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PA-3200 Series & PA-3440 QSFP port Difference

YoungHoonKim — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:51:09 GMT

Hello.
There are 4 QSFP+ ports of 3200 Series.
There are two QSFP+ ports of PA-3440.
QSFP port decreased as new series came out, and I wonder why.
If you know, please reply.
Thank you.

Re: PA-3200 Series & PA-3440 QSFP port Difference

reaper — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:10:40 GMT

because the 3200 has 40gbps qsfp whereas the 3440 has 40/100 gbps QSFP + 10x25gbps SFP+

https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/apps/pan/public/downloadResource?pagePath=/content/pan/en_US/resources/datasheets/pa-3200-series

https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/apps/pan/public/downloadResource?pagePath=/content/pan/en_US/resources/datasheets/pa-3400-series

Re: PA-3200 Series & PA-3440 QSFP port Difference

YoungHoonKim — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:02:42 GMT

Thank you for your response.

So is this the reduced part from 4 ports to 2 ports because it supports 100G?

I thought it was reduced from 2U to 1U.