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 C9500-40X-2Q-A with 40 ports of 10GB SFP+ connectivity and comes with one C9500-NM-2Q module. With a switching capacity of 960-Gbps, this switch can handle heavy network traffic efficiently,One standout feature of the Cisco C9500-40X-2QA is its forwarding rate of up to 1440 Mpps (million packets per second), ensuring quick data transmission in demanding environments. This makes it ideal for businesses that require fast and reliable networking solutions,The inclusion of the C9500-NM-2Q module adds extra flexibility by providing two additional QSFP/SFP28 slots for higher port density or multi-gigabit connections.
| Model | Brand |
| C9500-40X-2Q-A | Cisco |
| Series | ASIC |
| Catalyst 9500 Series | UADP 2.0 |
| Switching capacity | Forwarding rate |
| Up to 960 Gbps | 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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