Description
Network Performance Enhancements
The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 Cisco Uplink Card is a 100Gbps expansion module designed to provide high-speed connectivity to Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches. Here are some ways in which the N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module enhances network performance:
- High-speed Connectivity: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module provides four 100Gbps CFP2 interfaces, delivering high-speed connectivity for high-bandwidth applications. This allows for faster data transfer and reduced latency, improving overall network performance.
- Scalability: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module provides a scalable solution for network expansion, allowing additional 100Gbps connectivity to be added as needed. This makes it ideal for high-growth environments that require additional bandwidth as the network expands.
- Aggregation: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports link aggregation, allowing multiple interfaces to be combined to provide higher throughput and redundancy. This provides a more efficient use of available bandwidth and improves network performance by reducing bottlenecks.
- Load Balancing: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports load balancing across multiple links, distributing traffic evenly across available interfaces. This improves network performance by preventing congestion on any single link and providing optimal utilization of available bandwidth.
- Quality of Service: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports Quality of Service (QoS) features such as traffic shaping and prioritization, allowing for the prioritization of mission-critical applications and ensuring that they receive the necessary bandwidth to operate effectively.
- Virtualization: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports network virtualization, allowing multiple virtual networks to be created and managed on a single physical network. This provides greater flexibility and scalability in network design and improves network performance by reducing the number of physical devices required.
Key Features and Benefits
The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 is a 4-port 100 Gbps uplink card expansion module designed for use with Cisco Nexus 9500 Series switches. Here are some of the key features and benefits of the N9K-M4PC-CFP2 Cisco uplink card 100 Gbps expansion module:
- High-speed Connectivity: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 provides high-speed connectivity with up to 100 Gbps per port, enabling fast data transfer and network performance.
- High-density Port Configuration: With four 100 Gbps ports, the N9K-M4PC-CFP2 provides high-density port configuration for efficient use of switch resources.
- Compact Form Factor: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 has a compact form factor that enables easy installation and saves space in the data center.
- Compatibility: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 is compatible with Cisco Nexus 9500 Series switches, ensuring seamless integration with your existing network infrastructure.
- Easy Installation and Configuration: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 is designed for easy installation and configuration, which simplifies network management and reduces downtime.
- Flexibility: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 supports a variety of CFP2 optical modules, providing flexibility for different network configurations and bandwidth requirements.
- Network Scalability: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 enables network scalability with high-speed connectivity, high-density port configuration, and compatibility with other Cisco Nexus 9500 Series switches.
- Enhanced Network Performance: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 provides enhanced network performance with high-speed connectivity, low latency, and high throughput.
- Investment Protection: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 provides investment protection by supporting future-proof technologies and providing backward compatibility with existing network infrastructure.
Port Configuration and Capabilities
The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 Cisco uplink card is a 100 Gbps expansion module for Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches. The module provides four CFP2 interfaces that support a variety of Ethernet speeds and protocols. Here are the port configuration and capabilities of the N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module:
- Port Configuration: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module provides four CFP2 interfaces. Each interface can operate at a speed of 100 Gbps.
- Ethernet Standards: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports a variety of Ethernet standards, including 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE), 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE), and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE). The module also supports Ethernet over Optical Transport Network (OTN) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols.
- Fibre Channel Support: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports Fibre Channel speeds of 8, 10, and 16 Gbps. The module provides Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) capabilities, which allow Fibre Channel traffic to be carried over Ethernet networks.
- QSFP+ Support: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module is compatible with QSFP+ modules, which can be used to convert the CFP2 interfaces into four 40GbE or 4x10GbE interfaces.
- MACsec Encryption: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports MACsec encryption, which provides secure communication between network devices by encrypting Ethernet frames at the MAC layer.
- Multicast Support: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module supports multicast traffic forwarding and provides support for multicast protocols such as Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP), and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP).
- Quality of Service (QoS) Support: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module provides support for QoS features such as classification, marking, queuing, and scheduling. The module supports traffic prioritization based on DiffServ and IP Precedence.
- Virtualization Support: The N9K-M4PC-CFP2 module provides support for virtualization technologies such as Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE), and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE).
Product Information
- Manufacturer Cisco Systems, Inc
- Manufacturer Part Number N9K-M4PC-CFP2
- Brand Name Cisco
- Product Name Nexus N9K-M4PC-CFP2 4-Port 100-Gbps Uplink Card
- Product Type Expansion Module
Technical Information
- Application/Usage Optical Network
- Data Networking
Media & Performance
- Media Type Supported Optical Fiber
- Ethernet Technology 100 Gigabit Ethernet
- Network Technology 100GBase-X
I/O Expansions
- Number of Total Expansion Slots 4
- Expansion Slot Type CPAK
Compatibility
- Cisco Nexus 9300 Platform Switches