Description

The Cisco Catalyst C9500-24Y4C-E is a high-performance Layer 3 managed switch designed for enterprise campus and aggregation deployments. It is part of the Catalyst 9500 Series, which offers advanced features for modern networking needs.

🔧 Key Specifications

• Ports: 24 x 25G SFP28 ports, 4 x 100G QSFP28 uplinks

• Switching Capacity: Up to 2.0 Tbps

• Forwarding Rate: Up to 1 billion packets per second (Bpps)

• MAC Address Table: Up to 82,000 entries

• IPv4/IPv6 Routes: Up to 212,000 indirect + 90,000 host routes

• DRAM: 16 GB

• Flash Memory: 16 GB

• Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9,216 bytes

• Power Supply Options: C9K-PWR-650WAC-R or C9K-PWR-930WDC-R

• Dimensions: 1.73 x 17.5 x 18.0 inches (1RU)

• Weight: Approximately 9.52 kg (20.99 lbs)

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 40°C

• Storage Temperature: -20°C to 65°C

• Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% (non-condensing) operating; 5% to 95% non-operating

• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 336,780 hours

🛠️ Features & Capabilities

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

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

• Security: Offers features like 802.1X authentication, private VLANs, and secure boot.

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

• IPv6 Support: Provides wire-rate forwarding for IPv6 networks.

• Redundancy: Supports 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.

💡 Use Cases

• Enterprise Campus 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.