{"product_id":"cisco-48x25gbe-sfp-6x1g-qsfp28-nexus-9300-series-port-side-data-center-switch-n9k-c93180yc-ex-f","title":"Cisco 48x25GbE SFP+ 6x1G QSFP28 Nexus 9300 Series Port Side Data Center Switch N9K-C93180YC-EX-F","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003ea {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCisco 48x25GbE SFP+ 6x1G QSFP28 Nexus 9300 Series Port Side Data Center Switch N9K-C93180YC-EX-F\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for modern data center environments, the \u003cstrong\u003eCisco 48x25GbE SFP+ 6x1G QSFP28 Nexus 9300 Series Port Side Data Center Switch N9K-C93180YC-EX-F\u003c\/strong\u003e delivers high-density, low-latency networking performance for cloud-scale deployments, enterprise data centers, virtualization platforms, and high-performance computing infrastructures. The Cisco Nexus 9300-EX Series is built on Cisco Cloud Scale technology and supports both Cisco NX-OS and Cisco ACI environments, providing exceptional flexibility for evolving network architectures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eN9K-C93180YC-EX-F\u003c\/strong\u003e features \u003cstrong\u003e48 ports supporting 1GbE, 10GbE, and 25GbE connectivity\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with \u003cstrong\u003e6 high-speed 40\/100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports\u003c\/strong\u003e, enabling seamless migration to higher-speed network fabrics while protecting existing infrastructure investments. 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