Cisco Nexus 93600CD-GX 36-Port 400G Switch

Brand: Cisco | Category: Network Switches

SKU: CISCO-N93600CD-GX | Part #: N9K-C93600CD-GX | MPN: N9K-C93600CD-GX

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The Cisco Nexus 93600CD-GX is engineered to deliver 14.4 Tbps of switching capacity with a forwarding rate of 10.7 billion packets per second. These two metrics define the absolute performance envelope—the switch sustains line-rate throughput across all 36 ports running at 400G simultaneously, which is the core requirement for hyperscale data centers and AI infrastructure environments where port utilization commonly exceeds 80 percent during peak workloads. Network engineers deploying this platform need those numbers to be real, not theoretical, because oversubscribed fabrics create latency spikes that ripple through machine-learning pipelines and storage arrays.

Cisco designed the Nexus 93600CD series to sit at the spine or aggregation tier of modern leaf-spine architectures. The N9K-C93600CD-GX (the full part number) occupies a single rack unit, which matters for data-center real estate costs in the GCC region where cabinet density directly impacts power delivery and cooling efficiency. All 36 ports operate at 400G, eliminating the mixed-speed port confusion that plagues older switching platforms. Hot-swap redundant fans and power supplies ensure that maintenance windows do not force traffic reroutes—a luxury that infrastructure architects in Dubai and across Asia cannot afford when supporting time-sensitive operations like real-time AI inference or financial trading systems.

The Nexus 93600CD architecture is built on Cisco's merchant silicon, which means the N9K-C93600CD-GX can interoperate seamlessly with Cisco NX-OS and third-party routing protocols without surprises. Organizations running multi-vendor environments across Europe and Asia value this predictability. The switch supports advanced feature sets including VXLAN, EVPN, and segment routing, so your network team can implement zero-trust segmentation or disaster-recovery overlays without needing entirely separate hardware. Redundancy is threaded throughout—from the power supplies down to the forwarding engine—because any single point of failure in your data-center core will eventually create an incident that escalates to the CTO.

Hardware warranty terms from Cisco cover the entire platform for the lifetime of the device under vendor-specific terms, which translates to long-term cost predictability when building your capital equipment budget. Combined with Cisco's enterprise support ecosystem, the Nexus 93600CD series minimizes the operational friction that often derails infrastructure modernization projects. System administrators and network architects responsible for procuring spine switches need to trust that both the hardware and the vendor relationship will still exist five years from now—a calculation that favors established platforms from Cisco over emerging competitors.

Omnixon Global stocks the Cisco Nexus 93600CD-GX for immediate deployment across the UAE, GCC, and extended Asia-Europe supply routes. Our team understands the specific compliance, logistics, and technical documentation requirements that enterprise procurement teams demand in this region. If your organization is planning a data-center refresh or scaling AI laboratory infrastructure, we invite you to submit a detailed RFQ. We will provide specification confirmation, lead-time assessment, and integration support to ensure your network modernization stays on schedule.

Performance Specifications & Interface Details

• Switching Capacity: 14.4 Tbps; Forwarding Rate: 10.7 billion packets per second—both sustained at full 400G line rate across all 36 ports
• Port Configuration: 36 × 400G QSFP-DD interfaces, supporting QSFP-DD optics for direct fiber connectivity to servers, storage, and upstream spine nodes
• Form Factor: 1U rack footprint with side-to-side airflow, designed for standard 19-inch cabinet installation in data centers across the GCC and Asia regions
• Redundancy: Dual hot-swap power supplies and redundant fan modules with automatic failover, ensuring non-disruptive hardware maintenance during production hours
• Management & Control Plane: Native Cisco NX-OS with support for VXLAN, EVPN, segment routing, and standard routing protocols (BGP, OSPF); out-of-band management interface for emergency access
• Warranty & Support: Lifetime hardware warranty under Cisco vendor terms; compatible with Cisco SmartNet and enterprise support contracts for software updates and technical assistance