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Nexus 9000 Architecture

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213500 Nexus 9000 Architecture

Tim Stevenson

Distinguished Engineer, Technical Marketing

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Nexus 9000 Architecture

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Session Abstract

This session presents an in-depth study of the architecture of the latest generation of Nexus 9000 modular and top-of-rack data center switches. Topics include forwarding hardware, switching fabrics, and other physical design elements, as well as a discussion of key hardware-enabled features and capabilities that combine to provide high -performance data center network services.

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What This Session Covers

•Latest generation of Nexus 9000 switches with Cloud Scale ASICs •Nexus 9500 modular switches with Cloud Scale linecards •Nexus 9300 Cloud Scale top-of-rack (TOR) switches •System and hardware architecture, key forwarding functions, packet walks

Not covered:

•First generation Nexus 9000 ASIC/platform architectures •Nexus 9500 merchant-silicon based architectures •Other Nexus platforms •Catalyst9000 platform

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Agenda

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Cisco Data Center Strategy

Multicloud ReadyApplication CentricPlatform InnovationCapture Intent

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Nexus 9000 Cloud Scale Switching Portfolio

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Key Elements of the Data Center Strategy

Nexus 9300-EX, FX/FX2, GX

Premier TOR platforms

Nexus 9500 with

X9700

EX and X9700-FX Modules

Flagship switching modules for Nexus 9500

modular chassis © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Building Data Center Fabrics with Nexus 9000

L3

ACI -Turnkey Fabric

Hypervisor

L3L3

Hypervisor

Standalone -

Programmable Fabric

with VXLAN+EVPN

VXLAN /

EVPN RRRR L3 DCNM

Standalone -Traditional

Data Center Network

L2 VPC

Hypervisor

L3 DCNM

Standalone -

Programmable IP

Network

L3 L3 L3

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Why Custom Silicon?

•Cisco competitive advantage -vehicle for differentiating innovations •Tight integration between hardware / software / marketing / sales / support •Closely aligns hardware designs with software innovations, strategic product direction, competitive differentiators, serviceability •ACI policy model + congestion-aware flowlet switching •Flexible forwarding tiles •Single-pass tunnel encapsulations •In-built encryption technologies •Intelligent buffers •Streaming hardware telemetry

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© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public •Data Center and Silicon Strategy •Cloud Scale ASIC Architecture •Cloud Scale Switching Platforms •Packet Walks •Key Takeaways 11

Agenda

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Cisco Cloud Scale ASIC Family

•Ultra-high port densities ˺nables device consolidation, denser fabric designs •Multi-speed 100M/1/10/25/40/50/100G/400G˺Flexibility and future proofing •Rich forwarding feature-set˺-pass L2/L3

VXLAN routing

•Flexible forwarding scale ˺ultiple scaling alternatives •Intelligent buffering ˺ optimization •In-built analytics and telemetry ˺Real-time network visibility for capacity planning, security, and debugging

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Key Cloud Scale Family Members

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Slice 0

900G

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

900G

LSE-18 x 100G

1.8T chip -2 slices of 9 x 100G each

X9700 -EX modular linecards; 9300-EX TORs

Slice 0

1.6T

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

1.6T

Slice 2

1.6TSlice 3

1.6T

S6400-64 x 100G

6.4T chip -4 slices of 16 x 100G each

9364C/9332C TORs; E2 fabric modules

Slice 0

1.8T

LS1800FX-18 x 100G

1.8T chip -1 slice of 18 x 100G with MACSEC

X9700 -FX modular linecards; 9300-FX TORs

Slice 0

1.8T

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

1.8T

LS3600FX2-36 x 100G

3.6T chip -2 slices of 18 x 100G with MACSEC + CloudSec

9300-FX2 TORs

Slice 0

1.6T

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

1.6T

Slice 2

1.6TSlice 3

1.6T LS

6400GX-16 x 400G

6.4T chip -4 slices of 4 x 400G

Tim Stevenson

Distinguished Engineer, Technical Marketing

BRKDCN-3222

Nexus 9000 Architecture

Questions?

