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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 1 Overview
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
SFP+ Copper Cables
Copper cables are available for use with the 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ module. The cables come in the
following lengths:
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1 m, 30 AWG
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3 m, 28–30 AWG
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5 m, 26–28 AWG
SFP Fibre Channel Transceivers
The Cisco Nexus 5596 switch also supports the following SFP Fibre Channel transceiver:
CWDM Optics
The Cisco Nexus 5596 switch also supports the following CWDM optics:
Cisco Nexus 5596T Switch
The Nexus 5596T is based on the same ASIC and chassis as the 5596UP. The Nexus 5596T switch is a
2RU switch, with 32 fixed ports of 10G BaseT and 16 fixed 10G Unified ports, which support (Ethernet,
FC, FCoE). All the existing GEMs supported on the Nexus 5500 switches will be supported on the Nexus
5596T. In addition, the Nexus 5596T will also support the new 12 port 10G BaseT expansion module.
With this module, you can use the Nexus 5596T to deploy up to 68 ports of 10G BaseT in a 2RU form
factor. The 10G BASE-T ports support FCoE up to 30m distance with Category 6a and Category 7 cable.
Model
Description
SFP-10G-SR
10-Gigabit Ethernet—short range SFP+ module
Model
Description
SFP-H10GB-CU1M
10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable (1 meter)
SFP-H10GB-CU3M
10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable (3 meters)
SFP-H10GB-CU5M
10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable (5 meters)
Model
Description
DS-SFP-FC4G-SW
4-, 2-, or 1-Gbps Fibre Channel—Short
wavelength SFP module
Model
Description
DS-CWDM4G1470=
1470 nm CWDM 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP
DS-CWDM4G1610=
1610 nm CWDM 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP