Expansion Module

Key Features and Benefits:

• The Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series module is powered by the proven and comprehensive Cisco NX-OS feature set
• With its comprehensive set of Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions, this module is suited for data center networks that require high density, high performance, and continuous system operation
• The Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series module supports Cisco FabricPath, a valuable feature for organizations building resilient, flexible, and massively scalable Layer 2 networks
• Cisco FabricPath protects enterprises' investments by allowing existing spanning-tree-based deployments to be connected to a Cisco FabricPath network
• The Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series module supports wire-rate VXLAN, offering the architectural flexibility needed to expand cloud deployments with repeatable pods in different Layer 2 domains. VXLAN can also enable migration of virtual machines between servers across Layer 3 networks
• With its advanced data center interconnect (DCI) protocols, including Cisco OTV and VPLS, the Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series module helps customers simplify the extension of applications across geographically dispersed data center sites
• The Cisco Nexus 7000 F3-Series module supports high-performance MPLS for 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet data center deployments
• Support for Cisco LISP allows enterprises and service providers to simplify multi-homed routing and scalable any-to-any WAN connectivity while supporting data center virtual machine mobility
• The virtual device context (VDC) feature helps enable the virtualization of a single physical device in one or more logical devices. Each provisioned logical device is configured and managed as if it were a separate physical device