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Cisco Nexus 3550-T Programmable Network Platform

A flexible low-latency application platform Benefits

The Cisco Nexus® 3550-T Programmable Network Platform is a top-of-rack • Next generation application platform built on software-defined hardware that network switch and software application platform with a unique low-latency provides the performance characteristics design. The Cisco Nexus 3550-T Platform features up to 48 ports of Ethernet of hardware combined with the agility connectivity in a single-rack unit form factor. The platform is built around a and programmability of software powerful programmable FPGA and provides a complete firmware development • Access to powerful Field-Programmable environment for custom application and use cases. Gate Array (FPGA) capabilities that can be reprogrammed with the desired network applications and functionalities to solve networking challenges across industry verticals and use cases • Operate a programmable network switch platform that utilizes a complete firmware development environment to create, deploy, and manage new custom applications, specific intelligence, and functionality • Create long-term value from custom applications, functionality, enhancements, upgrades, and maintenance updates

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Unlock the full value of your Hardware architecture Platform features ULL network solutions The Cisco Nexus 3550-T Programmable The Cisco Nexus 3550-T Programmable Network Network Platform has a fixed form factor that is Platform supports packet-aware statistics. The Cisco Nexus next-generation ultra-low latency built around a dynamically reconfigurable FPGA Cisco Nexus 3550-T Platform firmware has the network switch platforms, smart network (field programmable gate array) and provides capability to monitor for vital packet statistics, interface cards (SmartNIC) and Firmware 48 ports that are 25G capable along with an including the number of packets/bytes transmitted/ Development Kits (FDK) are specifically designed x86 (Intel® Atom® processor, 8 cores up to 1.7 received and transmit/receive errors, and deep to address the needs of latencysensitive GHz) management CPU. All 48 ports are directly diagnostics, including light levels, operating applications in data center networking, High- connected to Xilinx Virtex UltraScale Plus VU35P temperatures, transceiver capabilities, and more. Frequency Trading (HFT), financial services, and FPGA with a -3 speed grade. The FPGA has 8GB All these statistics are available at no latency cost service provider networks. of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) on board. on the critical path. • Cisco Nexus 3550 Series Platforms and Switches Ease of management Supported applications Ultra-low latency switch platform, FPGA The Cisco Nexus 3550-T Programmable Network List below are the supported and upcoming application programming, multiplexing and Platform features a console port, a Micro USB network applications for the Cisco Nexus 3550-T precision timestamping to facilitate your port, a 1G RJ45 port, and a 10G SFP+ port, which Programmable Network Platform mission-critical network applications. can be used as management interfaces. The Cisco • ULL Layer 3 Routing App • Cisco Nexus SmartNIC adapters Nexus 3550-T Platform uses a Command Line • ULL Layer 2 Switching App Next-generation ultra-low latency Interface (CLI) designed to address the needs of FPGAbased programmable SmartNICs low-latency FPGA configurations. • Security and highresolution timestamping adapters • High Availability* designed to program your network and Programmability • WAN Extension* accelerate application offloads. • FastMux* The Cisco Nexus 3550-T Programmable Network • Cisco Nexus FDK • Exchange Gateway App* (Firmware Development Kits) Platform provides a powerful development framework to add application-specific intelligence • Data Broker App* Powerful software development framework to the Cisco Nexus 3550-T Platform using Cisco’s • Grand Master App* to add application specific intelligence and Nexus Firmware Development Kit (FDK). functionality to FPGA-based Nexus 3550 • Tap Agg* network switches and SmartNIC adapters. • User custom applications (FDK)

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