Description
Condition: NEWAvailability: End Of Life - Inventory May Be Limited
Last Day Of Support: September 30, 2025
Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch - 2RU,48x 10G SFP+, 6 x 40G QSFP+ Fixed Ports (N5K-C56128P)
The Cisco Nexus 56128P is a wire-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 switch offering 10 Gigabit Ethernet, unified ports (UP) and 2 expansion slots in a two-rack-unit form factor. It is optimized for 10 Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack access, Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) aggregation, VXLAN segmentation, and LAN-SAN convergence. It delivers high performance, operational efficiency, and design flexibility for traditional, virtualized, and cloud environments.
| Device Type | Switch - 48 ports - L3 - managed |
| Enclosure Type | Rack-mountable 2U |
| Subtype | 10 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Ports | 48 x 1 Gigabit / 10 Gigabit SFP+ + 4 x 40Gb Ethernet / FCoE QSFP+ (breakout compatible) |
| Performance | Forwarding performance: 2.56 Tbps |
| Capacity | ARP entries: 256000 å? Virtual interfaces (VLANs): 4096 å? ACL entries: 4000 å? Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol instances: 64 å? Host table entries (IPv4): 32000 å? Host table entries (IPv6): 8000 å? Multicast entries (IPv4): 8000 å? IGMP snooping entries: 8000 å? Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) entries: 4000 å? Equal-Cost Multipathing (ECMP) ways: 64 |
| MAC Address Table Size | 256K entries |
| Jumbo Frame Support | 9216 bytes |
| Routing Protocol | IS-IS, RIP-2, BGP, EIGRP, HSRP, IGMP, VRRP, OSPFv2, PIM-SM, EIGRP for IPv6, OSPF for IPv6, static IPv4 routing, static IPv6 routing, ECMP, policy-based routing (PBR), Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), BGP for IPv6 |
| Remote Management Protocol | SNMP 1, SNMP 2, RMON, Telnet, SNMP 3, SSH-2, CLI |
| Encryption Algorithm | AES |
| Authentication Method | Secure Shell (SSH), RADIUS, TACACS+, MS-CHAP |
| Features | DHCP support, VPN support, ARP support, VLAN support, Syslog support, Weighted Round Robin (WRR) queuing, Broadcast Storm Control, IPv6 support, Multicast Storm Control, Unicast Storm Control, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) support, Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) support, Access Control List (ACL) support, Quality of Service (QoS), Jumbo Frames support, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP), Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), STP Root Guard, Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (URPF), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), Per-VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree (PVRST), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) support, Management Information Base (MIB), Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR), Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), redundant hot swappable fans, Transparent (N_Port ID Virtualization - NPIV) mode support, Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) support, Call Home function support, FCoE forwarding, STP PortFast, Class of Service (CoS), Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP), Virtual PortChannel (vPC) technology |
| Compliant Standards | IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ad (LACP), IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1Qaz, FIP v1 |
| Status Indicators | Port status |
| Interfaces | 48 x Gigabit / 10Gbit LAN SFP+ å? 4 x 40Gbit LAN QSFP+ å? 1 x console RJ-45 management å? 1 x 1000Base-T RJ-45 management å? 1 x USB |
| Expansion Slots | 2 (total) / 2 (free) x expansion slot |
| Power Device | Internal power supply - hot-plug |
| Installed Qty | 0 (installed) / 4 (max) |
| Power Redundancy | Optional |
| Power Redundancy Scheme | N+1 |
| Power Provided | 1100 Watt |
| Voltage Required | AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz) |
| Compliant Standards | CISPR 22 Class A, CISPR 24, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, EN55022 Class A, AS/NZS 60950-1, EMC, ICES-003 Class A, AES, FCC CFR47 Part 15, UL 60950-1 Second Edition, RoHS, GB 4943, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1, Directive 2004/108/EC, EN 60950-1 Second Edition, IEC 60950-1 Second Edition, Directive 2006/95/EC, VCCI Class A, CNS 13438(95) Class A, KN22 Class A, EN 300386, AS/NZS CISPR 22 |
| Software Included | Cisco NX-OS |
| Width | 17.3 in |
| Depth | 30 in |
| Height | 3.5 in |
| Min Operating Temperature | 32 å¡F |
| Max Operating Temperature | 104 å¡F |
| Humidity Range Operating | 5 - 95% (non-condensing) |
| Min Storage Temperature | -40 å¡F |
| Max Storage Temperature | 158 å¡F |
