The Cisco® Catalyst® 9500 Series Switches are the next generation of enterprise-class core and aggregation layer switches, supporting full programmability and serviceability. Based on an x86 CPU, the Catalyst 9500 Series is Cisco’s lead purpose-built fixed core and aggregation enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud. The switches come with a 4-core, 2.4-GHz CPU, 16-GB DDR4 memory, and 16-GB internal storage.
The Catalyst 9500 Series is the industry’s first purpose-built 40 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches targeted for the enterprise campus. These switches deliver unmatched table scale (MAC/route/ACL) and buffering for enterprise applications. The Catalyst 9500 Series includes nonblocking 40G Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP+) and 1G/10G Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus (SFP/SFP+) switches with granular port densities that fit diverse campus needs. The 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]); software-defined access border 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 technology that are critical for their placement in the campus core. The platform also supports all the foundational high-availability capabilities such as patching, Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR), Cisco Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO), redundant platinum-rated power supplies, and fans.
Management features |
MIB support |
Y |
Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Yes |
Switch layer |
L2/L3 |
Switch type |
Managed |
Ports & interfaces |
QSFP28 ports quantity |
4 |
SFP28 ports quantity |
24 |
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type |
No |
Network |
Number of VLANs |
4000 |
Virtual LAN features |
Private VLAN, Policy-based VLAN |
VLAN support |
Yes |
Full duplex |
Yes |
Policy-based routing |
Yes |
10G support |
Yes |
Data transmission |
Jumbo frames |
9198 |
Jumbo frames support |
Yes |
Switching capacity |
2000 Gbit/s |
MAC address table |
82000 entries |
Security |
Security algorithms |
256-bit AES |
MAC address filtering |
Yes |
IGMP snooping |
Yes |
Access Control List (ACL) |
Yes |
DHCP features |
DHCP snooping |
Multicast features |
Multicast support |
Yes |
Protocols |
Management protocols |
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 |
Design |
Product colour |
Grey |
Form factor |
1U |
Stackable |
Yes |
Rack mounting |
Yes |
Performance |
Flash memory |
16000 MB |
Internal memory |
16000 MB |
Memory type |
DRAM |
Processor frequency |
2400 MHz |
Built-in processor |
Yes |
Power |
AC input frequency |
50 - 60 Hz |
AC input voltage |
90 - 264 V |
Operational conditions |
Operating altitude |
0 - 1828 m |
Storage relative humidity (H-H) |
5 - 95% |
Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
5 - 90% |
Storage temperature (T-T) |
-20 - 65 °C |
Operating temperature (T-T) |
0 - 40 °C |
General |
Product family |
Catalyst |
Logistics data |
Harmonized System (HS) code |
85176990 |