| Part | SKU | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | C9500-48Y4C-A | Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high performance 48-port 25G switch, NW Adv. License | 1 |
| PSU | C9K-PWR-650WAC-R | 650-W AC power supply module | 1 |
| Fan Tray | C9K-T1-FANTRAY | description | 4 |
| License | C9500-DNA-A-3Y | Catalyst 9500 NW and Cisco DNA Advantage license (3Y) for 24Q, 40X, 32C, 32QC, 48Y4C SKU | 1 |
Series Overview
Programmable Architecture for Future-Ready Networks
Built on the Cisco UADP ASIC, the Catalyst 9500 Series features a programmable pipeline and microengine capabilities that enable template‑based, hardware‑level allocation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, ACLs, and QoS resources. This flexible architecture allows the platform to adapt to emerging technologies without hardware replacement, ensuring long‑term investment protection and operational agility.
Carrier‑Grade High Availability with System Virtualization
Cisco StackWise Virtual technology virtualizes two physical switches into a single logical entity, delivering non‑stop communications and simplified network operations. The solution supports Multichassis EtherChannel across StackWise Virtual members for resilient, high‑bandwidth links. Combined with Precision Time Protocol (PTP, IEEE 1588v2) with sub‑microsecond accuracy, the platform provides the synchronization and fault tolerance required for demanding enterprise and service‑provider deployments.
High‑Performance Switching with Converged Services
With up to 6.4 Tbps of switching capacity and 2‑billion‑packets‑per‑second (Bpps) forwarding performance, along with 36 MB of unified buffer per ASIC, the Catalyst 9500 Series delivers line‑rate throughput for mixed traffic workloads. Native hardware support for IEEE 802.1ba Audio Video Bridging (AVB) and comprehensive NAT/PAT capabilities further enable converged networks to seamlessly carry high‑quality video, real‑time collaboration, and business‑critical applications.
Product Key Features
01
High Performance
Delivering 3.2 Tbps switching capacity and 1 Bpps forwarding rate for seamless, high-speed network operations.
02
Massive Table Capacity
Equipped with 82K MAC address table and 256K routing table entries to effortlessly support large-scale network deployments.
03
Granular Access Control with High‑Scale ACL Capacity
The C9500-48Y4C-A delivers advanced security and QoS enforcement through comprehensive object‑group ACL support for both IPv4 and IPv6, simplifying policy management by allowing administrators to group addresses, ports, and protocols into reusable objects. With up to 27,000 security ACL entries (IPv4) and 13,500 (IPv6), alongside 16,000 QoS ACL entries (IPv4) and 8,000 (IPv6), the platform provides the scale and flexibility required to enforce fine‑grained policies in complex, high‑density enterprise and campus deployments.
04
Full Layer 3 Routing
Supports comprehensive IPv4/IPv6 unicast and multicast routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, BGP, and all PIM modes) with built‑in MPLS capabilities including Layer 3 VPN, EoMPLS, VPLS, and MPLS‑TE, enabling a converged WAN aggregation and service edge platform.
05
Advanced Layer 2 Features
Layer 2, Routed Access (RIP, EIGRP Stub, OSPF – up to 1000 routes), PBR, PIM Stub Multicast (up to 1000 routes), PVLAN, VRRP, PBR, Cisco Discovery Protocol, QoS, FHS, 802.1X, MACsec-128, CoPP, SXP, IP SLA Responder, SSO
06
Comprehensive Network Telemetry
Leveraging model‑driven telemetry, sampled NetFlow, SPAN, and RSPAN, the platform delivers real‑time visibility and granular traffic analysis to simplify monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning.
Standard BoM (What are in the box)
Platform benefits
| Model | Catalyst 9500 |
|---|---|
| IP routing | |
| Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2) and next generation [RIPng] | Yes |
| Open Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2) and OSPFv3 | Yes |
| Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and EIGRPv6 | Yes |
| Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System version 4 (IS-ISv4) | Yes |
| Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGPv4) and BGPv6 | Yes |
| Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) | Yes |
| PIM Source-Specific Mode (PIM-SSM) | Yes |
| Bidirectional PIM (PIM-BIDIR) | Yes |
| IPv6 routing | Yes |
| Layer 3 routed subinterfaces | Yes |
| MPLS | |
| MPLS Layer 3 VPN | Yes |
| Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) | Yes |
| Virtual private LAN service (VPLS) | Yes |
| MPLS over GRE | Yes |
| MPLS traffic engineering (MPLS-TE) | Yes |
| BGP Ethernet VPN (EVPN) VXLAN | |
| Fabric spine, leaf, and border support | Yes |
| Layer 2/Layer 3 Virtual Network Interface (VNI) | Yes |
| Distributed anycast gateway (symmetric Integrated Routing and Bridging [IRB]) | Yes |
| Centralized gateway (asymmetric IRB) | Yes |
| ESI multihome support | Yes |
| Tenant routed multicast (IPv4/IPv6) | Yes |
| Layer 3 border handoff: Multi-VRF, MPLS L3 VPN | Yes |
| Layer 2 border handoff: VPLS, EoMPLS L2 VPN | Yes |
| Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) | |
| Virtual eXtensible LAN (VXLAN) | Yes |
| Layer 2 VNI | Yes |
| Layer 3 VNI | Yes |
| SD-Access control plane | Yes |
| SD-Access border | Yes |
| SD-Access Layer 2 border | Yes |
| SD-Access edge | Yes |
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