NasdaqOMX deployed Cisco's Nexus 5000 switches and Nexus 2000 series fabric extender at its trading data center in Philadelphia.

The NasdaqOMX PHLX platform is a Philadelphia based trading exchange which offers electronic and floor-based options trading on NASDAQ OMX's INET technology.

The company said users have seen significant performance improvement, including reduced latency and jitter.

The products deployed are part of Cisco's Data Center Business Advantage portfolio for trading data centers. For the Options Trading Exchange, it deployed 12 Nexus 5000 Series Switches and 24 Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, which can deploy a unified fabric with fibre-channel-over-Ethernet. 

The Cisco Borderless Networks solutions in NASDAQ OMX's existing core trading system include more than 1,300 routers and switches and 200 Cisco firewall devices for security. 

Dimension Data served as NASDAQ OMX's solution provider for the Philadelphia-based Options Trading Exchange deployment.

NasdaqOMX is an existing Cisco customer. 

"NASDAQ OMX's close collaboration with Cisco is a journey, not an event"said Lou Modano, head of global infrastructure for NASDAQ OMX. "Cisco's networking and data center architectural expertise, and the depth and breadth of its solution set, provide NASDAQ OMX with a leading-edge foundation for future growth. With Cisco at our side, we never have to go back and re-architect, but can continually use our IT investments to build on our foundation and provide the highest performing services and functionality to our customers. This helps us to provide the best possible trading experience for our customers"

"NASDAQ OMX's data center and networking infrastructure is one of the world's most complex and high- performance trading environments, handling a huge number of financial transactions daily"said John McCool, senior vice president and general manager for Cisco's Core Technology Group. "The deployment of Cisco's innovative networking portfolio at NASDAQ OMX sets the standard for leading-edge data center and scalable networking architectures for customers worldwide, and Cisco is honored to enable NASDAQ OMX's business transformation"