Description
The Cisco Nexus N9K-C93180YC-EX switch is a high-density data center and enterprise aggregation platform built for environments that require ultra-fast fiber connectivity, low-latency traffic handling, and exceptional scalability. It features 48 x 1/10/25 Gigabit SFP28 ports along with 6 x 40/100 Gigabit QSFP28 uplink ports, delivering the bandwidth needed to connect servers, storage systems, and high-performance switching infrastructure across demanding virtualized or cloud-scale deployments. Cisco designed the 93180YC-EX as a compact 1RU fixed-form switch capable of delivering up to 3.6 Tbps of switching capacity with wire-rate Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding across all ports.
With the Cisco Nexus LAN Enterprise license, this model enables advanced Layer 3 routing, VXLAN/EVPN fabric support, expanded automation, and deeper telemetry visibility for sophisticated traffic management in modern data centers. The Nexus 93180YC-EX platform is also widely regarded by enterprise engineers as one of Cisco’s most proven fixed 25G/100G Nexus platforms because of its strong port flexibility, breakout support, and long-term deployment stability—making it an excellent solution for organizations building resilient, high-bandwidth infrastructure with room for future expansion.
