The Cisco N2K-C2348TQ Fabric Extender delivers 48 ports of 10GBASE-T and six QSFP+ uplink ports, supporting connections up to 40 Gbps. It offers fabric speeds reaching up to 240 Gbps per direction or a full-duplex capacity of 480 Gbps.

This extender enables high-performance networking for data-intensive operations, acting as an efficient bridge between access switches and core networks in hierarchical topologies. The extender supports advanced traffic forwarding between server racks at near-line-rate speeds without delays or bottlenecks in communication paths.

Cisco N2K-C2348TQ : Cisco Nexus 2348TQ 10G BASE T Fabric Extender, 2PS, 3 Fan Module, 48x100M/1/10GT (RJ45) + 6x40G QSFP+(req QSFP+), Front-to-Back Airflow (Port Side Intake).