N9K-C9808
Cisco Nexus 9808 Switch
Cisco Nexus 9800
Positioning
Inherited from the Cisco Nexus 9800 family — positioning is family-scoped in the graph
Modular data-center spine/core switch built on Cisco Silicon One Q200 (deep HBM buffer) in 10RU (N9K-C9804, 4 line-card slots) and 16RU (N9K-C9808, 8 line-card slots) chassis. 400G QSFP-DD line cards with line-rate MACsec for hyperscale leaf-spine and AI/ML fabrics, with a chassis designed for transition to 800G. Runs NX-OS.
Price band: Premium
Specifications sourced from Cisco's published datasheets and product documentation.
Identity
What it is and where it sits in the range
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product family
- Cisco Nexus 9800
- Form factor
- modular
- Rack units
- 16
- Launch date
- 2022-06-14
- Supported OS
- NX-OS
Ports and throughput
Port counts, speeds and forwarding capacity
- Network module slots
- 8
Alternatives
Products that do the same job: one class up, the same class, or one class down. Same vendor first.
| Platform | Ports | Capacity | Price band |
|---|---|---|---|
| N9K-C9516 Cisco · Nexus 9500 | Capacity depends on the supervisor and fabric modules fitted | Premium |
Other vendors' modular chassis do not publish a line-card slot count, so none is compared.
Power
PoE, supplies and redundancy
- PoE supported
- No
- PSU slots
- 9
Scale and performance
Table sizes, latency and stacking limits
- Buffer class
- deep
- Stacking supported
- No
Compatible optics (144)
Transceivers reconciled as compatible, with reach and media
| SKU | Speed | Media | Reach | Form factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFP-10G-AOC10M | 10 G | aoc | 10 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-AOC1M | 10 G | aoc | 1 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-AOC2M | 10 G | aoc | 2 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-AOC3M | 10 G | aoc | 3 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-AOC5M | 10 G | aoc | 5 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-AOC7M | 10 G | aoc | 7 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-LR | 10 G | single-mode | 10000 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-LR | 10 G | single-mode | 10000 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-LR-S | 10 G | single-mode | 10000 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-SR | 10 G | multi-mode | 400 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-SR | 10 G | multi-mode | 400 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-SR-S | 10 G | multi-mode | 400 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10G-ZR | 10 G | single-mode | 80000 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-H10GB-ACU10M | 10 G | copper | 10 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-H10GB-ACU7M | 10 G | copper | 7 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-H10GB-CU1M | 10 G | copper | 1 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-H10GB-CU3M | 10 G | copper | 3 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-H10GB-CU5M | 10 G | copper | 5 m | SFP+ |
| SFP-10/25G-CSR-S | 25 G | multi-mode | 400 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-10/25G-LR-S | 25 G | single-mode | 10000 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-AOC10M | 25 G | aoc | 10 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-AOC1M | 25 G | aoc | 1 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-AOC2M | 25 G | aoc | 2 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-AOC3M | 25 G | aoc | 3 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-AOC5M | 25 G | aoc | 5 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-AOC7M | 25 G | aoc | 7 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-SL | 25 G | multi-mode | 30 m | SFP28 |
| SFP-25G-SR-S | 25 G | multi-mode | 100 m | SFP28 |
| QSFP-40G-CSR-S | 40 G | multi-mode | 440 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-40G-CSR4 | 40 G | multi-mode | 400 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-40G-ER4 | 40 G | single-mode | 40000 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-40G-LR4 | 40 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-40G-LR4 | 40 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP |
| QSFP-40G-LR4-S | 40 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-40G-SR-BD | 40 G | multi-mode | 150 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-40G-SR4 | 40 G | multi-mode | 150 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-40G-SR4 | 40 G | multi-mode | 150 m | QSFP |
| QSFP-40G-SR4-S | 40 G | multi-mode | 150 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4SFP10G-CU1M | 40 G | copper | 1 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4SFP10G-CU2M | 40 G | copper | 2 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4SFP10G-CU3M | 40 G | copper | 3 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4SFP10G-CU4M | 40 G | copper | 4 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4SFP10G-CU5M | 40 G | copper | 5 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-AC10M | 40 G | copper | 10 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-AC7M | 40 G | copper | 7 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-AOC10M | 40 G | aoc | 10 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-AOC1M | 40 G | aoc | 1 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-AOC3M | 40 G | aoc | 3 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-AOC5M | 40 G | aoc | 5 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-AOC7M | 40 G | aoc | 7 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-4X10G-LR-S | 40 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-ACU10M | 40 G | copper | 10 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-ACU7M | 40 G | copper | 7 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC10M | 40 G | aoc | 10 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC15M | 40 G | aoc | 15 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC1M | 40 G | aoc | 1 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC20M | 40 G | aoc | 20 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC25M | 40 G | aoc | 25 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC2M | 40 G | aoc | 2 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC30M | 40 G | aoc | 30 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC3M | 40 G | aoc | 3 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC5M | 40 G | aoc | 5 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-AOC7M | 40 G | aoc | 7 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-CU1M | 40 G | copper | 1 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-CU3M | 40 G | copper | 3 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-CU4M | 40 G | copper | 4 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-H40G-CU5M | 40 G | copper | 5 m | QSFP+ |
