Cisco C9500-32QC-A Full English Product Description
Product Overview
The Cisco Catalyst C9500-32QC-A is a high-density 1RU fixed core/aggregation switch preloaded with Network Advantage perpetual license, part of Cisco flagship Catalyst 9500 enterprise switching family. Built on UADP 3.0 programmable ASIC, 2.4 GHz quad-core x86 CPU and Cisco IOS XE operating system, it features 32 universal QSFP28 ports supporting both 40G QSFP+ and 100G QSFP28 transceivers. Delivering non-blocking ultra-high bandwidth, full advanced Layer 3 routing, hardware-accelerated zero-trust security and StackWise-480 stacking, it is engineered for large enterprise campus core, high-performance data center leaf-spine fabrics, inter-building backbone and SD-Access fabric border deployments.
Port Configuration
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32 universal QSFP28 front-panel ports:
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Support 40G QSFP+ or 100G QSFP28 transceivers
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Each port can breakout to four 10G/25G links via split cables for flexible bandwidth scaling
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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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All ports support hardware MACsec 256-bit encryption, LACP link aggregation, jumbo frames up to 9198 bytes
Core Hardware Specifications
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Switching Capacity: 3.2 Tbps full-duplex non-blocking
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Forwarding Rate: 1000 Mpps wire-speed packet forwarding for 64-byte frames
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Form Factor: 1U rack-mount, front-to-back airflow design
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Memory & Storage: 16 GB DDR4 DRAM, 16 GB SSD flash storage, large shared deep packet buffer to absorb burst traffic
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Stacking: StackWise-480 stacking (480 Gbps stacking bandwidth), up to 8 switches per logical stack; supports StackWise Virtual dual-box virtualization for chassis-level redundancy
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Power & Cooling: Dual hot-swappable platinum high-efficiency AC power supply slots; N+1 redundant field-replaceable fan trays
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Environmental: Operating temperature 0°C–40°C; storage -20°C–65°C; relative humidity 5%–90% non-condensing
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Reliability: Long MTBF for 24/7 mission-critical core network operation
Scalability Table Capacities
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MAC Address Table: Up to 82,000 entries
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IPv4 Routes: 212,000 indirect routes + 90,000 host routes
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IPv6 Routes: 212,000 indirect routes + 90,000 host routes
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Combined IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Routes: 48,000
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Hardware-Accelerated Security ACL Entries: 18,000
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Hardware-Accelerated QoS ACL Entries: 18,000
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Flexible NetFlow Records: Up to 512,000
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Supported VLAN IDs: 4,094; full SVI Layer 3 inter-VLAN routing
Network Advantage (A License) Full Enterprise Feature Suite
Complete Layer 2 & Advanced Layer 3 Routing
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Full Layer 2 toolkit: STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP, private VLAN, Q-in-Q, SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
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Full dynamic routing stack: Static routing, RIP, multi-area OSPF, full EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, PIM-SM/SSM multicast, HSRP, VRRP
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MPLS L2/L3 VPN, MVPN, VRF-lite multi-tenant segmentation, policy-based routing (PBR), NAT/PAT, LISP, VXLAN fabric support
Hardware-Accelerated Zero-Trust Security
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Secure boot, Trust Anchor module, image signature validation
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256-bit MACsec port encryption, 802.1X authentication, CoPP control plane protection
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Cisco TrustSec SGT micro-segmentation, native ISE integration, hardware ACL filtering, threat traffic policing
Automation & Programmability
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Local management: CLI, on-box Web UI, SNMP v2/v3, NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, Python Guest Shell, on-board container hosting
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Full compatibility with Cisco DNA Center for Intent-Based Networking and SD-Access fabric deployment, zero-touch provisioning and unified telemetry
High Availability
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SSO/NSF graceful restart, cross-stack LACP, ISSU hitless stacking firmware upgrades
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Hot-swappable redundant power supplies and fans for non-disruptive maintenance
Advanced QoS & Multicast Optimization
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Hierarchical multi-level QoS, traffic policing/shaping, WRED congestion avoidance
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Hardware multicast replication optimized for IPTV, video conferencing and large-scale media streaming
Typical Deployment Scenarios
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Large enterprise campus core and aggregation layer with massive 40G/100G uplink convergence
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Medium-to-large data center leaf-spine fabric with mixed 40G/100G inter-switch links
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Inter-campus long-distance fiber backbone core nodes
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SD-Access fabric border and intermediate aggregation nodes
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Hybrid multi-cloud high-bandwidth gateway interconnection
Short Catalog Version (For BOM & Quotation)
Cisco C9500-32QC-A Catalyst 9500 32-Port 40G/100G QSFP28 Switch, Network Advantage License
1RU high-density universal high-speed core aggregation switch equipped with 32×QSFP28 ports (support 40G QSFP+ / 100G QSFP28, breakout to 10G/25G), UADP 3.0 ASIC, 3.2Tbps switching capacity, StackWise-480 stacking, dual redundant platinum AC power supplies, pre-installed Network Advantage perpetual license, full enterprise Layer 3 routing, MPLS/VXLAN fabric, hardware MACsec, TrustSec micro-segmentation and full DNA Center SD-Access support, designed for large campus core and high-performance data center fiber interconnection.
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