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Cisco Nexus 3550 Series switches

Ultra-low-latency network platforms and switches

Flexibility that you want. Reliability that you need.


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Nexus 3550 Series overview video

Cisco Nexus 3550 Series

Reliably support your critical applications, scale connectivity as you need it, and handle whatever comes your way with optimum efficiency.

Ultra-low latency

The Nexus 3550-T Programmable Switch Platform is designed and optimized for ultra-low-latency applications.

Software-defined hardware

The Nexus 3550-T Programmable Switch Platform provides the performance characteristics of hardware plus Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) agility and the programmability of software.

Modular switch architecture

The Nexus 3550-F modular architecture provides the flexibility to scale connectivity options and implement FPGA device upgrades and functionality features.

High-density Layer 1 switching

The Nexus 3550-H models are high-density Layer 1 switches for date monitoring and distribution applications.

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Left: Bob Laliberte, Practice Director and Senior Analyst ESG. Right: Faraz Taifehesmatian, Nexus Technical Marketing Engineer Cisco

Nexus ULL accelerates high-frequency trading

Bob Laliberte, ESG practice director and senior analyst, joins us to talk ultra-low latency (ULL) and the role that networking plays in an industry where every nanosecond matters.

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Make sure that your essential applications are lightning fast

The Nexus 3550 Series provides programmable platform capabilities, fast Layer 2 and 3 switching, high-speed multiplexing, precision timestamping, and high-density Layer 1 switching to power your ultra-low latency network applications.