
N5K-C5596T-FA Cisco Nexus 5596T Switch
N5K-C5596T-FA Cisco Nexus 5596T 10GBASE-T Data Center Switch High-Density, Low-Latency Top-of-Rack 10GbE Switching for Next-Gen Data Centers Cisco Nexus N5K-C5596T-FA – High-Performance 10G Data Center Switch The Cisco Nexus N5K-C5596T-FA is a high-density, low-latency 10GBASE-T data center switch designed to meet the demands of enterprise networks, cloud environments, and modern data centers. Featuring 48 fixed 10GBASE-T ports and 3 expansion module slots for additional 10GbE, FCoE, or 40GbE connectivity, this powerful 2RU switch delivers a switching capacity of up to 1.28 Tbps and a forwarding rate of 960 Mpps, ensuring exceptional scalability and wire-speed performance. Built on the reliable Cisco NX-OS software, the Nexus 5596T-FA supports advanced features such as Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, Virtual Port Channel (vPC) for redundancy, In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) for non-disruptive updates, and Unified Fabric to simplify storage and Ethernet traffic on a single network. W