The Cisco Nexus 3172PQ-XL (N3K-C3172PQ-XL) is a 1 rack unit (RU) switch with 8GB of RAM and dual-core 2.5GHz x86 CPUs and 10-Gigabit enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) ports with 48 SFP+ ports and 6 Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) ports. Each SFP+ port can operate in 100-Mbps, 1-Gbps, or 10-Gbps mode, and each QSFP+ port can operate in native 40-Gbps or 4 x 10-Gbps mode. The Cisco Nexus 3172PQ-XL is a minor hardware revision of the Cisco Nexus 3172PQ respectively. Enhancements include an additional 4 GB of memory (for a total of 8 GB). The additional memory allows users to perform object-model programming.
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Product Code | N3K-C3172PQ-XL |
Enclosure Type | 1 RU |
Switching Capacity | 1.4-Tbps |
Forwarding Rate | Up to 1 bpps |
Configurable Maximum Transmission Units (MTUs) | Up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames) |
Ports | 48 x SFP+ ports and 6 x Quad SFP+ (QSFP+) ports |
System Memory | 8 GB |
Number of power supplies | 2 |
Typical operating power | 143 W |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 4.4 x 43.9 x 43.2 cm |
Net Weight | 8 4 kg |

Specification
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Physical | ● 1RU fixed form factor ● 72 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (48 SFP+ and 6 QSFP+) ◦ 48 SFP ports support 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ◦ 6 QSFP ports support 4 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 40 Gigabit Ethernet each ● Redundant fans (3+1) ● 2 redundant power supplies ● Management, console, and USB flash-memory ports |
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Performance | ● 1.4-Tbps switching capacity ● Forwarding rate of up to 1 bpps ● Line-rate traffic throughput (both Layer 2 and 3) on all ports ● Configurable maximum transmission units (MTUs) of up to 9216 bytes (jumbo frames) |
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Hardware tables and scalability | Number of MAC addresses | 288,000 | |
Number of VLANS | 4096 | ||
Number of spanning-tree instances | ● RSTP: 512 ● MSTP: 64 |
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Number of ACL entries | ● 4000 ingress ● 1000 egress |
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Routing table | ● 16,000 prefixes and 16,000 host entries* ● 8000 multicast routes* |
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Number of EtherChannels | 64 (with vPC) | ||
Number of ports per EtherChannel | 32 | ||
System memory | 8 GB | ||
Buffer size | 12 MB shared | ||
Boot flash | 16 GB | ||
Power | Number of power supplies | 2 | |
Power supply types | ● AC (forward and reversed airflow) ◦ – N2200-PAC-400W and N2200-PAC-400W-B (PQ models) ◦ – NXA-PAC-500W and NX-PAC-500W-B (TQ models) ● DC (forward and reversed airflow) ◦ – N2200-PDC-400W and N3K-PDC-350W-B (PQ models) ◦ – NXA-PDC-500W and NX-PDC-500W-B (TQ models) |
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Typical operating power | 143 W | ||
Maximum power | 293W | ||
AC PSUs ● Input voltage ● Frequency ● Efficiency |
● 100 to 240 VAC ● 50 to 60 Hz ● 89 to 91% at 220V |
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DC PSUs ● Input voltage ● Maximum current (PSU output – System input) ● Efficiency |
● –40 to –72 VDC ● 33A (400W unit), 42A (500W unit) ● 85 to 88% |
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Typical heat dissipation | 488 BTU/hr | ||
Maximum heat dissipation | 1000 BTU/hr | ||
Cooling | ● Forward and reversed airflow schemes: ◦ Forward airflow: Port-side exhaust (air enters through fan-tray and power supplies and exits through ports) ◦ Reversed airflow: Port-side intake (air enters through ports and exits through fan-tray and power supplies) ● Redundant fans ● Hot swappable (must swap within 1 minute) |
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Sound | Measured sound power (maximum) ● Fan speed: 40% duty cycle ● Fan speed: 70% duty cycle ● Fan speed: 100% duty cycle |
● 64.9 dBA ● 69.3 dBA ● 76.7 dBA |
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Environment | Dimensions (height x width x depth) |
1.72 x 17.3 x 17 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 43.2 cm) | |
Weight | 18.6 lb (8 4 kg) | ||
Operating temperature | ● 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) | ||
Storage temperature | ● -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C) | ||
Operating relative humidity | ● 10 to 85% noncondensing ● Up to 5 days at maximum (85%) humidity ● Recommend ASHRAE data center environment |
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Storage relative humidity | ● 5 to 95% noncondensing | ||
Altitude | ● 0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m) |
Packing InformationCisco Nexus 3000 Series switch N3K-C3172PQ-XL is sealed in cisco original box. We will also pack N3K-C3172PQ-XL with the second box before shipping.

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