Cisco Nexus Switch 2000 Series 48 Ports 1GE Fabric Extender Switch
N2K-C2248TP-E
Product Information
Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E is a general-purpose 1 Gigabit Ethernet fabric
extender with enhancements that target workloads such as
large-volume databases, distributed storage, and video editing.
Like the Cisco Nexus 2248TP, the Cisco Nexus 2248TP-E supports 48 x
100/1000BASE-T host-facing ports and four 10 Gigabit Ethernet
fabric interfaces. It also supports 32-MB shared buffers.
Product Code | N2K-C2248TP-E |
Fabric extender host interface type | 100BASE-T/1000BASE-T ports: RJ-45 connectors |
Fabric extender fabric interfaces | 4 × 10-Gigabit parent-switch facing ports for SFP+ transceivers |
Fabric speed | 40 Gbps in each direction (80 Gbps full duplex) |
Performance | Hardware forwarding at 176 Gbps or 131 mpps |
Cisco parent switch | Cisco Nexus 5000 Series |
Cisco Nexus 6000 |
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series |
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series |
Figure 1. Cisco Nexus N2K-C2248TP-E Switch

Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Virtual Modular System
The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders behave as remote I/O
modules for a parent Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch. The fabric
extender is essentially an extension of the parent Cisco Nexus
switch fabric, with the fabric extender and the parent Cisco Nexus
switch together forming a virtual modular system.
The Cisco Nexus 2000 Series forwards all traffic to the parent
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch over 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks.
Passing all traffic to the parent switch allows traffic to be
shaped according to policies established on the parent Cisco Nexus
5000 Series Switch with a single point of management.
The virtual modular system architecture includes the following
benefits:
• Architecture Flexibility and Scalability: Up to 576 Gigabit
Ethernet ports or 384 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports per virtual modular
system
• Simplified Operations: One single point of management,
configuration, and software upgrade
• Optimal Cabling: Optimal intra-rack and inter-rack cabling
• Business Resiliency: Physical redundancy, virtual PortChannel
(vPC), and In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
Table 1. Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Specifications
Product | Specification |
Cisco Nexus 2148T GE Fabric Extender | 48 1000BASE-T ports and 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks (SFP+) |
Cisco Nexus 2248TP GE Fabric Extender | 48 100/1000BASE-T ports and 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks (SFP+) |
Cisco Nexus 2232PP 10GE Fabric Extender | 32 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports (SFP+) and 8 10 Gigabit
Ethernet and FCoE uplinks (SFP+) |
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