Cisco Nexus 9300 48x 10G-T 6x 100G QSFP28 | Data Center Switch — CON-DSC4P-BB200M5U

Move more traffic with fewer bottlenecks using a Cisco Nexus 9300 configuration built for dense data center access. The 48 10G-T ports provide broad copper connectivity for servers and appliances that need 10 Gigabit Ethernet at the edge of the rack, while the 6 100G QSFP28 ports give the uplink bandwidth needed to keep aggregation layers from becoming a constraint. This combination is well suited to leaf-spine architectures, virtualization clusters, and environments where east-west traffic is as important as north-south access. The 10G-T access ports simplify integration with existing copper-based server connections, and the 100G QSFP28 uplinks support higher-speed paths to spine switches or core infrastructure. For teams standardizing on Cisco Nexus switching, this model offers the port density and uplink headroom expected in serious data center deployments. It is a stronger fit than entry-level access switches when rack density, throughput, and fabric design all need to scale together. That makes it a practical choice for infrastructure teams that want to protect performance headroom as server counts and traffic demands grow. Ideal For Leaf-spine data center access layer for high-density server racks Virtualization clusters that need many 10G-T server connections Storage and application environments requiring fast 100G uplinks Enterprise data center modernization with Cisco Nexus switching Why This Product 1 Far higher access density than small-form-factor aggregation switches 2 100G QSFP28 uplinks provide more fabric headroom than 10G uplink designs 3 10G-T ports simplify copper server connectivity in existing racks 4 Nexus platform fits data center fabrics better than general-purpose enterprise switches