Cisco C9500-16X-A Full English Product Description
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst C9500-16X-A is a 1RU fixed-form-factor core & aggregation switch preloaded with Network Advantage perpetual license, built on UADP 2.0 ASIC and Cisco IOS XE operating system. As part of Catalyst 9500 flagship enterprise switching portfolio, it delivers wire-speed 1/10G SFP+ fiber ports, modular uplink expansion options, full enterprise Layer 3 routing, hardware-accelerated zero-trust security and StackWise Virtual redundancy. Optimized for campus distribution layers, medium data center leaf nodes, 10G aggregation and SD-Access fabric border deployments.
Port Configuration
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16 fixed universal SFP/SFP+ downlink ports, supporting 1G SFP or 10G SFP+ transceivers
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Modular uplink slot: supports C9500-NM-8X (8×10G SFP+) or C9500-NM-2Q (2×40G QSFP+) uplink module for bandwidth expansion
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Out-of-band management interfaces: 1×RJ45 console, 1×Mini-USB console, 1×USB Type-A, 1×1G dedicated out-of-band management port
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No copper or PoE ports; fully fiber-focused for low-latency high-speed aggregation
Core Hardware Specifications
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Switching Capacity: 480 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking
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Forwarding Rate: 360 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, deep shared packet buffer for burst traffic absorption
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Virtual Redundancy: StackWise Virtual (SWV) dual-box virtualization to pair two switches as one logical device; no StackWise-480 physical stacking
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Power & Cooling: Single hot-swappable AC power supply, redundant field-replaceable fan trays
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Physical Dimension: 4.4cm × 44.5cm × 54.6cm; weight ~11.8kg
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Reliability: MTBF up to 315,790 hours
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Environment: Operating 0°C–40°C; storage -20°C–65°C; humidity 5%–90% non-condensing
Scalability Table Capacities
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MAC Address Table: 64,000 entries
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IPv4 Routes: 64,000 indirect routes + 80,000 host routes
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IPv6 Routes: 32,000 indirect routes + 40,000 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 VLANs: 4,094 VLAN IDs; full SVI Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing
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Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9198 bytes
Network Advantage (A License) Complete Feature Suite
Full Layer 3 Routing Protocol Stack
OSPF multi-area, full EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, RIP, PIM-SM/SSM, HSRP, VRRP, MPLS L2/L3 VPN, MVPN, VRF-lite multi-tenancy, Policy-Based Routing (PBR), NAT/PAT, LISP, VXLAN
Hardware-Accelerated Zero-Trust Security
256-bit MACsec port encryption, Cisco TrustSec SGT micro-segmentation, native ISE integration, 802.1X/MAB authentication, CoPP control plane protection, secure boot, image signature verification, hardware ACL logging, threat defense
Automation & Intent-Based Networking
Full NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF API, Python Guest Shell, container hosting, full compatibility with Cisco DNA Center; native SD-Access fabric border node support, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), streaming telemetry, advanced ERSPAN
High Availability
StackWise Virtual hitless failover, SSO/NSF graceful restart, cross-chassis LACP, ISSU in-service software upgrade, hot-swap fan trays
Advanced QoS & Multicast
Hierarchical QoS, traffic policing/shaping, WRED congestion avoidance, hardware multicast replication for IPTV, video conferencing and large-scale media streaming
Typical Deployment Scenarios
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Enterprise campus distribution/aggregation layer for massive 10G AP/server uplink convergence
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Medium data center leaf switch with modular 10G/40G uplink expansion
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SD-Access fabric border node for campus zero-trust segmentation
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Inter-building 10G fiber aggregation backbone
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Hybrid cloud high-bandwidth 10G gateway with full BGP routing
Short Catalog Version (For BOM & Quotation)
Cisco C9500-16X-A Catalyst 9500 16-Port 1/10G SFP+ Switch, Network Advantage License
1RU fixed core aggregation switch with 16×universal SFP/SFP+ ports, modular uplink slot for 10G/40G expansion, UADP 2.0 ASIC, 480Gbps switching capacity, StackWise Virtual redundancy, single AC power supply, pre-installed Network Advantage IOS XE license, full Layer 3 routing, TrustSec micro-segmentation, hardware MACsec and full DNA Center/SD-Access support, designed for enterprise campus distribution and medium data center 10G fiber aggregation.
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