Cisco Nexus 9364C vs Juniper QFX Series QFX10002-60C
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Nexus 9364C is an enterprise 2U fixed datacenter spine switch delivering 64 ports of wire-speed 40G/100G QSFP28. The Juniper QFX10002-60C is a 2U deep-buffer spine and datacenter interconnect switch providing 60 ports of 100GbE QSFP28.
| Cisco Nexus 9364C | Juniper QFX Series QFX10002-60C | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Juniper |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 |
| Form factor | 2U fixed switch | 2U fixed switch |
| Port configuration | 64x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports | — |
| Switching capacity | 12.8 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth | 12 Tbps / 4 Bpps wire-speed forwarding performance |
| Forwarding rate | Up to 4.3 Bpps | — |
| Form factor | 2U rack mount | — |
| Operating modes | Cisco ACI Spine or NX-OS IP Fabric Spine | — |
| Cooling power | Hot-swappable redundant power supplies and 3+1 redundant fan modules | — |
| Ports | — | 60x 100GbE QSFP28 ports (also supports 40GbE QSFP+) |
| Buffer memory | — | Deep packet buffering memory powered by custom Juniper Q5 silicon |
| Overlay support | — | Full line-rate EVPN-VXLAN, MPLS, Segment Routing, and MACsec encryption |
| Cooling and power | — | Redundant N+1 modular power supplies and hot-swappable high-capacity fans |
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