The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series, including the 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 the 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.
The Cisco switch C9500-12Q-A Catalyst 9500 This switch features front-to-back airflow and offers twelve 40GB QSFP+ ports, making it suitable for data centers or enterprise networks that require fast connectivity,With a switching capacity of 960 Gbps and a forwarding rate of 720 Mpps, this switch can easily handle heavy workloads. It also includes an impressive MAC address table size of up to 64,000 entries, ensuring efficient traffic management,This switch operates on the latest technology advancements that Cisco's DNA software-defined access (SDA) architecture provides. By leveraging SDA capabilities such as automation and security enforcement policies throughout your network, infrastructure is simplified, allowing administrators to focus more on strategic initiatives than routine upkeep tasks while maintaining unparalleled control over their operations.
| Model | Brand |
| C9500-12Q-A | Cisco |
| Series | ASIC |
| Catalyst 9500 Series | UADP 2.0 |
| Switching capacity | Forwarding rate |
| Up to 960 Gbps full duplex | Up to 720 Mpps |
| Total number of MAC addresses | Total number of IPv4 routes (Address Resolution Protocol [ARP] plus learned routes) |
| Up to 64,000 | Up
to 64,000 indirect Up to 80,000 host |
| Total number of IPv6 routes | Multicast scale |
| Up to 32,000 indirect Up to 40,000 host |
Up to 32,000 (IPv4) Up to 16,000 (IPv6) |
| QoS ACL scale | Security ACL scale |
| Up to 18000 | Up to 18000 |
| FNF entries | DRAM |
| Up to 512,000 | 16 GB |
| Flash | VLAN IDs |
| 16 GB | 4,094 |
| Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) | Jumbo frame |
| 1,000 | 9198 bytes |
| Rack Units (RU) | Input voltage |
| 1 RU | 115 to 230 VAC |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | Chassis with 2 power supplies and built-In fan |
| 1.73 x 17.5 x 21.52 in | 25.75 lb (11.68 kg) |
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