Deep Telemetry

August 8, 2022

DATA CENTER

Myth Busting Part 3: Not all 400G and 800G switches are created equally

3 min read

While other network providers continue to use commodity chips, Cisco has been developing custom silicon for Nexus switches since 2014. Creating our own ASIC was the only way to fully realize the promise of software-defined networking and enable advanced capabilities like network segmentation, flexible forwarding, intelligent buffering, and deep telemetry.