 series delivers unparalleled performance and reliability to empower your enterprise network infrastructure.
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N3K-C31128PQ-10GE (Nexus 31128PQ, 96 SFP+ ports, 8 QSFP+ ports, 2RU switch)
4.4 (5)- Switch
- AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 150 W
- 24–48 Ports
- N/A
Est Value
$39,869.00$7,116.00
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N3K-C31108PC-V (Nexus 31108PC-V, 48 SFP+ and 6 QSFP28 ports)
4.8 (10)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 300 W
- Over 48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $26,148.00$9,917.00
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N3K-C3172TQ-10GT (Nexus 3172T 48 x 1/10GBase-T and 6 QSFP+ ports)
4.2 (5)- Switch
- AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- Under 12 Ports
- 8 Ports
Est Value $28,478.00$11,464.00
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N3K-C3172PQ-10GE (Nexus 3172P 48 x SFP+ and 6 QSFP+ ports)
4.8 (5)- Switch
- Fixed AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- Under 12 Ports
- 8 Ports
Est Value $28,478.00$13,487.00
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N3K-C3132Q-V (Nexus 3132Q-V, 32 QSFP+ ports)
4.2 (5)- Switch
- AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 195 W
- 24–48 Ports
- 32 Ports
Est Value $27,859.00$14,661.00
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N3K-C31108TC-V (Nexus 31108TC-V, 48 10Gbase-T RJ-45 and 6 QSFP28 ports)
4.6 (10)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 370 W
- 24–48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $27,817.00$10,537.00
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N3K-C3548P-10GX (Nexus 3548-X 48 SFP+ ports, Enhanced)
4.6 (5)- Switch
- AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- 24–48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $28,573.00$12,029.00
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N3K-C3264C-E (Nexus 3264C 64 x 100G)
4.8 (5)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- Over 48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $68,347.00$20,472.00
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N3K-C3048TP-1GE (Nexus 3048TP-1GE 1RU 48 x 10/100/1000 and 4 x 10GE ports)
4.8 (5)- Switch
- AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 160 W
- 24–48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $14,287.00$3,457.00
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N3K-C3524P-XL (Nexus 3524-XL Switch, 24 SFP+)
4.8 (10)- Switch
- AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 150 W
- 12–24 Ports
- 24 Ports
Est Value $17,168.00$5,175.00
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N3K-C3132Q-40GX (Cisco Nexus 3132Q-X, 32 QSFP+ ports, low power, latency)
4.6 (5)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply / N/A
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- 24–48 Ports
- 40 Ports
Est Value $23,935.00$5,881.00
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N3K-C3524P-10GX (Nexus 3524x, 24 10G Ports)
4.4 (5)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- 12–24 Ports
- 24 Ports
Est Value $16,668.00$7,016.00
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N3K-C3264Q (Nexus 3264Q, 64 QSFP+ ports, 2RU switch)
4.6 (10)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 350W
- Over 48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $30,985.00$7,427.00
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N3K-C3132Q-40GE (Nexus 3132Q 32 x QSFP+ and 4 SFP+ ports)
4.6 (5)- Switch
- AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- 24–48 Ports
- 40 Ports
Est Value $32,000.00$7,824.00
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N3K-C3172TQ-32T (Nexus 3172TQ Switch, 32 10GBase-T RJ-45 and 6 QSFP+ ports)
4.6 (5)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 290 W
- 24–48 Ports
- 32 Ports
Est Value $20,001.00$8,051.00
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N3K-C3548P-XL (NEXUS 3548-XL 48 SFP+ PORTS ENHANCED EXTD MEM)
4.6 (10)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- 24–48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $29,430.00$8,306.00
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N3K-C3064PQ-10GX (Nexus 3064-X, 48 SFP+ and 4 QSFP+ ports, with enhanced scale, low latency)
4.6 (5)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 350 W
- Over 48 Ports
- Over 48 Ports
Est Value $20,000.00$8,419.00
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N3K-C3064TQ-32T (Nexus 3064-32T, 32 10GBase-T and 4 QSFP+ ports)
4.8 (5)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- N/A
- 24–48 Ports
- 32 Ports
Est Value $18,000.00$9,472.00
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N3K-C34180YC (Nexus 34180YC, 48p 10/25G SFP and 6p 40/100G QSFP)
5 (5)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 350 W
- Over 48 Ports
- 48 Ports
Est Value $25,000.00$9,661.00
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N3K-C31108TCV-32T (Nexus 31108TCV-32T, 32 10GBase-T RJ-45 and 6 QSFP28 ports)
4.8 (10)- Switch
- Redundant Power Supply / AC Power Supply
- Layer 2 / Layer 3
- Rack-mount
- 175W
- 24–48 Ports
- 32 Ports
Est Value $23,922.00$11,330.00
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Questions & Answers
What are Cisco Nexus 3000 Switches?