| WSP-Q40GLR4L | 40 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP+ |
| QSFP-100G-4W40-I | 100 G | single-mode | 40000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC10M | 100 G | aoc | 10 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC15M | 100 G | aoc | 15 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC1M | 100 G | aoc | 1 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC25M | 100 G | aoc | 25 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC2M | 100 G | aoc | 2 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC30M | 100 G | aoc | 30 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC3M | 100 G | aoc | 3 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-AOC5M | 100 G | aoc | 5 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-B20D4-I | 100 G | single-mode | 20000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-B20U4-I | 100 G | single-mode | 20000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-CU1M | 100 G | copper | 1 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-CU2M | 100 G | copper | 2 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-CU3M | 100 G | copper | 3 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-CU5M | 100 G | copper | 5 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-CWDM4-S | 100 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-DR-S | 100 G | single-mode | 500 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-ER4L-S | 100 G | single-mode | 40000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-ERL-S | 100 G | single-mode | 25000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-FR-S | 100 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-LR-S | 100 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-LR4-I | 100 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-LR4-S | 100 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-PSM4-S | 100 G | single-mode | 500 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-SL4 | 100 G | multi-mode | 30 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-SM-SR | 100 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-SR-S | 100 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-SR1.2 | 100 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-SR1.2 | 100 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP |
| QSFP-100G-SR4-S | 100 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-100G-ZR4-S | 100 G | single-mode | 80000 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-40/100-SRBD | 100 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-4SFP25G-CU1M | 100 G | copper | 1 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-4SFP25G-CU2M | 100 G | copper | 2 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-4SFP25G-CU3M | 100 G | copper | 3 m | QSFP28 |
| QSFP-4SFP25G-CU5M | 100 G | copper | 5 m | QSFP28 |
| QDD-2X100-CWDM4-S | 200 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-2X100-LR4-S | 200 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-2X100-SR4-S | 200 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP-DD |
| QSFP-200-CU3M | 200 G | copper | 3 m | QSFP56 |
| QSFP-200G-FR4-S | 200 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP56 |
| QSFP-200G-SL4 | 200 G | multi-mode | 30 m | QSFP56 |
| QSFP-200G-SR4-S | 200 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP56 |
| QDD-2Q200-CU3M | 400 G | copper | QSFP-DD | |
| QDD-400-AOC10M | 400 G | aoc | 10 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC15M | 400 G | aoc | 15 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC1M | 400 G | aoc | 1 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC20M | 400 G | aoc | 20 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC25M | 400 G | aoc | 25 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC2M | 400 G | aoc | 2 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC30M | 400 G | aoc | 30 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC3M | 400 G | aoc | 3 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC5M | 400 G | aoc | 5 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOC7M | 400 G | aoc | 7 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-AOCxM | 400 G | aoc | QSFP-DD | |
| QDD-400-CU0.5M | 400 G | copper | 0.5 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-CU1M | 400 G | copper | 1 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-CU2.5M | 400 G | copper | 2.5 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-CU2M | 400 G | copper | 2 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400-CU3M | 400 G | copper | 3 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-BD | 400 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-DR4-S | 400 G | single-mode | 500 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-FR4-S | 400 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-LR4-S | 400 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-LR8-S | 400 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-SR4.2-BD | 400 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-SR8-S | 400 G | multi-mode | 100 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-VR4 | 400 G | multi-mode | 50 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-ZR-S | 400 G | single-mode | 120000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-400G-ZRP-S | 400 G | single-mode | 120000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-4X100G-FR-S | 400 G | single-mode | 2000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-4X100G-LR-S | 400 G | single-mode | 10000 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-4ZQ100-CU1M | 400 G | copper | 1 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-4ZQ100-CU2.5M | 400 G | copper | 2.5 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-4ZQ100-CU2M | 400 G | copper | 2 m | QSFP-DD |
| QDD-4ZQ100-CU3M | 400 G | copper | 3 m | QSFP-DD |
Licence tiers
Tiers defined for this family
Advantage · Essentials · Premier
Defined for the Cisco Nexus 9800 family. SKUit selects the tier and term matching the features you choose when it builds the BOM.
Parts and modules
Published parts that fit this platform, each with its own page
- Line cards (3)
- Supervisors (2)
- Fabric modules (2)
- Power supplies (3)
- Fan trays (2)
- Blank panels (1)
Other Cisco Nexus 9800 platforms
Same family, different port counts
About this data
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