Cisco C9500-40X-A Full English Product Description
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst C9500-40X-A is a 1RU high-density fixed core and aggregation switch preloaded with Network Advantage perpetual license, flagship member of Catalyst 9500 enterprise switching portfolio. Powered by Cisco UADP 3.0 ASIC, quad-core 2.4 GHz x86 CPU and IOS XE operating system, it delivers wire-speed 10G SFP+ fiber connectivity, full Layer 3 routing stack, hardware-accelerated zero-trust security, StackWise-480 stacking and StackWise Virtual dual-box virtualization. Optimized for large campus aggregation, multi-access 10G uplink convergence, medium data center leaf fabrics, SD-Access border nodes and hybrid multi-cloud backbone deployments.
Port Configuration
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40× non-blocking 10G SFP+ fiber ports, compatible with 10G SR/LR/ER/ZR optical transceivers and DAC/AOC twinax cables
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Out-of-band management interfaces: 1×RJ45 console, 1×Mini-USB console, 1×USB Type A, 1×dedicated 1G Ethernet management port
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All ports support 256-bit MACsec encryption, IEEE 802.3ad LACP link aggregation and wire-speed QoS scheduling
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No built-in copper or PoE ports, fully optimized for high-density fiber aggregation
Core 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, large shared deep unified packet buffer to absorb burst video, IoT and cloud traffic
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Stacking Technology: StackWise-480 (480 Gbps stacking bandwidth), supports up to 8 switches in one logical stack; compatible with StackWise Virtual for active/active dual-chassis redundancy
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Power & Cooling: Dual hot-swappable 950W platinum high-efficiency AC power supplies; N+1 redundant field-replaceable fan trays for non-disruptive maintenance
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Environmental Parameters: Operating temperature 0°C–40°C; storage -20°C–65°C; relative humidity 5%–90% non-condensing
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Reliability: Industry-leading long MTBF for 24/7 core network continuous operation
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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 VLANs: 4,094 VLAN IDs; full SVI Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing
Network Advantage (A License) Complete Feature Suite
Full Enterprise Layer 3 Routing
Static routing, RIP, single/multi-area OSPF, full EIGRP, IS-IS, BGP, PIM-SM/SSM multicast, HSRP, VRRP, MPLS L2/L3 VPN, MVPN, VRF-lite multi-tenant segmentation, Policy-Based Routing (PBR), LISP, VXLAN fabric overlay
Hardware-Accelerated Zero-Trust Security
256-bit MACsec port encryption, Cisco TrustSec SGT micro-segmentation, 802.1X multi-authentication, native ISE integration, Secure Boot, Trust Anchor Module, CoPP control plane protection, advanced threat defense, ACL logging and deep packet inspection baseline
Full Automation & Programmability
NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF open APIs, Python Guest Shell, containerized application hosting, full Cisco DNA Center Intent-Based Networking compatibility, native SD-Access fabric support, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), complete streaming telemetry and ERSPAN
Enterprise-Grade High Availability
ISSU hitless stacking firmware upgrade, SSO/NSF graceful restart, cross-stack LACP, hot-swap redundant power/fan, StackWise Virtual stateful failover
Advanced QoS & Multicast Optimization
Hierarchical multi-level QoS, per-port traffic policing/shaping, WRED congestion avoidance, dedicated hardware multicast replication for IPTV, video conferencing and large-scale campus streaming
Typical Deployment Scenarios
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Large enterprise campus aggregation layer converging hundreds of 10G uplinks from access switches
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Medium-sized data center leaf fabric with dense 10G server/storage connectivity
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SD-Access fabric border node connecting campus fabric to WAN and cloud gateways
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Inter-campus high-density fiber backbone core
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Hybrid multi-cloud network aggregation gateway with massive 10G fiber links
Short Catalog Version (For BOM & Quotation)
Cisco C9500-40X-A Catalyst 9500 40-Port 10G SFP+ Switch, Network Advantage License
1RU high-density core aggregation switch equipped with 40×10G SFP+ fiber ports, UADP 3.0 ASIC, 960Gbps switching capacity, StackWise-480 stacking & StackWise Virtual, dual redundant platinum AC power supplies, pre-installed Network Advantage IOS XE license, full Layer3 routing, TrustSec micro-segmentation, MACsec encryption, full DNA Center automation and native SD-Access support, designed for large campus high-density 10G aggregation and medium data center leaf deployments.
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