Cisco Nexus N9K-C9336C-FX2Uncategorized

Ultra-High-Density 400GbE Switching Power for Cloud-Scale Data Centers

The Cisco Nexus N9K-C9336C-FX2 is a high-performance, ultra-low-latency 400GbE-ready data center switch designed for cloud-scale, enterprise, and service provider networks. Built on Cisco’s FX2 ASIC architecture, this switch delivers exceptional throughput, flexible speed support, and advanced Layer 2/Layer 3 capabilities for modern spine-leaf data center fabrics.

With 36 high-speed QSFP ports, the N9K-C9336C-FX2 supports 400GbE, 100GbE, and 40GbE connectivity, making it ideal for spine, aggregation, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments.

Key Specifications
System Overview

• Form Factor: 1RU

• Switching Capacity: Up to 28.8 Tbps

• Forwarding Rate: Ultra-low latency, line-rate performance

• ASIC: Cisco FX2

• Operating System: Cisco NX-OS

Port Configuration

• 36 × QSFP ports

• Supports:

  • 36 × 400GbE

  • 72 × 200GbE

  • 144 × 100GbE

  • Breakout support for flexible port configurations

• Compatible with QSFP-DD optics, DAC, and AOC cables

Performance & Capabilities

• Full Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing

• EVPN-VXLAN support for scalable multi-tenant fabrics

• Advanced QoS, telemetry, and traffic analytics

• Optimized for high-density, non-blocking architectures

• Hardware-accelerated forwarding with predictable low latency

Ideal Use Cases

• Spine switches in leaf-spine data center architectures

• Cloud and hyperscale data centers

• High-performance computing (HPC)

• Enterprise core and aggregation networks

• AI/ML and high-bandwidth workloads