Description
The Cisco NC57-18DD-SE is a high-capacity 400 Gigabit Ethernet (400G) scale line card designed for the Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 5700 Series. Built for hyperscale and service provider environments, this line card delivers massive throughput with enhanced forwarding scale to support large routing tables, advanced services, and future-ready architectures.
Featuring 18x 400G ports or flexible configurations supporting up to 30x 100G/200G ports, the NC57-18DD-SE provides up to 7.2 Tbps of throughput per line card. Its scale (SE) architecture includes expanded forwarding resources, making it ideal for IP backbone, peering, aggregation, and data center interconnect deployments.
Powered by Cisco IOS XR Software, the NC57-18DD-SE supports advanced routing, segment routing, telemetry, automation, and high availability—enabling operators to scale networks efficiently while maintaining deterministic performance.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| SKU | NC57-18DD-SE= |
| Product Type | Scale Line Card |
| Platform Compatibility | Cisco NCS 5700 Series (NCS 5500 modular chassis) |
| Total Throughput | Up to 7.2 Tbps |
| Port Configuration | 18 Ă— 400G or up to 30 Ă— 200G / 100G |
| Supported Speeds | 400G, 200G, 100G, 40G |
| Optics Form Factor | QSFP-DD / QSFP28 / QSFP+ |
| Breakout Support | 4Ă—100G (from 400G) |
| Forwarding ASICs | 2 |
| Forwarding Scale | Enhanced scale with external TCAM |
| FIB Capacity | Up to 5M IPv4 or 3M IPv6 routes |
| Timing Support | SyncE, IEEE 1588v2 (with compatible RP) |
| MACsec Support | Supported |
| Software | Cisco IOS XR |
| Chassis Requirements | 2nd-gen fabric cards and fan trays |
| Form Factor | Modular line card |
| Deployment Use Cases | Core, aggregation, peering, DCI |
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