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Cisco Nexus 7000/7700 Series Compare Models

Posted on September 8, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Are you familiar the Cisco Nexus core switch platform- the 7000 series and the newer 7700 series? What’s the relationship between them? What’s the difference between them? What are the main features of them? In this article, we will compare…

The Newer Cisco Nexus 7700 Switches

Posted on September 7, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What’s the Cisco Nexus 7700 Series? As the Cisco Catalyst 6800 has the DNA of Catalyst 6500,the newer Cisco Nexus 7700 switch is the latest extension to the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series modular switches. It is a family of data…

Difference between the Nexus 7010 and Nexus 7018

Posted on November 5, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What is the difference between the Nexus 7010 and 7018? Here we will share some key similarities and the differences between the two big network switches. The first difference is size and weight. The Nexus 7010 is 36.5″ (92.7 cm)…

DHCP Relay on the Nexus7000/NXOS Vs. IP Helper on the 6500/IoS

Posted on May 20, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

IP helper (now DHCP relay) works differently on the Nexus 7000 than on the Cisco 6500. The N7K imposes a VACL to filter local DHCP broadcast traffic, under the assumption that you’d be using DHCP relay when there is no local DHCP…

Analysis: How to Choose the Right Cisco Switches for Your LAN?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Large and mid-size organizations or enterprises are entering another cycle of Local Area Network upgrades due to two recent technology changes. One is that 10Gb Ethernet are now standard connections on servers. The other is the widespread adoption of wireless…