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of Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders dual-connected to an upstream parent switch and server NIC
teaming.
Figure 3. Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders Design Scenarios, from Left to Right: Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Single
Connected to One Upstream Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch, Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Dual-Connected to Two
Upstream Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches, and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Single-Connected to One Upstream
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch
Product Specifications
Tables 3 through 8 provide product specifications. Table 9 lists standards support, and Table 10 lists feature
support.
Table 3. Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Gigabit Ethernet Fabric Extenders Product Specifications
Description Cisco Nexus 2148T Cisco Nexus 2224TP Cisco Nexus 2248TP Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E
Fabric extender host
interfaces
48
24
48
48
Fabric extender host
interfaces type
1000BASE-T ports:
RJ-45 connectors
100BASE-T/1000BASE-
T ports: RJ-45
connectors
100BASE-T/1000BASE-
T ports: RJ-45
connectors
100BASE-T/1000BASE-
T ports: RJ-45
connectors
Fabric extender fabric
interfaces
4
2
4
4
Fabric extender fabric
interfaces type
Fiber: SFP+ optics
(SFP-10G-SR and
SFP-10G-LR)
Copper: 10 Gigabit
Ethernet SFP+ passive
Twinax copper cables
(SFP-H10GB-CU1M,
SFP-H10GB-CU3M, and
SFP-H10GB-CU5M) and
active Twinax copper
cables (SFP-H10GB-
ACU7M and SFP-
H10GB-ACU10M)
Distance between Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extender and
Cisco Nexus 5000
Series Switch: Up to
3 km
Fiber: Cisco Fabric
Extender Transceiver
(FET-10G) and SFP+
optics (SFP-10G-SR and
SFP-10G-LR)
Copper: 10 Gigabit
Ethernet SFP+ passive
Twinax copper cables
(SFP-H10GB-CU1M,
SFP-H10GB-CU3M, and
SFP-H10GB-CU5M) and
active Twinax copper
cables (SFP-H10GB-
ACU7M, SFP-H10GB-
ACU10M)
Distance between Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extender and
Cisco Nexus 5000
Series Switch: Up to
3 km
Distance between Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extender and
Cisco Nexus 7000
Series Switch: Up to
Fiber: Cisco Fabric
Extender Transceiver
(FET-10G) and SFP+
optics (SFP-10G-SR and
SFP-10G-LR)
Copper: 10 Gigabit
Ethernet SFP+ passive
Twinax copper cables
(SFP-H10GB-CU1M,
SFP-H10GB-CU3M, and
SFP-H10GB-CU5M) and
active Twinax copper
cables (SFP-H10GB-
ACU7M and SFP-
H10GB-ACU10M)
Distance between Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extender and
Cisco Nexus 5000
Series Switch: Up to
3 km
Distance between Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extender and
Cisco Nexus 7000
Series Switch: Up to
Fiber: Cisco Fabric
Extender Transceiver
(FET-10G) and SFP+
optics (SFP-10G-SR and
SFP-10G-LR)
Copper: 10 Gigabit
Ethernet SFP+ passive
Twinax copper cables
(SFP-H10GB-CU1M,
SFP-H10GB-CU3M, and
SFP-H10GB-CU5M) and
active Twinax copper
cables (SFP-H10GB-
ACU7M and SFP-
H10GB-ACU10M)
Distance between Cisco
Nexus 2000 Series
Fabric Extender and
Cisco Nexus 5000
Series Switch: Up to
3 km