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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter1 Overview
Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
SFP+ Copper Cables
Copper cables are available for use with the 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ module. The cables come in the
following lengths:
1 m, 30 AWG
3 m, 28–30 AWG
5 m, 26–28 AWG
SFP Fibre Channel Transceivers
The Cisco Nexus 5596T switch also supports the following SFP Fibre Channel transceiver:

CWDM Optics

The Cisco Nexus 5596T switch also supports the following CWDM optics:
Cisco Nexus 5548UP and 5548P Switches
This section describes the Cisco Nexus 5548UP and 5548P switches and their components. The Cisco
Nexus 5548UP switch provides universal ports that support Ethernet and fibre channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) connections. The Cisco Nexus 5548P switch provides ports that support Ethernet connections.
Collectively, these switches are referred to as Cisco Nexus 5548 switches.
This section includes the following topics:
Features, page 1-18
Chassis, page 1-18
Expansion Modules, page1-20
Data Ports, page 1-23
Power Supplies, page1-23
Fan Modules, page1-25
Model Description
SFP-H10GB-CU1M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable (1 meter)
SFP-H10GB-CU3M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable (3 meters)
SFP-H10GB-CU5M 10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable (5 meters)
Model Description
DS-SFP-FC4G-SW 4-, 2-, or 1-Gbps Fibre Channel—Short
wavelength SFP module
Model Description
DS-CWDM4G1470= 1470 nm CWDM 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP
DS-CWDM4G1610= 1610 nm CWDM 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP