N9396T12C-SE1 Nexus 9300 96p 10G RJ45, 12p 100G QSFP28

Cisco N9396T12C-SE1 – Nexus 9300-SE1 96x10G + 12x100G Fixed Switch (NX-OS)

The Cisco Nexus N9396T12C-SE1 is a 2RU fixed switch delivering 96x 10G SFP+ ports and 12x 100G QSFP28 uplinks. With 4.2 Tbps bandwidth and 2.6 bpps forwarding, it is optimized for enterprise access, aggregation, and cloud-scale deployments requiring secure, resilient connectivity.

🔧 Key Specifications

• Ports:
  • 96x 100M/1/10G RJ45
  • 12x 40/100G QSFP28
• Switching Capacity: 4.2 Tbps
• Forwarding Rate: 2.6 bpps
• Buffer: 40 MB on-die packet buffer
• Memory: 32 GB DRAM, 128 GB SSD
• CPU: 4 cores
• Encryption: IEEE 802.1ae MACsec on all ports
• Reliability: Hot-swappable PSUs and fans, N+1 redundancy
• Form Factor: 2RU rack-mountable

🧩 Ideal Use Cases

• Enterprise access/aggregation with dense 10G server connectivity
• Cloud fabrics bridging legacy 10G with modern 100G uplinks
• Secure deployments requiring MACsec encryption