Description

The Cisco Catalyst C9500-24X-E is a high-performance Layer 3 managed switch tailored for enterprise core and aggregation layers. Part of the Catalyst 9500 Series, it offers robust features suitable for modern networking environments.

🔧 Key Specifications

• Ports: 16 x 10GBASE-T (RJ-45) and 8 x 10G SFP+

• Switching Capacity: Up to 480 Gbps (full duplex)

• Forwarding Rate: Up to 360 million packets per second (Mpps)

• MAC Address Table: Up to 64,000 entries

• IPv4 Routes: Up to 64,000 indirect and 80,000 host routes

• IPv6 Routes: Up to 32,000 indirect and 40,000 host routes

• Multicast Scale: Up to 16,000 (IPv4) and 8,000 (IPv6)

• DRAM: 16 GB

• Flash Memory: 16 GB

• Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9,198 bytes

• VLAN IDs: Up to 4,000

• SVIs (Switched Virtual Interfaces): Up to 1,000

• Dimensions: 1.73 x 17.5 x 21.52 inches (1U rack-mountable)

• Weight: Approximately 10.7 kg (23.6 lbs)

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C

• Storage Temperature: -20°C to 65°C

• Power Supply: Dual hot-swappable 950W AC

• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): Approximately 315,790 hours

• Compliance: IEEE 802.1s, 802.1w, 802.1x, 802.3ae (10G), 802.3ad, 802.3x

🛠️ Features & Capabilities

• Layer 3 Routing: Supports OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, RIP, and more for dynamic routing.

• Security: Features include 802.1X authentication, private VLANs, and secure boot.

• Quality of Service (QoS): Advanced QoS features such as Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ) and Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED).

• Network Automation: Supports Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP), NETCONF, RESTCONF, and integrates with Cisco DNA Center for automation.

• Redundancy: Offers Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) and Stateful Switchover (SSO) for high availability.

• Management: Compatible with SNMP v1/v2c/v3, RMON, and includes built-in Wireshark for network analysis.

• Energy Efficiency: Compliant with IEEE 802.3az standards, reducing power consumption without sacrificing performance.

💡 Use Cases

• Enterprise Core Networks: Ideal for high-density environments requiring scalable and secure Layer 3 switching.

• Data Center Aggregation: Suitable for aggregating traffic from access switches in data center deployments.

• High-Performance Applications: Supports applications demanding high throughput and low latency.