Catalyst 9500 16-port 10G switch C9500-16X-A Catalyst 9500 16-port 10Gig switch, with Network Advantage

Catalyst® 9500 Series switches are 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 Ciscos lead purpose-built fixed core and aggregation

enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud. The switches come with a 4-core

x86, 2.4 -GHz CPU, 16-GB DDR4 memory, and 16-GB internal storage.



The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is the industrys first purpose-built 25, 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet

line of switches targeted 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.