Cisco C9500-12Q-E Full English Product Description
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst C9500-12Q-E is a 1RU fixed high-performance core and aggregation switch preloaded with Network Essentials perpetual license, part of Cisco flagship Catalyst 9500 enterprise switching portfolio. Built on UADP 3.0 ASIC, multi-core x86 CPU and Cisco IOS XE operating system, it delivers wire-speed 40G fiber connectivity, reliable Layer 2/3 routing, basic hardware security and StackWise-480 stacking. Optimized for cost-effective medium campus aggregation, small data center leaf-spine and inter-building high-speed backbone deployments for organizations with basic routing and security requirements.
Port Configuration
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12 non-blocking 40G QSFP+ fiber ports; each QSFP+ supports breakout to four 10G SFP+ via splitter cables for flexible 10G uplink aggregation
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Out-of-band management: 1×RJ45 console, 1×Mini-USB console, 1×USB Type A, 1×dedicated 1G management port
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No built-in copper or PoE ports, fully fiber-focused for high-bandwidth interconnection
Hardware Specifications
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Switching Capacity: 960 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking
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Forwarding Rate: 720 Mpps wire-speed packet forwarding
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Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, front-to-back airflow
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Memory & Storage: 16 GB DDR4 DRAM, 16 GB SSD flash storage, shared deep packet buffer for burst traffic absorption
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Stacking: StackWise-480 stacking (480 Gbps bandwidth), supports up to 8 switches per logical stack; compatible with StackWise Virtual dual-box redundancy
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Power & Cooling: Dual hot-swappable 950W platinum-efficiency AC power supplies; redundant field-replaceable cooling fans with N+1 redundancy
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Environmental: Operating temperature 0°C–40°C; storage -20°C–65°C; humidity 5%–90% non-condensing
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MTBF: Up to 179,660 hours
Scalability Table Capacities
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MAC Address Table: 64,000 entries
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IPv4 Routes: 64,000 indirect routes + 32,000 host routes
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IPv6 Routes: 32,000 indirect routes + 16,000 host routes
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Combined IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Routes: 48,000
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Hardware-Accelerated Security ACLs: 18,000 entries
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Hardware-Accelerated QoS ACLs: 18,000 entries
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Flexible NetFlow Records: Up to 512,000
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VLAN Support: 4,094 VLAN IDs; full SVI Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing
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Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9198 bytes
Network Essentials (E License) Feature Set
Basic Layer 2 & Layer 3 Routing
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Full Layer 2 suite: STP, RSTP, MSTP, LACP, Q-in-Q private VLAN, SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
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Core dynamic routing: Static routing, RIP, OSPF single-area, EIGRP stub mode, HSRP, VRRP
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Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 wire-speed forwarding, basic static NAT/PAT
Enterprise-Grade Basic Security
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Secure boot, image signature verification, Trust Anchor module
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802.1X port authentication, basic MACsec encryption, CoPP control plane policing
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Standard ACL filtering, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), basic threat control
Automation & Monitoring
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CLI, Web UI, SNMP v2/v3, limited NETCONF/YANG support
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Flexible NetFlow, basic telemetry, EEM event manager
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Partial compatibility with Cisco DNA Center for inventory and zero-touch deployment (advanced fabric features require Network Advantage license)
High Availability
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SSO/NSF graceful restart, cross-stack LACP, ISSU hitless stacking upgrade
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Hot-swap redundant power supplies and fans
QoS & Multicast
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Basic hierarchical QoS, traffic policing/shaping, WRED congestion control
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Standard PIM-SM/SSM multicast for video streaming and IPTV
Key Limitations vs C9500-12Q-A (Network Advantage)
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No full BGP, multi-area OSPF, full EIGRP, IS-IS, MPLS L2/L3 VPN, MVPN
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No VRF-lite multi-tenant segmentation, PBR policy-based routing
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No Cisco TrustSec SGT micro-segmentation, SD-Access fabric, LISP, VXLAN
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Limited DNA Center automation; unsupported advanced container hosting and full ERSPAN telemetry
Typical Deployment Scenarios
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Mid-size enterprise campus aggregation without multi-region BGP routing
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Small-scale data center leaf-spine fabric with basic Layer 3 requirements
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Inter-building fiber backbone links with cost control priority
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Branch campus core that does not require SD-Access zero-trust segmentation
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Medium business networks with simplified security and routing policy
Short Catalog Version (For BOM & Quotation)
Cisco C9500-12Q-E Catalyst 9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+ Switch, Network Essentials License
1RU fixed core aggregation switch equipped with 12×40G QSFP+ fiber ports, UADP 3.0 ASIC, 960Gbps switching capacity, StackWise-480 stacking, dual redundant platinum AC power supplies, pre-installed Network Essentials IOS XE license, basic Layer 2/3 routing, fundamental hardware security and simplified DNA Center management, designed for cost-sensitive campus aggregation and small data center high-speed fiber interconnection.
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