Cisco C9500-40X-E Full English Product Description

Product Overview

Port Configuration

• 40× non-blocking SFP+ ports supporting 1G/10G fiber transceivers for high-density server and uplink aggregation
• Two expansion module slots for optional uplink add-ons (e.g., 2-port 40G QSFP+ or 8-port 10G SFP+) to upgrade high-speed backbone connectivity
• Out-of-band management interfaces: RJ45 console, Mini-USB console, USB Type-A, dedicated 1G management port
• All-fiber design without built-in copper or PoE ports

Core Hardware Specifications

• Switching Capacity: 960 Gbps full-duplex non-blocking
• Forwarding Rate: 720 Mpps wire-speed packet forwarding
• Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, front-to-back airflow
• Memory & Storage: 16 GB DDR4 DRAM, 16 GB SSD flash, large shared deep packet buffer for burst traffic absorption
• Stacking: StackWise-480 stacking (480 Gbps bandwidth), supports up to 8 switches per logical stack; compatible with StackWise Virtual dual-box virtualization
• Power & Cooling: Dual hot-swappable 950W platinum-efficiency AC power supplies; N+1 redundant field-replaceable fan trays
• Environmental Parameters: Operating temperature 0°C–40°C; storage -20°C–65°C; humidity 5%–90% non-condensing
• MTBF: Up to 179,660 hours for 24/7 core network operation

Scalability Table Capacities

• MAC Address Table: 64,000 entries
• IPv4 Routes: 64,000 indirect routes + 32,000 host routes
• IPv6 Routes: 32,000 indirect routes + 16,000 host routes
• Combined IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Routes: 48,000
• Hardware-Accelerated Security ACLs: 18,000 entries
• Hardware-Accelerated QoS ACLs: 18,000 entries
• Flexible NetFlow Records: Up to 512,000
• Supported VLANs: 4,094 VLAN IDs; full SVI inter-VLAN routing
• Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9198 bytes

Network Essentials (E License) Feature Suite

Layer 2 & Basic Layer 3 Routing

• Complete Layer 2 toolkit: STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP, Q-in-Q private VLAN, SPAN/RSPAN
• Core dynamic routing: Static routing, RIP, single-area OSPF, EIGRP stub mode, HSRP, VRRP
• Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 wire-speed forwarding, basic static NAT/PAT

Foundational Hardware Security

• Secure boot, image signature verification, integrated Trust Anchor module
• 802.1X port authentication, hardware 256-bit MACsec encryption, CoPP control plane policing
• Standard ACL filtering, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), baseline abnormal traffic defense

Monitoring & Limited Automation

• Management access: CLI, local Web UI, SNMP v2/v3, partial NETCONF/YANG support
• Flexible NetFlow, basic telemetry, Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
• Restricted Cisco DNA Center compatibility (only inventory & ZTP; SD-Access, TrustSec and full fabric automation require Network Advantage license)

High Availability

• SSO/NSF graceful restart, cross-stack LACP link aggregation, ISSU hitless stacking firmware upgrade
• Hot-swappable redundant power and fans for non-disruptive maintenance

QoS & Multicast

• Hierarchical QoS, traffic policing/shaping, WRED congestion control
• Standard PIM-SM/SSM multicast for IPTV, video conferencing and media streaming

Key Functional Limitations vs C9500-40X-A (Network Advantage)

• Missing advanced routing: Full BGP, multi-area OSPF, full EIGRP, IS-IS, MPLS L2/L3 VPN, MVPN
• No enterprise segmentation: VRF-lite, PBR policy-based routing, LISP, VXLAN overlay
• No zero-trust fabric: Cisco TrustSec SGT segmentation, SD-Access border node capability
• Limited programmability: Unsupported container hosting, full ERSPAN telemetry and complete DNA Center fabric orchestration

Typical Deployment Scenarios

• High-density 10G server aggregation layer for small/medium data centers
• Enterprise campus aggregation without cross-region BGP interconnection
• Multi-building fiber uplink convergence with strict budget control
• Regional branch campus core without SD-Access zero-trust segmentation
• Mid-market enterprise networks requiring simplified routing and security policies

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