Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 18-Slot Chassis 46-Gbps/Slot Fabric Module - switch - managed - plug-in module

The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches comprise a modular data center-class product line designed for highly scalable 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks with a fabric architecture that scales beyond 15 Terabits per second (Tbps). Designed to meet the requirements of the most mission-critical data centers, it delivers continuous system operation and virtualized, pervasive services. The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series is based on a proven operating system, with enhanced features to deliver real-time system upgrades with exceptional manageability and serviceability. Its innovative design is purpose built to support end-to-end data center connectivity, consolidating IP, storage, and Inter Process Communication (IPC) networks onto a single Ethernet fabric.

The Cisco Nexus 7000 18-Slot Fabric Module with 46Gbps per Slot delivers the fault-tolerant fabric that provides parallel fabric channels to each I/O and supervisor module slot. Up to five simultaneously active fabric modules can work together, delivering 230Gbps per slot of bandwidth.