Use Cisco Webex Teams to chat

with the speaker after the session

Find this session in the Cisco Events Mobile App

Click "Join the Discussion"

Install Webex Teams or go directly to the team space

Enter messages/questions in the team space

How 1 2 3 4 © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Cisco WebexTeams

BRKDCN-32223

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Session Abstract

This session presents an in-depth study of the architecture of the latest generation of Nexus 9000 modular and top-of-rack data center switches. Topics include forwarding hardware, switching fabrics, and other physical design elements, as well as a discussion of key hardware-enabled features and capabilities that combine to provide high -performance data center network services.

BRKDCN-32224

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

What This Session Covers

•Latest generation of Nexus 9000 switches with Cloud Scale ASICs •Nexus 9500 modular switches with Cloud Scale linecards •Nexus 9300 Cloud Scale top-of-rack (TOR) switches •System and hardware architecture, key forwarding functions, packet walks

Not covered:

•First generation Nexus 9000 ASIC/platform architectures •Nexus 9500 merchant-silicon based architectures •Other Nexus platforms •Catalyst9000 platform

BRKDCN-32225

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public •Data Center and Silicon Strategy •Cloud Scale ASIC Architecture •Cloud Scale Switching Platforms •Packet Walks •Key Takeaways 6

Agenda

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© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Cisco Data Center Strategy

Multicloud ReadyApplication CentricPlatform InnovationCapture Intent

BRKDCN-32227

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Nexus 9000 Cloud Scale Switching Portfolio

8BRKDCN-3222

Key Elements of the Data Center Strategy

Nexus 9300-EX, FX/FX2, GX

Premier TOR platforms

Nexus 9500 with

X9700

EX and X9700-FX Modules

Flagship switching modules for Nexus 9500

modular chassis © 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Building Data Center Fabrics with Nexus 9000

L3

ACI -Turnkey Fabric

Hypervisor

L3L3

Hypervisor

Standalone -

Programmable Fabric

with VXLAN+EVPN

VXLAN /

EVPN RRRR L3 DCNM

Standalone -Traditional

Data Center Network

L2 VPC

Hypervisor

L3 DCNM

Standalone -

Programmable IP

Network

L3 L3 L3

BRKDCN-32229

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Why Custom Silicon?

•Cisco competitive advantage -vehicle for differentiating innovations •Tight integration between hardware / software / marketing / sales / support •Closely aligns hardware designs with software innovations, strategic product direction, competitive differentiators, serviceability •ACI policy model + congestion-aware flowlet switching •Flexible forwarding tiles •Single-pass tunnel encapsulations •In-built encryption technologies •Intelligent buffers •Streaming hardware telemetry

BRKDCN-322210

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public •Data Center and Silicon Strategy •Cloud Scale ASIC Architecture •Cloud Scale Switching Platforms •Packet Walks •Key Takeaways 11

Agenda

BRKDCN-3222

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Cisco Cloud Scale ASIC Family

•Ultra-high port densities ˺nables device consolidation, denser fabric designs •Multi-speed 100M/1/10/25/40/50/100G/400G˺Flexibility and future proofing •Rich forwarding feature-set˺-pass L2/L3

VXLAN routing

•Flexible forwarding scale ˺ultiple scaling alternatives •Intelligent buffering ˺ optimization •In-built analytics and telemetry ˺Real-time network visibility for capacity planning, security, and debugging

BRKDCN-322212

© 2020 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Key Cloud Scale Family Members

13BRKDCN-3222

Slice 0

900G

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

900G

LSE-18 x 100G

1.8T chip -2 slices of 9 x 100G each

X9700 -EX modular linecards; 9300-EX TORs

Slice 0

1.6T

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

1.6T

Slice 2

1.6TSlice 3

1.6T

S6400-64 x 100G

6.4T chip -4 slices of 16 x 100G each

9364C/9332C TORs; E2 fabric modules

Slice 0

1.8T

LS1800FX-18 x 100G

1.8T chip -1 slice of 18 x 100G with MACSEC

X9700 -FX modular linecards; 9300-FX TORs

Slice 0

1.8T

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

1.8T

LS3600FX2-36 x 100G

3.6T chip -2 slices of 18 x 100G with MACSEC + CloudSec

9300-FX2 TORs

Slice 0

1.6T

Slice Interconnect

Slice 1

1.6T

Slice 2

1.6TSlice 3

1.6T LS

6400GX-16 x 400G

6.4T chip -4 slices of 4 x 400G


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