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The Cisco Nexus 2224TP, 2248TP, and 2248TP-E provide port density options for highly scalable 100-Mbps
and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. The Cisco Nexus 2232PP provides ease of migration from Gigabit Ethernet to
10 Gigabit Ethernet while supporting highly scalable 10 Gigabit environments.
The Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E Fabric Extender is a general-purpose 1 Gigabit Ethernet fabric extender with
enhancements that target workloads such as large-volume databases, distributed storage, and video editing. Just
like the Cisco Nexus 2248TP, the Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E supports 48 100/1000BASE-T host facing ports and four
10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces. It also supports 32MB shared buffers.
The Cisco Nexus 2232PP 1/10GE Fabric Extender is the ideal platform for migration from Gigabit Ethernet to
10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric environments. It supports FCoE and a set of network technologies known
collectively as Data Center Bridging (DCB) that increase the reliability, efficiency, and scalability of Ethernet
networks. These features allow the switches to support multiple traffic classes over a lossless Ethernet fabric, thus
enabling consolidation of LAN, SAN, and cluster environments.
The Cisco Nexus 2232TM 1/10GBASE-T Fabric Extender supports scalable 1/10GBASE-T environments, ease of
migration from 1GBASE-T to 10GBASE-T, and effective reuse of existing structured cabling. It comes with an
uplink module that supports eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabric interfaces. The Nexus 2232TM supports DCB.
Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders connect to a parent Cisco Nexus switch through their fabric links using
CX1 copper cable, short-reach or long-reach optics, and the cost-effective Cisco Fabric Extender Transceivers.
Cisco Fabric Extender Transceivers are optical transceivers that provide a highly cost-effective solution for
connecting the fabric extender to its parent switch.
The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders behave like remote line cards for a parent Cisco Nexus 5000 or
7000 Series Switch. Working in conjunction with Cisco Nexus switches, the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric
Extenders extend the capabilities and benefits offered by the parent Cisco Nexus switch while providing flexible,
scalable, and cost-effective server access. Table 2 summarizes the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series parent switch
support matrix.
Table 2. Cisco Nexus Fabric Extender Parent Switch Support Matrix
Cisco Nexus Parent Switch
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
Cisco Nexus fabric extender
models
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Cisco Nexus 2148T
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Cisco Nexus 2224TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E
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Cisco Nexus 2232PP
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Cisco Nexus 2232TM
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Cisco Nexus 2224TP
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Cisco Nexus 2248TP
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Cisco Nexus 2232PP
Cisco Nexus parent model
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Cisco Nexus 5010P or 5020P Switch
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Cisco Nexus 5548P Switch
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Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switch
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Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switch
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Module SFP+ (N7K-M132XP-12)
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 32-port 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Module (XL) SFP+(N7K-M132XP-12L)
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Line rate 48 port 1/10 GE
Ethernet ports, SFP/SFP+ (N7K-F248XP-25)