Cisco N3K-C3172TQ-10GT Managed Ethernet Switch

The Cisco Nexus N3K-C3172TQ-10GT is a 54-port, high-density data center Ethernet switch in the Nexus 3000 Series that delivers low-latency, high-throughput networking for server–storage–core interconnects. It combines 48 × 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-T) RJ-45 ports with 6 × 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ uplinks, providing up to 1.44 Tbps of switching capacity and up to 1 Bpps forwarding. As a Layer 2/Layer 3 managed switch, it supports VLAN, QoS, VXLAN, SNMP, and multicast, making it suitable for data center, cloud, and virtualization deployments requiring reliable high-speed connectivity. The unit ships in a 1U rack-mount, data center-grade metal chassis with dual redundant AC power supplies and front-to-back cooling, and it operates from 0°C to 40°C. Common use cases include interconnecting servers and storage arrays with core infrastructure, backbone expansion, and infrastructure modernization in enterprise data centers and cloud platforms that demand dense 10G and 40G connectivity.