Key Features

• 12 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet Switch with QSFP+.
• Modular uplink options
• Network Advantage

• The Cisco Unified Access^™ Data Plane (UADP) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) ready for next-generation technologies with its programmable pipeline, microengine capabilities, and template-based, configurable allocation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, Access Control Lists (ACLs), and Quality-of-Service (QoS) entries.

• Up to 6.4 Tbps switching capacity with up to 2 Bpps of forwarding performance

•  Up to 36 MB of unified buffer per ASIC

•  Intel^® 2.4-GHz x86 CPU with up to 120 GB of USB 3.0 or up to 960 GB of SATA SSD storage for container-based application hosting

• Up to 32 nonblocking 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports

• Up to 32 nonblocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports

• Up to 48 nonblocking 25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 ports

• Up to 48 nonblocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports

• Scalable routing (IPv4, IPv6, and multicast) tables and Layer 2 tables

• Up to 256,000 routing entries (IPv4/IPv6) for high-end campus core and aggregation deployments

• Up to 512,000 Flexible NetFlow (FNF) entries in hardware

• IPv6 support in hardware, providing wire-rate forwarding for IPv6 networks

• Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 and dynamic hardware forwarding table allocations, for ease of IPv4-to-IPv6 migration

• Hardware support for Application Hosting (e.g. with Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent).

• IEEE 802.1ba AV Bridging (AVB) built in to provide a better AV experience through improved time synchronization and QoS

• Precision Time Protocol (PTP; IEEE 1588v2) provides accurate clock synchronization with sub-microsecond accuracy, making it suitable for distribution and synchronization of time and frequency over the network

• Support for both static and dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT)

• Cisco StackWise^® Virtual technology, a network system virtualization technology that increases operational efficiency and boosts nonstop communications and scaled system bandwidth. Multichassis EtherChannel can be configured across StackWise-Virtual members for high resiliency

• Platinum-rated (90% efficient) AC and/pr DC power supplies

• Field-replaceable fan-tray units

• Meraki Cloud monitoring option
  
  

Notes

1. Requires mandatory 3, 5 or 7 year Cisco DNA Advantage subscription. See options below.
2. Please contact our configuration team for Cisco Smartnet support options and any other questions you may have.
   
   

Options
Cisco Transceiver Modules & Direct Attach Cables
DNA Licenses
Uplink Modules
Power Supplies & Fans
SSD Storage

Downloads
Datasheet
Cisco DNA Comparison Matrix for Switching
Transceiver compatibility tool

About The Product 
The Catalyst 9500 Series, including the new Catalyst 9500X models, continues to shape the future with continued innovation that helps you reimagine connections, reinforce security and redefine the experience for your hybrid workforce big and small.

Cisco® Catalyst® 9500 Series switches based on Cisco Unified Access™ Data Plane (UADP) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) are Cisco’s lead fixed enterprise core and aggregation switching platform and as part of the Catalyst 9000 family, are built to transform your network to handle a hybrid world where the workplace is anywhere, endpoints could be anything, and applications are hosted all over the place.

Cisco® Catalyst® 9500X switch based on Cisco Silicon One™ Q200 ASIC is purpose built for the next generation core with a programmable pipeline (P4) and is the first network silicon to offer switching capacity upto 25.6 Tbps in the enterprise. The Q200 ASIC offers high-performance along with full routing and switching capabilities without external memories. This is enabled by internal architecture that includes an on-chip High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). The Catalyst 9500X switch leverages a high- performance multiple core x86 CPU, and is Cisco’s leading purpose-built fixed core and edge services enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud. Cisco

Catalyst 9500X switch is the industry’s first purpose-built fixed 40, 100, 200 and 400 Gigabit Ethernet switch targeted for the enterprise campus. The Catalyst 9500X switch delivers unmatched forwarding scale (MAC addresses, IP unicast and multicast routes, MPLS labels) and deep buffering for enterprise applications. The first Catalyst 9500X models includes non-blocking 100 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP28) and non-blocking 400 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFPDD) ports.

Catalyst 9500 Series switches support advanced routing and infrastructure services (such as Multiprotocol Label Switching [MPLS] Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs, Multicast VPN [MVPN], and Network Address Translation [NAT]); Cisco Software-Defined Access capabilities (such as a host tracking database, cross-domain connectivity, and VPN Routing and Forwarding [VRF]-aware Locator/ID Separation Protocol [LISP]); and network system virtualization with Cisco StackWise® Virtual technology2 that are critical for their placement in the campus core. The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series also supports foundational high-availability capabilities such as patching, Cisco Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO2), redundant platinum-rated power supplies, and fans, while supporting a wide array of optics. Catalyst 9500 Series switches provide operational choice of Cisco DNA Center, or Meraki cloud monitoring.