The Cisco Nexus 7700 F4‑Series 30‑Port 100‑Gigabit Ethernet Module (part number N77‑F430CQ‑36) is designed for high-density, low-latency data center deployments. Each of its 30 QSFP28 ports supports flexible 100 GbE, 40 GbE, or breakout to 10 GbE links, delivering robust performance and adaptability.
- Throughput: Up to 1.44 billion packets per second (Bpps) at Layer 2 and Layer 3
- Buffering: 204 MB virtual output queuing (VOQ)
- MAC address table: 384,000 entries
- IPv4 routes: 128,000
- IPv6 routes: 64,000
- ACL entries: 32,000
- Policer entries: 8,000
- Ports: 30 x QSFP28 (supports 100 GbE, 40 GbE, or 4 x 10 GbE via breakout)
- Breakout support: Up to 20 ports can be configured in breakout mode (80 x 10 GbE total)
- Memory: 8 GB DRAM
- Power consumption: Typical ~730 W, max ~1000 W
- Physical dimensions: 1.75 x 15.9 x 21.8 inches
- Weight: ~23 lbs
- MTBF: Approximately 168,150 hours
- Compatibility
- Chassis: Supports Nexus 7700 2-, 6-, 10-, and 18-slot chassis
- Software: Requires NX-OS version 8.3.1 or later
- Features
- Non-blocking architecture
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 support
- Protocols: VXLAN, MPLS, OTV, LISP, FabricPath
- Security: Control plane policing (CoPP), ACLs, logging, flow monitoring
- Onboard Fabric Services Accelerator (FSA) for enhanced telemetry and BFD