Delivers integrated Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), greatly simplifying the network infrastructure and reducing costs
Provides support for wire-rate VXLAN, offering the architectural flexibility needed to expand cloud deployments with repeatable pods in different Layer 2 domains
The support of advanced data center interconnect (DCI) protocols such as Cisco OTV and VPLS makes the module excellent for helping customers simplify the extension of applications across geographically dispersed data center sites
Supports high-performance MPLS for 40 Gigabit Ethernet data center deployments
Support for Cisco LISP allows enterprises and service providers to simplify multi-homed routing, and it facilitates scalable any-to-any WAN connectivity while supporting data center virtual machine mobility
The virtual device context (VDC) feature helps enable the virtualization of a single physical device in one or more logical devices