• Cisco C9500-12Q-E switch with 12x40GbE QSFP+ ports, black silver design
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Cisco C9500-12Q-E | Catalyst 9500 12-Port 40G QSFP+ Switch, Network Essentials

C9500-12Q-E

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Description

The Catalyst 9500 12-Port 40G Switch is a fixed 1 RU core and aggregation switch from the Catalyst 9500 Series. It is built for enterprise campus cores and aggregation layers that need 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, including SD-Access fabric roles and routed or MPLS core deployments.

This model provides 12 x 40G QSFP+ ports on the UADP-based Catalyst 9500 platform, which delivers series-level switching capacity of up to 6.4 Tbps and forwarding performance of up to 2 Bpps. It supports dual 1+1 redundant field-replaceable AC or DC power supplies and field-replaceable fan trays. It is supplied with the Network Essentials licence tier, with Smart Licensing used for software entitlement, and Cisco DNA Essentials or Cisco Switching Essentials available for management and assurance features.

Running Cisco IOS XE, the switch supports Cisco StackWise Virtual, 256-bit MACsec encryption, model-driven programmability and container-based application hosting. Optics should be selected from the Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix, and the switch works with Cisco Catalyst Center and Meraki cloud monitoring.

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Features

- Cisco IOS XE with model-driven programmability including NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI/gNOI and YANG
- Cisco StackWise Virtual with SSO and ISSU
- Layer 3 routing including OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, BGP, PIM and IPv6
- MPLS Layer 3 VPN, EoMPLS and VXLAN/BGP EVPN
- Cisco SD-Access fabric roles
- 256-bit MACsec (AES-GCM) encryption
- Trustworthy systems with image signing, Secure Boot and Trust Anchor Module
- Container-based application hosting, on-box Python scripting and Software Maintenance Upgrade patching
- Zero-touch provisioning and Plug and Play
- Flexible NetFlow and modular QoS with 2-level hierarchical QoS

Warranty

All products sold by XS Network Tech include a 12-month warranty on both new and used items. Our in-house technical team thoroughly tests used hardware prior to sale to ensure enterprise-grade reliability.

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Technical Specifications

- Ports: 12 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+
- Platform: Cisco UADP-based Catalyst 9500
- Switching capacity: up to 6.4 Tbps (series-level)
- Forwarding performance: up to 2 Bpps (series-level)
- Unified buffer: up to 36 MB per ASIC (series-level)
- CPU: Intel 2.4-GHz x86 (series-level)
- Local storage for application hosting: up to 120 GB USB 3.0 or up to 960 GB SATA SSD (series-level)
- Form factor: 1 RU fixed, 19-inch rack mount
- Licence tier: Network Essentials
- Power supplies: dual 1+1 redundant, field-replaceable, AC or DC
- Input voltage: 90 to 264 VAC (AC power supplies)
- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F) up to 10,000 ft; up to 6,000 ft at 45 C
- Storage temperature: -20 to 65 C (-4 to 149 F)
- Humidity, operating: 5% to 90% non-condensing
- VLAN IDs: 4,094
- Jumbo frames: up to 9,198 bytes (UADP 2.0 models) or 9,216 bytes (UADP 3.0 models)
- Out-of-band management: RJ-45 and USB mini type B
- Minimum software: Cisco IOS XE 16.x

FAQs

Q: Which licence tier does this switch use?
A: It uses the Network Essentials (-E) perpetual network licence and Smart Licensing. Cisco DNA Essentials or Cisco Switching Essentials is also available for management and assurance features.

Q: What power supply arrangement does it support?
A: It supports dual 1+1 redundant field-replaceable power supplies, in either AC or DC. A single supply is installed in bay 1 by default.

Q: Which optics work in the 40G QSFP+ ports?
A: Optics should be selected from the Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix for the Catalyst 9500 platform.

Q: Does it support stacking or redundancy features?
A: Yes. It supports Cisco StackWise Virtual with stateful switchover (SSO) and in-service software upgrade (ISSU), along with Graceful Insertion and Removal.

Q: How does this model differ from other Catalyst 9500 switches?
A: This model provides 12 x 40G QSFP+ ports with the Network Essentials licence tier, whereas other Catalyst 9500 models differ in port count, port speed and licence tier.

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