The Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch is a line-rate Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack (To R) switch & is part of the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches portfolio. The Cisco Nexus 3048, with its compact one-rack-unit (1RU) form factor & integrated Layer 2 & 3 switching, complements the existing Cisco Nexus family of switches. This switch runs the industry-leading Cisco NX-OS Software operating system, providing customers with robust features & functions that are deployed in thousands of data centers worldwide. The Cisco Nexus 3048 is ideal for Big-Data customers that require a Gigabit Ethernet To R switch with local switching that connects transparently to upstream Cisco Nexus switches, providing an end-to-end Cisco Nexus fabric in their data centers.