Nexus 9300 N9K-C93180YC-FX3 48-Port Switch

Brand: Cisco | Category: Network Switches

SKU: CISCO-N9K-C93180YC-FX3-NEXUS-9300-48-PORT | Part #: CISCO-N9K-C93180YC-FX3-NEXUS-9300-48-PORT

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In environments where network uptime directly impacts revenue—data centres running AI workloads, financial services clusters, or hyperscale infrastructure—the choice of leaf switch shapes everything downstream. The Nexus 9300 N9K-C93180YC-FX3 exists precisely for that moment when a network engineer realizes that their fabric needs density, throughput, and encryption without compromise. This 48-port switch from Cisco delivers the combination of performance and operational flexibility that separates a well-architected network from one that becomes a bottleneck.

The N9K-C93180YC-FX3 sits in the access tier with legitimate spine credentials. Forty-eight 1/10/25G SFP28 ports give you density for servers, storage arrays, and leaf-to-spine uplinks without forcing a redesign of your cabling plant. The six 40/100G QSFP28 uplink ports—that's your connection to the spine fabric—run at speeds that actually matter at scale. Together, those 54 ports move 3.6 terabits per second with a forwarding rate of 1350 million packets per second. For a network architect planning a brownfield or greenfield deployment in the Gulf region or across Southeast Asia, those numbers translate to real breathing room. You are not oversubscribing uplinks; you are building a fabric that can grow without requiring a forklift upgrade of the core.

Cisco built this platform to run in two distinct operating modes, and that flexibility often determines whether you choose Nexus 9300 or something else. Run the N9K-C93180YC-FX3 standalone under Cisco NX-OS if you need traditional layer 2 and layer 3 switching with all the protocols and policies your existing infrastructure depends on. Alternatively, deploy it as an ACI leaf in an Application Centric Infrastructure fabric—a choice that appeals to enterprises modernizing their network intent model and want programmability baked into the control plane rather than bolted on after the fact. Both modes are supported from the same hardware, which means your CapEx decision does not lock you into an operational model for five years.

Where the N9K-C93180YC-FX3 separates itself in practice is encryption and observability. Every port supports MACsec—IEEE 802.1AE encryption at line rate—which eliminates the false choice between security and performance. If you are moving sensitive workloads, proprietary datasets, or financial records between servers and storage, that encryption happens without degrading throughput or forcing you into a separate security appliance tax. On the telemetry side, Cisco ships model-driven telemetry via gRPC and gNMI, plus sFlow and SNMP, which means your monitoring stack—whether Splunk, Prometheus, or a custom collector—can ingest real-time state from the switch without hammering the management CPU. Network engineers and infrastructure teams running large estates value this deeply because it replaces NetFlow guesswork with actual packet behaviour, which is how you spot congestion, misconfigurations, or anomalies before they cascade into incidents.

Programmability is no longer a nice-to-have in this market segment; it is table stakes. The N9K-C93180YC-FX3 supports Python scripting directly on the box, REST APIs for remote orchestration, and both YANG data models and OpenConfig support so your automation frameworks—Terraform, Ansible, or custom controllers—can speak the same language as your switches. This is the hardware choice when your team is building infrastructure-as-code pipelines and needs the network layer to participate in them without translation layers or vendor-specific workarounds. The part number CISCO-N9K-C93180YC-FX3-NEXUS-9300-48-PORT appears in infrastructure code, in capacity plans, and across procurement systems because teams rely on it to actually behave as documented.

From a physical perspective, the switch occupies a single rack unit in any standard 19-inch rack, with dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies—a non-negotiable requirement in always-on environments where a single power failure cascades into multiple SLA breaches. The cooling architecture offers both port-side exhaust and intake options, which matters when you are fitting this into a tightly packed cabinet or data centre with directional airflow management. Operating temperature range is 0 to 40 degrees Celsius, which covers standard data centre climates without requiring expensive environmental hardening. Out-of-band management via dedicated RJ-45, console access, and USB connectivity ensure that even if the network fabric itself is down, you can reach the switch and diagnose the problem.

At Omnixon Global, we stock the Cisco Nexus 9300 platform across our UAE, GCC, and broader Asian distribution network specifically because large enterprises and data centre operators in this region have built their infrastructure roadmaps around it. Whether you are architecting a new AI lab in Dubai, refreshing access-layer switches in a Saudi financial cluster, or expanding a multi-region cloud footprint, the N9K-C93180YC-FX3 is proven hardware that your network team will trust. We maintain current inventory, provide technical pre-sales support, and manage the logistics of getting hardware deployed without the delays that come from sourcing through Europe or North America. Submit an RFQ through our site, and our team will confirm availability, pricing, and lead times within hours.

Interface & Connectivity Specifications

• 48 x 1/10/25G SFP28 access ports with per-port flexibility for variable link speeds
• 6 x 40/100G QSFP28 uplink ports for spine fabric or high-capacity inter-switch links
• Switching fabric capacity of 3.6 Tbps with 1350 Mpps forwarding throughput
• VXLAN BGP EVPN support for modern overlay networks and multi-tenancy architectures
• MACsec encryption on all ports at line rate per IEEE 802.1AE standard
• Model-driven telemetry via gRPC, gNMI, sFlow, and SNMP for comprehensive observability
• Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies with port-side intake and exhaust cooling options