Cisco C9500-24Q-E
Catalyst 9500 - Network Essentials - switch - 24 ports - managed

Key facts
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
- 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
- 24 x 40Gbit LAN QSFP , 2 x USB 3.0
General
- Built-in Devices
- RFID tag
- Capacity
- Routing table entries: 64000 , 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 802.3z, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, 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
- Device Type
- Switch - 24 ports - L3 - Managed
- Enclosure Type
- Rack-mountable 1U
- Encryption Algorithm
- 256-bit AES
- Features
- IGMP snooping, Syslog support, IPv6 support, Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF), Stateful switchover (SSO), Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), Virtual Route Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support, Access Control List (ACL) support, Quality of Service (QoS), MLD snooping, LLDP support, Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN), NetFlow, Flexible NetFlow (FNF), MACsec support, built-in ASIC, Location ID Separation Protocol (LISP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), VLAN Double Tagging (Q-in-Q), Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), Cisco StackWise Virtual
- Flash Memory
- 16 GB
- Jumbo Frame Support
- 9198 bytes
- MAC Address Table Size
- 64K entries
- Performance
- Switching capacity (full duplex): 960 Gbps , Forwarding rate: 1440 Mpps
- Ports
- 24 x 40 Gigabit QSFP
- Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
- UPOE
- Processor
- 1: 2.4 GHz
- RAM
- 16 GB - DIMM 288-pin - DDR4 SDRAM
- Remote Management Protocol
- SNMP 1, RMON 1, RMON 2, SNMP, SNMP 3, SNMP 2c, TFTP, NETCONF, RESTCONF
- Routing Protocol
- OSPF, RIP-1, RIP-2, IGMP, VRRP, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, RIPng, MPLS
- Subtype
- 40 Gigabit Ethernet
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards
- Plug and Play, 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, FCC CFR47 Part 15, UL 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, GB 4943, VCCI Class A, KN24, KN22 Class A, EN 55022 Class A, CNS 13438 Class A, EN 300 386, KN 61000-4, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1
- MTBF
- 127,660 hours
Power
- Features
- Front-to-rear air?ow
- Power Device
- Internal power supply - hot-plug
- Power Provided
- 950 Watt
- Power Redundancy
- Optional
- Power Redundancy Scheme
- 1+1
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V (50 - 60 Hz)
Reference price history
Recorded reference and list prices over time. Not Prology selling prices.
- Latest
- USD 36,707.44≈ AUD 53,116
- Dec 2023
- Lowest recorded
- USD 22,200≈ AUD 32,124
- Highest recorded
- USD 36,707.44≈ AUD 53,116
- Recorded
- 2017 – 2023
- 21 price points
- List price
- Prology US
AUD 3,868 on Prology AU, recorded
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- What is the Cisco C9500-24Q-E?
- The Cisco C9500-24Q-E is a Cisco switch – Catalyst 9500 - Network Essentials - switch - 24 ports - managed - rack-mountable.
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