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Cisco C9500-12Q Catalyst 9500 Series Ethernet Switch

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Cisco C9500-12Q Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance 12-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet switch with QSFP+

Built for Security, IoT, and Cloud

The C9500-12Q Ethernet Switch is part of the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches and are among the next generation of enterprise-class core and aggregation layer switches, supporting full programmability and serviceability. Based on an x86 CPU, the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is Cisco’s lead purpose-built fixed core and aggregation enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud. The C9500-12Q comes with a 4-core x86, 2.4-GHz CPU, 16-GB DDR4 memory, and 16-GB internal storage.

Unmatched for Enterprise Applications

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is the industry’s first purpose-built 25, 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches for the enterprise campus. These switches deliver unmatched table scale (MAC/route/ACL) and buffering for enterprise applications. The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series includes nonblocking 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP+, QSFP28) and 1, 10 and 25 Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP/SFP+/SFP28) switches with granular port densities that fit diverse campus needs. The switches support advanced routing and infrastructure services (such as Multiprotocol Label Switching [MPLS] Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs, Multicast VPN [MVPN], and Network Address Translation [NAT]); Cisco Software-Defined Access capabilities (such as a host tracking database, cross-domain connectivity, and VPN Routing and Forwarding [VRF]-aware Locator/ID Separation Protocol [LISP]); and network system virtualization with Cisco StackWise virtual technology that are critical for their placement in the campus core.

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series also supports foundational high-availability capabilities such as patching, Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR), Cisco Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO), redundant platinum-rated power supplies, and fans. Additional features, benefits and specifications include:

  • C9500-12Q: 12-port 40 Gigabit with QSFP+
  • Simplified device deployment
Cisco 9500 Series network modules
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Network Modules
  • Unified management of wired and wireless networks
  • Network virtualization and segmentation
  • Group-based policies
  • Context-based analytics
  • Up to 6.4-Tbps switching capacity with up to 2 Bpps of forwarding performance
  • Platinum-rated AC/DC power supplies
  • Up to 512,000 Flexible NetFlow (FNF) entries in hardware
  • Intel® 2.4-GHz x86 CPU with up to 120 GB of USB 3.0 or up to 960 GB of SATA SSD storage for container-based application hosting
  • SD-Access for policy-based automation from edge to cloud
  • Compare Catalyst 9500 Series Switches features

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Switches

Catalyst 9500 Series are modular switches built based on the Cisco Unified Access™ Data Plane (UADP) 2.0 XL architecture, which not only protects your investment but also allows a larger scale and higher throughput.

  • Defense across the attack continuum: Reduce your attack surface with Cisco Trustworthy Solutions and MACsec ​256-bit encryption. Enhance malware detection and rapid threat containment
  • IoT readiness: Provide up to 90W UPOE+ power and automate network provisioning, segmentation, and policy management to support IoT without interruption, while limiting where IoT devices go on the network
  • Cloud readiness: Simplify, help secure, and transform your cloud environment from the network edge to where applications reside
  • Foundational technology: High density and high availability with patching, graceful insertion and removal (GIR), NSF/SSO, and redundant, platinum-rated power supplies and fans

Catalyst 9500 Series at-a-glance

100/40-G 32-port
(C9500-32C, C9500-32QC)

  • 32 ports of 100 G and 40 G with rich campus features
  • Industry-first 100 G and 40 G enterprise-class switch
  • High performance, QSFP/QSFP+
  • Secure segmentation with SD-Access
  • MPLS L2/L3 VPNs, MVPN; flexible design templates
  • Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)

25-G 24- and 48-port
(C9500-24Y4C, C9500-48Y4C)

  • 24 and 48 ports of 25 G with rich campus features
  • Cisco innovation extending SR reach to 300 million
  • High performance, SFP28
  • Secure segmentation with SD-Access
  • MPLS Level 2/3 VPNs, MVPN; flexible design templates
  • Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)

40-G 12- and 24-port
(C9500-12Q, C9500-24Q)

  • C9500-12Q, C9500-24Q
  • 32 ports of 40 G with rich campus features
  • QSFP+, 10/40 G uplinks
  • Secure segmentation with SD-Access
  • MPLS Level 2/3 VPNs, MVPN; flexible design templates
  • Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)

1/10-G ​16- and 40-port
(C9500-16X, C9500-40X)

  • 16 to 40 ports of 1/10 G with rich campus features
  • SFP/SFP+, 8 x 1/10 G or 2 x 40 G uplinks
  • Secure segmentation with SD-Access
  • MPLS Level 2/3 VPNs, MVPN; flexible design templates
  • Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)

Please refer to Data Sheet for complete specifications.