Cisco Nexus 3000 Switches are fixed-configuration, low-latency, high-density Ethernet switches designed for data center and high-performance computing environments.
Which use cases are ideal for Nexus 3000 Switches?
They excel in leaf/spine topologies, low-latency trading, HPC clusters, virtualization pods and AI/ML workloads requiring wire-speed performance.
What key features do Nexus 3000 Switches offer?
They provide sub-microsecond latency, up to 100 Gbps ports, NX-OS programmability, advanced buffering and integrated analytics with Cisco Telemetry.
How does Nexus 3000 support programmability?
Nexus 3000 runs Cisco NX-OS with full RESTCONF, gRPC, Python and Ansible support for automated deployment, telemetry and configuration management.
Can Nexus 3000 Switches handle VXLAN overlays?
Yes. Nexus 3000 Switches support VXLAN routing (Layer 3), BGP EVPN control plane, and hardware-offloaded VXLAN encapsulation for scalable overlays.
What high-availability features are included?
They support vPC dual-active detection, ISSU, BFD, LLDP, and dynamic port channels for uninterrupted traffic during maintenance or link failures.
Do Nexus 3000 Switches integrate with Cisco ACI?
Yes. Nexus 3000 Switches can be deployed as leaf nodes within Cisco ACI fabrics or managed natively via NX-OS for hybrid data centers.
How many models are in the Nexus 3000 Series?
The series includes S3048-32, N3K-C3172PQ, N3K-C3064PQ, N3K-C3132T-Q and other 1/10/25/40/100 Gbps variants to match diverse bandwidth needs.
What are the power and cooling considerations?
Nexus 3000 Switches feature front-to-back airflow, redundant hot-swappable power supplies, and low-power ASICs to optimize data center cooling and energy use.
How is QoS implemented on Nexus 3000?
They provide eight hardware queues per port, strict priority queuing, Weighted Tail Drop, and congestion-notification (ECN/RED) for traffic prioritization.
What security features do Nexus 3000 Switches support?
They include port-based IEEE 802.1X, DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, ACLs, MACsec on supported models and NX-OS Trust Sec integration.
How do I perform a firmware upgrade?
Use NX-OS ‘install all’ command with USB or remote image server. Nexus 3000 supports In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) for minimal downtime.
What performance can I expect from Nexus 3000?
Nexus 3000 delivers line-rate throughput, sub-microsecond latency, up to 5 Tbps switching capacity and forwarding rates exceeding 7.4 billion packets per second.
How do I configure a basic Layer 3 interface?
Enter interface configuration mode, assign an IP address with ‘ip address X.X.X.X/XX’, enable it with ‘no shutdown’ and verify via ‘show ip int brief’.
What support and warranty options are available?
Cisco offers limited lifetime hardware warranty, Smart Net Total Care and Cisco Software Support Service for 24×7 TAC access, RMA and OS upgrades.
How can I monitor switch health and performance?
Use built-in telemetry with streaming (gRPC, NETCONF), SNMP, SYSLOG, SPAN and embedded Event Manager (EEM) scripts for real-time metrics and alerts.
What distinguishes Nexus 3000 from Nexus 5000 Series?
Nexus 3000 focuses on fixed low-latency, high-density Ethernet only, while Nexus 5000 adds Fibre Channel-over-Ethernet, FCoE VN-tag and enhanced SAN features.