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Description
N5K-C5548UP-FA Overview
N5K-C5548UP-FA is Nexus 5548 UP Chassis, including 32 fixed unified ports, Front-to-Back Airflow, 2 750W AC Power Supplies, Fan Trays, 1 Expansion Slot. Unified ports support traditional Ethernet, Fibre Channel (FC), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).
| Product Code | N5K-C5548UP-FA |
| Product Type | Switch Chassis |
| Ethernet Technology | 10 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Number of Total Expansion Slots | 33 |
| Expansion Slots | 1 |
| Expansion Slot Type | SFP+ |
| Performance | Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 960 Gbps or 714.24 mpps; Layer 3 performance of up to 160 Gbps or 240 mpps |
| Form Factor | 1RU |
| Fixed Ports | 32 fixed unified ports |
| Power Supplies | 2 x 750W AC Power Supplies |
| PoE (RJ-45) Port | No |
| Fan Modules | 2 |
| Airflow | Front-to-back (port-side exhaust) cooling；The Cisco Nexus 5548UP alternatively supports back-to-front (port-side intake) cooling (all fan and power supply modules in the same chassis must support the same direction of airflow) |
| Manageable | Yes |
| Physical (height x width x depth) | 1.72 x 17.3 x 29.5 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 74.9 cm) |
| Weight（with two 1100W power supplies, 3 unified port expansion modules, and 4 fan modules） | 35 lb (15.88 kg) |
