Cisco C9500-12Q-A
Catalyst 9500 - Network Advantage - switch - 12 ports - managed - rack-mountable
Key facts
- Part number
- C9500-12Q-A
- Brand
- Cisco
- Category
- Switches
- Price
- USD 26,345.49≈ AUD 38,122 List price (Apr 2025)
- Availability
- On request — ask for a quote
Overview
The Cisco 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 Catalyst 9500 Series is Cisco's lead purpose-built fixed core and aggregation enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud. The Catalyst 9500 Series is the industry's first purpose-built 40 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches targeted for the enterprise campus.
Specifications
Dimensions & Weight
- Depth
- 54.7 cm
- Height
- 4.39 cm
- Weight
- 11.68 kg
- Width
- 44.5 cm
Environmental Parameters
- Humidity Range Storage
- 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
- Max Storage Temperature
- 65 °C
- Min Storage Temperature
- -20 °C
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 12 x 40Gbit LAN QSFP
General
- Built-in Devices
- RFID tag
- Capacity
- Indirect IPv4 routes: 64000 , Host IPv4 routes: 32000 , Indirect IPv6 routes: 32000 , Host IPv6 routes: 16000 , Multicast scale: 48000 , QoS ACL scale: 18000 , Security ACL scale: 18000 , FNF entries: 512000 , VLAN IDs: 4000 , Switched virtual interfaces (SVIs): 4000
- Compliant Standards
- IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3ad (LACP), IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1ae, IEEE 802.3ba
- Device Type
- Switch - 12 ports - L3 - Managed - stackable
- Enclosure Type
- Rack-mountable 1U
- Encryption Algorithm
- 256-bit AES
- Flash Memory
- 16 GB
- Jumbo Frame Support
- 9198 bytes
- MAC Address Table Size
- 64K entries
- Performance
- Switching capacity (full duplex): 480 Gbps , Forwarding rate: 720 Mpps
- Ports
- 12 x 40 Gigabit QSFP
- Processor
- 1: 2.4 GHz
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Remote Management Protocol
- SNMP 1, RMON 1, RMON 2, SNMP, SNMP 3, TFTP, NETCONF, RESTCONF
- Routing Protocol
- OSPF, RIP-1, RIP-2, IGMP, VRRP, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, policy-based routing (PBR), RIPng
- Status Indicators
- Status
- Subtype
- 40 Gigabit Ethernet
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards
- CISPR 22 Class A, CISPR 24, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, EN50082-1, EN 61000-6-1, AS/NZS 60950-1, ICES-003 Class A, UL 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, GB 4943, VCCI Class A, KN24, KN22 Class A, AS/NZS CISPR22:2004 Class A, EN 55022 Class A, FCC CFR47 Part 15 A, CNS 13438 Class A, EN 300 386, KN 61000-4, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
- Included Accessories
- 2 x North America AC Type A power cables
- MTBF
- 179,660 hours
Power
- Features
- Front-to-rear air?ow
- Power Device
- Internal power supply - hot-plug
- Power Provided
- 950 Watt
- Power Redundancy
- Yes
- Power Redundancy Scheme
- 1+1
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V (50 - 60 Hz)
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included
- Cisco IOS Universal, Cisco ONE Advantage High Term
Reference price history
Recorded reference and list prices over time. Not Prology selling prices.
- Latest
- USD 26,345.49≈ AUD 38,122
- Apr 2025
- Lowest recorded
- USD 15,100≈ AUD 21,850
- Highest recorded
- USD 28,441.33≈ AUD 41,155
- Recorded
- 2017 – 2025
- 23 price points
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- What is the Cisco C9500-12Q-A?
- The Cisco C9500-12Q-A is a Cisco switch – Catalyst 9500 - Network Advantage - switch - 12 ports - managed - rack-mountable.
- How much does the Cisco C9500-12Q-A cost?
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