Cisco C9500-24Q-A Full English Product Description
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst C9500-24Q-A is a high-density 1RU fixed core/aggregation switch preloaded with Network Advantage perpetual license, part of Cisco flagship Catalyst 9500 enterprise switching lineup. Built on UADP 3.0 ASIC, multi-core x86 CPU and Cisco IOS XE operating system, it delivers wire-speed 40G QSFP+ high-density fiber connectivity, complete Layer 3 routing suite, hardware-accelerated zero-trust security and StackWise-480 stacking. Designed for high-scale campus aggregation, medium-to-large data center leaf-spine fabrics, inter-building backbone and SD-Access fabric border deployments that require massive 40G uplink densityCisco.
Port Configuration
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24× non-blocking native 40G QSFP+ fiber ports; each QSFP+ supports breakout to four 10G SFP+ via split cables, expanding to maximum 96×10G interfaces for flexible high-density 10G aggregation
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Out-of-band management interfaces: 1×RJ45 console, 1×Mini-USB console, 1×USB Type-A, 1×dedicated 1G out-of-band management port
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No built-in copper or PoE ports, fully optimized for high-bandwidth fiber interconnection
Core Hardware Performance & Specs
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Switching Capacity: 1920 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking
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Forwarding Rate: 1440 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, large shared deep packet buffer to absorb burst video/cloud traffic
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Stacking: StackWise-480 stacking technology (480 Gbps stacking bandwidth), supports up to 8 switches per logical stack; compatible with StackWise Virtual dual-box active-active redundancy
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Power & Cooling: Dual hot-swappable 950W platinum high-efficiency AC power supply slots; redundant field-replaceable fans with full N+1 cooling redundancy
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Physical: Weight 10.7 kg; MTBF up to 230,770 hours
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Environment: Operating temperature 0°C–40°C; storage -20°C–65°C; 5%–90% non-condensing humidity
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Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9198 bytes
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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Supported VLAN IDs: 4,094; up to 4,000 SVIs for full inter-VLAN Layer 3 routing
Full Network Advantage (A License) Feature Suite
Complete Enterprise Layer 3 Routing
Static routing, RIP, OSPF single/multi-area, EIGRP full feature set, BGP, IS-IS, PIM-SM/SSM multicast, HSRP, VRRP, MPLS L2/L3 VPN, VRF-lite multi-tenancy, Policy-Based Routing (PBR), MVPN, NAT/PAT
Hardware-Accelerated Zero-Trust Security
256-bit MACsec port encryption, Cisco TrustSec SGT micro-segmentation, native ISE integration, 802.1X/MAB authentication, secure boot, control plane CoPP, hardware threat filtering, ACL logging, SD-Access fabric readiness
Automation & Programmability
NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF APIs, Python Guest Shell, on-switch container hosting, full Cisco DNA Center Intent-Based Networking support, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), streaming telemetry, advanced ERSPAN
High Availability
ISSU hitless stacking firmware upgrade, NSF/SSO graceful restart, cross-stack LACP link aggregation, hot-swap redundant power and fans
Advanced QoS & Multicast
Hierarchical multi-level QoS, traffic policing/shaping, WRED congestion control, hardware multicast replication optimized for IPTV, video conferencing and large-scale live streaming
Typical Deployment Scenarios
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Large enterprise campus aggregation layer with massive 10G/40G uplink convergence
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Medium/large data center leaf-spine fabric high-speed interconnection
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Inter-campus fiber backbone core links with high port density demand
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SD-Access fabric border node for zero-trust segmentation
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Hybrid multi-cloud high-bandwidth gateway aggregation
Short Catalog Version (For BOM & Quotation)
Cisco C9500-24Q-A Catalyst 9500 24-Port 40G QSFP+ Switch, Network Advantage License
1RU high-density fixed core aggregation switch equipped with 24×40G QSFP+ fiber ports (breakout to 96×10G), UADP 3.0 ASIC, 1920Gbps switching capacity, StackWise-480 stacking, dual redundant platinum AC power supplies, pre-installed Network Advantage IOS XE license, full Layer 3 routing, hardware MACsec, TrustSec micro-segmentation and full DNA Center automation, designed for high-density campus aggregation and mid-to-large data center 40G fiber interconnection.
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