Cisco Nexus 9000

The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series is a comprehensive portfolio of data center switches engineered for high-performance, scalable, and programmable network fabrics. Designed to support modern workloads—including cloud, virtualization, and AI/ML—these switches are available in both fixed and modular form factors, delivering flexible deployment across spine-leaf and multi-tier architectures.

Performance and Scalability

The platform delivers up to 30 Tbps of non-blocking throughput with ultra-low latency (typically under 5 microseconds). It supports high-density configurations, scaling to hundreds of 10/25/40/100/400 Gigabit Ethernet ports, enabling efficient east-west traffic handling in large-scale data centers.

Deployment Flexibility

Operates in Cisco NX-OS mode or Cisco ACI mode for policy-driven automation
Supports spine, leaf, border leaf, and super spine roles
Available as fixed, modular, and distributed systems

Advanced Features

Wire-speed VXLAN routing and bridging for overlay networking
Integrated MACsec encryption for secure data-in-transit
Support for multiple SERDES speeds (up to 112G) enabling 10G–400G connectivity
Unified ports for Ethernet and Fibre Channel, with support for RoCE and IP storage
Intelligent buffering designed to minimise congestion and packet loss

Management and Automation

The Nexus 9000 Series supports traditional CLI management alongside advanced automation tools such as Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), enabling centralized provisioning, monitoring, and policy enforcement.

Portfolio Coverage

The series includes models such as Nexus 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, 9500, and 9800, each optimised for specific roles and scalability requirements within modern data center environments.