Cisco C9500-32C-E Full English Product Description

Product Overview

The Cisco Catalyst C9500-32C-E is a high-density 1RU fixed core/aggregation switch preloaded with Network Essentials perpetual license, belonging to Cisco flagship Catalyst 9500 enterprise switching lineup. Powered by UADP 3.0 ASIC, multi-core x86 CPU and Cisco IOS XE operating system, this model delivers industry-leading 32-port native 40G/100G QSFP28 density with flexible breakout capability. It is engineered for cost-sensitive high-speed backbone, medium data center leaf-spine fabric, inter-campus core aggregation and multi-cloud gateway deployments requiring baseline Layer 2/3 forwarding, foundational hardware security and reliable stacking redundancy.

C9500-32C-E Front Panel

C9500-32C-E Rear Panel

Port Configuration

32 × QSFP28 universal fiber ports, auto-support 40G QSFP+ / 100G QSFP28 transceivers
Each QSFP28 port supports breakout via split cables, expanding to max 96 × 10G SFP+ or 96 × 25G SFP28 links
Out-of-band management interfaces: 1×RJ45 console, 1×Mini-USB console, 1×USB Type-A storage port, 1×dedicated 1G OOB management port
All ports support hardware 256-bit MACsec encryption, LACP link aggregation and jumbo frames up to 9198 bytes

Core Hardware Specifications

Switching Capacity: 6.4 Tbps full-duplex non-blocking
Forwarding Rate: 2 Bpps wire-speed packet forwarding for 64-byte frames
Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, front-to-back airflow
Compute & Storage: 2.4 GHz 4-core x86 CPU, 16 GB DDR4 DRAM, 16 GB SSD flash storage, large shared deep packet buffer for burst traffic absorption
Stacking: StackWise-480 stacking (480 Gbps bandwidth), up to 8 switches per logical stack; compatible with StackWise Virtual dual-box virtualization
Power & Cooling: Dual hot-swappable 1600W platinum-efficiency AC/DC power supply slots; N+1 redundant field-replaceable fan trays
Environmental: Operating temperature 0°C–40°C; storage -20°C–65°C; humidity 5%–90% non-condensing
Reliability: Extended MTBF over 212,000 hours for 24/7 continuous core network operation

Scalability Table Capacities

MAC Address Table: Up to 82,000 entries
IPv4 Routes: 212,000 indirect routes + 90,000 host routes
IPv6 Routes: 212,000 indirect routes + 90,000 host routes
Combined IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Routes: 32,000
Hardware-Accelerated Security ACLs: 270,000 entries
Hardware-Accelerated QoS ACLs: 16,000 entries
Flexible NetFlow Records: Up to 960,000
Supported VLAN IDs: 4,094; up to 4,000 SVI Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing interfaces

Network Essentials (E License) Feature Suite

Layer 2 & Basic Layer 3 Routing

Complete Layer 2 toolset: STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP, private VLAN, Q-in-Q, 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, limited MPLS functionality

Foundational Hardware Security

Secure boot, Trust Anchor module, firmware image signature verification
802.1X port authentication, hardware MACsec encryption, CoPP control plane policing
Standard ACL filtering, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), baseline encrypted traffic analytics

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 and basic monitoring; SD-Access fabric, TrustSec micro-segmentation and full fabric automation unavailable

High Availability

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

QoS & Multicast

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

Key Limitations vs C9500-32C-A (Network Advantage)

No multi-area OSPF, full EIGRP, IS-IS, full BGP routing suite
No MPLS L2/L3 VPN, VRF-lite multi-tenant segmentation, PBR policy-based routing
No Cisco TrustSec SGT segmentation, SD-Access fabric, LISP, VXLAN overlay
Limited DNA Center automation; unsupported container hosting, full ERSPAN telemetry and advanced fabric orchestration

Typical Deployment Scenarios

Cost-optimized high-density 100G campus core & inter-building backbone
Small-to-medium data center leaf-spine fabric with mass breakout 10G/25G server links
Enterprise multi-cloud high-bandwidth aggregation gateway without advanced fabric segmentation
Mid-market network core prioritizing high 100G port density and budget control
Branch campus aggregation without SD-Access zero-trust fabric requirements

Short Catalog Version (For BOM & Quotation)

Cisco C9500-32C-E Catalyst 9500 32×40/100G QSFP28 Switch, Network Essentials License

1RU ultra-high-density fixed core aggregation switch with 32 universal QSFP28 ports (breakout to 96×10G/25G), UADP 3.0 ASIC, 6.4Tbps switching capacity, StackWise-480 stacking, dual redundant 1600W platinum AC power supplies, pre-installed Network Essentials IOS XE license, basic Layer 2/3 routing, hardware MACsec encryption and limited DNA Center management, designed for cost-sensitive high-speed enterprise backbone and small data center fiber interconnection.


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