Description
Advanced Security Features
The N77-C7718 Cisco Nexus 7700 18 Slots Switch Chassis offers advanced security features to help organizations protect their network infrastructure. Some of the key features and benefits related to advanced security include:
- Access Control Lists (ACLs): The switch chassis supports the use of access control lists (ACLs), allowing administrators to define rules for controlling access to network resources.
- Network Segmentation: The switch chassis supports network segmentation, allowing administrators to create multiple isolated network segments within the same physical network.
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF): The switch chassis supports virtual routing and forwarding (VRF), allowing administrators to create multiple virtual routing tables within the same physical network.
- Firewall Services: The switch chassis supports firewall services, providing network-based protection against unauthorized access and malicious traffic.
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP): The switch chassis supports intrusion detection and prevention (IDP), helping organizations detect and prevent malicious attacks on their network.
- Encryption: The switch chassis supports encryption, allowing administrators to encrypt sensitive data as it is transmitted across the network.
These advanced security features help organizations to protect their network infrastructure from external and internal threats, reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access to critical network resources. By using these security capabilities, organizations can ensure that their network infrastructure is secure and protected, allowing them to deliver critical services to their customers and stakeholders with confidence.
Troubleshooting and Monitoring Capabilities
The N77-C7718 Cisco Nexus 7700 18 Slots Switch Chassis offers robust troubleshooting and monitoring capabilities to help administrators effectively manage their network infrastructure. Some of the key features and benefits related to troubleshooting and monitoring include:
- Show Commands: The switch chassis provides a wide range of show commands that can be used to display information about the status and configuration of various network components.
- Event Logging: The switch chassis supports event logging, allowing administrators to record and track network-related events and alerts.
- Syslog: The switch chassis supports syslog, allowing administrators to send logs to a remote syslog server for analysis and storage.
- SNMP: The switch chassis supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), allowing administrators to monitor and manage the switch chassis using a variety of network management tools.
- NetFlow: The switch chassis supports NetFlow, allowing administrators to monitor network traffic patterns and identify potential security threats.
- SPAN and RSPAN: The switch chassis supports Spanning Tree Protocol (SPAN) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN), allowing administrators to monitor network traffic in real-time and troubleshoot network-related issues.
These troubleshooting and monitoring capabilities help administrators to quickly identify and resolve network-related issues, improving the overall reliability and performance of their network infrastructure. By using these tools and features, administrators can ensure that their network infrastructure is running optimally, delivering critical services to their customers and stakeholders with confidence.
Quality of Service (QoS) Capabilities
The N77-C7718 Cisco Nexus 7700 18 Slots Switch Chassis offers advanced Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, allowing administrators to prioritize and manage network traffic in real-time. Some of the key features and benefits related to QoS include:
- Classification and Marking: The switch chassis supports a wide range of classification and marking methods, allowing administrators to classify and mark network traffic based on various criteria, such as IP address, port, and protocol.
- Traffic Shaping and Policing: The switch chassis supports traffic shaping and policing, allowing administrators to control the rate of incoming and outgoing network traffic and ensure that network resources are used efficiently.
- Queue Management: The switch chassis supports multiple queue management algorithms, allowing administrators to prioritize network traffic and ensure that critical applications receive the bandwidth they need.
- Congestion Management: The switch chassis supports congestion management, allowing administrators to control the rate of incoming and outgoing network traffic during periods of high network utilization, reducing the risk of network congestion and dropped packets.
- WRED: The switch chassis supports Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), allowing administrators to drop low-priority network traffic during periods of network congestion, ensuring that critical applications receive the bandwidth they need.
These QoS capabilities allow administrators to effectively manage network traffic, prioritize critical applications, and ensure that network resources are used efficiently. By using these tools and features, administrators can ensure that their network infrastructure is delivering reliable and consistent service to their customers and stakeholders.
General Information about this Cisco N77-C7718
- Manufacturer Cisco Systems, Inc
- Manufacturer Part Number N77-C7718
- Brand Name Cisco
- Product Line Nexus
- Product Series 7000
- Product Model 7718
- Product Type Switch Chassis
Interfaces/Ports
- Token Ring Port No
- LRE Port No
- Bypass No
- Port/Expansion Slot Details 18 x Expansion Slot
I/O Expansions
- Number of Total Expansion Slots 18
- Expansion Slot Type Supervisor Engine
Network & Communication
- Layer Supported 2
Management & Protocols
- Manageable Yes
- Management-
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- SNMP v1, v2c, v3
- MIB
- CLI
Power Description
- PoE (RJ-45) Port No
- Power Source Power Supply
- Redundant Power Supply Yes





