Cisco Nexus 9300 (N3K-C9372) series switches was announced in 2013.
Based on combination of StrataXGS® Trident2 and ALE/ALE2.
View datasheet for Nexus 9300
Miercom report about buffer perfomance test on N9k-C9396PX.
Here you can read about Nexus 9300 architecture.
VXLAN routing on modular switches supported only when GEM modules installed(only N9K-M12PQ or N9K-M6PQ).
Licenses:
| Cisco Nexus 9300 Enhanced Layer 3 license | N93-LAN1K9 | Layer 3 including full Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and VXLAN |
| Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) license | DCNM-LAN-N93-K9 | DCNM license for Nexus 9300 platform |
| Cisco Intelligent Traffic Director license | N93-SERVICES1K9 I | Intelligent Traffic Director network services license for Nexus 9300 platform |
| FCOE License | N93-FNPV1K9 | FCOE NPV License for 9300 Series Switches |
| Nexus Fabric Manager | N9K-NFM1K9 | Automate installing and maintaining fabric-wide switch configurations using NFM |
| Cisco Nexus Data Broker license | L-NDB-FX-SWT-K9 | Data Broker license for Nexus 9300 platform |
