CATALYST 9500 48PORT X 1/10/25G +4PORT 40/100G ADVLICS REQUIRED

High-density advanced services in a compact form factor

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is the first 100/40-Gbps switch purpose built for the enterprise campus. It was recently recognized as CRN's 2017 Overall Network Product of the Year. Designed for security, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the cloud, Catalyst 9500 fixed-core switches are high-density building blocks for a next-generation, intent-based network.

Features and benefits

Defense across the attack continuum

The advanced capabilities of Catalyst 9500 switches help protect your organization before, during, and after an attack. Reduce your attack surface with Cisco trustworthy systems and MACsec 256-bit encryption. Enhance malware detection and rapid threat containment.

IoT readiness

The series delivers IoT convergence with industry-leading scale and capabilities. You get trustworthy security; support for Audio Visual Bridging (AVB) and the IEEE 1588 standard; service discovery; and IoT classification.

Cloud readiness

Simplify, help secure, and transform your cloud environment. Cisco delivers a digital-ready approach that starts at the network edge and extends to where applications reside.

Foundational technology

These core switches support high-density 100 G, 40 G, 25 G, and availability patching; graceful insertion and removal (GIR); and NSF/SSO, plus redundant, platinum-rated power supplies and fans. They also support advanced routing and infrastructure services.

Business architecture optimization services

Make the most of your network investment using performance, benchmarking, deployment, and incident trending analytics to intelligently run your network.

• Can work as layer 3 routing for scalable network design
• Managed switch provides a reliable foundation for your network
• Supports optical fiber cable to span longer distances and provided high data transmission rates between servers and network components
• Cascade to other network devices through the uplink port to expand your local area network