Cisco Nexus 5548 Layer 3 Functionality

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Cisco Nexus 5548Layer 3 Functionality


Layer-3 on Nexus 5500 Series

FlexibleExtensible

Deploy with Advanced Features• Virtual Port Channel (vPC)• Fabric Extenders (FEX)• FCoE• VN-Link

Future proof• IPv6 capable hardware• FabricPath/TRILL compatible

• Add L3 to existing 5548s• 160Gbps of L3 processing• Basic and Advanced

features• Flexible licensing model• Add more L3 processing

as needed on 5596 (future)

Powered by Cisco NX-OS Data Center Operating System

Feature Rich IPv4

• 1GE/10GE Linerate L3• SVIs• VRFs and VRF-Lite• Port-channels and ECMP• OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP• IGMP, PIM• HSRP, VRRP• QoS• uRPF and RACLs• SNMP and DCNM support

Robust

• Modular NX-OS• Standards-compliant L3• L3 derived from Nexus

7000• L3 stack in use by over

4000 customers


Cisco Nexus 5548PFirst Switch in the Nexus 5500 Platform

Mgmt 0, Console, USB Redundant Fan Modules Redundant 750W AC Power Supplies

• 32 Fixed SFP+ Ports• Line Rate• Hardware Capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet• Traditional Ethernet or Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Expansion Modules (GEM2)• 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports• 8p Eth + 8p Native FC

Back of the Switch

Front of the Switch

Front to Back Airflow

ShippingNow!


Generic Expansion ModulesAdded Flexibility

N55-M16P• 16p SFP+ Ethernet Ports

• All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet

N55-M8P8FP• 8p SFP+ Ethernet Ports • 8p Native FC Ports 8/4/2/1G• All Ethernet Ports hardware capable of 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet

ShippingNow!


Introducing Layer 3 CapabilitiesEnabling new Nexus 5500 deployments

OrderableNow! N55-D160L3

• Daughter-card for Nexus 5548P• In-rack upgradeable for deployed units• Enables Layer 3 on all 48 10GE ports• 160Gbps (240Mpps) of Layer 3 processing• Additional 100W power consumption

N55-M160L3• Expansion module for Nexus 5596P• No front-panel ports• Enables Layer 3 on all ports of 5596P• 160Gbps (240Mpps) of Layer 3 processing• Expandable to 480Gbps of processing*

• Functions as 48 port Linerate router*• Not compatible with 5548P• Additional 100W power consumption per module

* Enabled in future with software upgrade when 3 modules will be hosted

Available Soon!


Layer 3 Features – IOS-like CLI

Unicast routing: Static routing, RIPv2, OSPFv2, EIGRP, BGP Up to16K IPv4 Host (/32 entries) Routing Table

Up to 8K IPv4 Longest Prefix Match Routing Table

Multicast routing: IPv4 PIM, IGMP v2/3Up to 2K IPv4 Multicast Groups

Interfaces: Routed 1/10GE, SVI, Port-channel, 16-way ECMP

Segmentation: VRFs and VRF-Lite (IP VPNs)

Quality of Service: Marking, Scheduling and Policing (MQC)

Redundancy: HSRP, VRRP

Security: Broadcast/Multicast suppression, Unicast RPF (uRPF) checks, RACL

Nexus 5500 SeriesLayer 3 support overview


Layer 3 Software LicenseN55-BAS1K9

• Free base Layer 3 software license• Static Routing, RIPv2, OSPFv2, EIGRP-stub• HSRP, VRRP• IGMP v2/v3, PIMv2 (sparse mode)• Routed ACL and uRPF• Scalability limited to 256 dynamically-learned routes

N55-LAN1K9• Advanced Layer 3 software license• Includes all functionality of base license• Full EIGRP• BGP support• VRF-Lite (IP-VPN) support• Scalable to 8K routes

Use install license command under configuration context to install L3 license


Layer 3 Feature Details at FCSFeature DetailsL3 interface • L3 interface (non-FEX ports)

• L3 sub-interface• SVI (FEX ports could be members of VLANs)• Port channels

VRF • VRF-lite• VRF aware Unicast -BGP/OSPF/RIP• VRF Aware Multicast

BGP • Peer templates• Neighbor Authentication• Route Reflectors • BGP Confederations• Route Aggregation• BGP Dampening• Route Refresh Capability• Graceful Restart• ECMP• Route Redistribution• Route Filtering• VRF aware BGP


Layer 3 Feature Details at FCSFeature DetailsOSPF • Supports all type of OSPF Area

• Authentication• Area Filter-list• Virtual Link• Graceful Restart • ECMP• Route Redistribution• Route Filtering – Prefix-list, Filter-list• LSA & SPF Throttling• VRF Aware OSPF

RIP • MD5 Authentication• Route Redistribution • Route filtering• VRF Aware

EIGRP • Authentication• Route Summarization• Route Redistribution• Route filtering

Static route


Layer 3 Feature Details at FCSFeature DetailsMulticast • PIM-SM

• MSDP• RP Selection – Static, Auto , Any cast, BSR• SSM• VRF Aware PIM-SM/IGMP

IGMP • Version 2, 3

uRPF Strict and Loose mode, uRPF with ACL

ACL Router ACL with L3 & L4 options to match

HSRP/VRRP Object Tracking, Preemption, MD5 Authentication, VRF Aware

Other SPAN, ECMP (16)


Layer 3 on Nexus 5548PFlexibility, Choice, and Future-Proofing

Front of the Switch

Layer 3 Daughtercard

N55-D160L3• Field Replaceable Daughtercard• Upgradeable in-Rack• No Un-mounting Required Flexibility Choice Future

Proofing

OrderableNow!


Installing Layer 3 on Nexus 5548A 3-Step Process

Front of the Switch

Unscrew the Fan ModulesPull the Fan Modules out

Unscrew the IO Module Pull the IO Module out

1

2

Plug and Screw the L3 IO ModulePlug and Screw the Fan Modules3

OrderableNow!


Nexus 5548 Layer 3Architecture and Forwarding

Layer 3 Forwarding Engine160Gbps (312Mpps) processing capacity

N5548P

X-Bar Fabric

UPC UPC

UPC UPC

32 Fixed Ports

UPCUPCUPCUPC

16-port Expansion module

Layer 3 Daughter CardLayer 2

Forwarding Path

Layer 3 Forwarding

Path


Nexus 5596 – Layer 3 Expansion Module

L3 Expansion Module

5596 Configured with three Layer 3 Expansion Modules** Support in Future with Software Upgrade

5596 Configured with one Layer 3 Expansion Module


Nexus 5596 Layer 3Architecture and Forwarding

Layer 3 Forwarding Engine

N5596UP

X-Bar Fabric

48 Fixed Ports

UPCUPCUPCUPC

Layer 3 Expansion Module

Layer 2 Forwarding Path


UPC UPCUPCUPC

UPC UPC

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Nexus 5596 as a 48 Port 10GE Linerate Router** Available in future with software upgrade

N5596UP

X-Bar Fabric

48 Fixed Ports

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