cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9336C-FX2 vs juniper QFX Series QFX5120-32C
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 is a compact 1U datacenter spine and leaf switch delivering 36 ports of wire-speed 40G/100G QSFP28. The Juniper QFX5120-32C is a compact 1U datacenter spine and high-density leaf switch providing 32 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28.
| cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9336C-FX2 | juniper QFX Series QFX5120-32C | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | juniper |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 36x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports (each supports 4x 10G or 4x 25G breakout) | 32x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports |
| Switching capacity | 7.2 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth | 6.4 Tbps / 4.76 Bpps forwarding throughput |
| Forwarding rate | Over 2.8 Bpps | — |
| Encryption | Hardware MACsec-256 encryption across all 36 ports | — |
| Modes | NX-OS standalone spine/leaf or ACI fabric spine/leaf | — |
| Cooling power | Hot-swappable dual power supplies and N+1 redundant fan modules | — |
| Fabric roles | — | Spine, leaf, or datacenter interconnect (DCI) gateway |
| Breakout density | — | Supports up to 128x 25GbE or 128x 10GbE ports using breakout optics |
| Power and cooling | — | Dual redundant hot-swappable AC/DC power supplies with front-to-back or back-to-front airflow |
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