Original C9500 series 32-port 40/100G Network Advantage Switch
C9500-32QC-A
The Cisco C9500-32QC-A is an enterprise-grade switch designed for
high-performance networking. Boasting
robust security features, advanced network management capabilities,
and seamless integrations, the C9500
series, including the c9500-32qc-a model, is tailored for modern
enterprise environments requiring
top-of-the-line connectivity and efficiency. This switch stands out
with its ability to support sophisticated
network infrastructures while ensuring reliable, scalable, and
resilient performance.
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
| Product Code | C9500-32QC-A |
| Description | C9500 Series high performance 32-port 40G switch, NW Adv. License |
| Switching capacity | Up to 3.2 Tbps |
| Forwarding rate | Up to 1 Bpps |
| DRAM | 16 G |
| Flash | 16 G |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 1.73 x 17.5 x 18.0 in |
| Rack units (RU) | 1RU |
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series switches based on Cisco Unified Access
Data Plane (UADP) Application-Specific Integrated
Circuit (ASIC) are Cisco’s lead fixed enterprise core and
aggregation switching platform and as part of the Catalyst
9000 family, are built to transform your network to handle a hybrid
world where the workplace is anywhere, endpoints
could be anything, and applications are hosted all over the place.
Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch based on Cisco Silicon One Q200 ASIC is
purpose built for the next generation core with a
programmable pipeline (P4) and is the first network silicon to
offer switching capacity up to 12.8 Tbps full duplex in the
enterprise. The Q200 ASIC offers high-performance along with full
routing and switching capabilities without external
memories. This is enabled by internal architecture that includes an
on-chip High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). The
Catalyst 9500X switch leverages a high- performance multiple core
x86 CPU, and is Cisco’s leading purpose-built
fixed core and edge services enterprise switching platform, built
for security, IoT, and cloud.
Cisco Catalyst 9500X switch is the industry’s first purpose-built
fixed 10, 25, 50, 40, 100, 200 and 400 Gigabit Ethernet
switch targeted for the enterprise campus. The Catalyst 9500X
switch delivers unmatched forwarding scale (MAC addresses,
IP unicast and multicast routes, MPLS labels) and deep buffering
for enterprise applications. The Catalyst 9500X models
includes non-blocking 50 Gigabit Ethernet Small Form-Factor
Pluggable (SFP-56) and non-blocking 400 Gigabit Ethernet
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) ports.
Figure 1.
C9500-32QC: Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series high-performance switch with 32x 40 or
16x100 Gigabit Ethernet
The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches support optional network
modules for uplink ports on some of the configurations.
The default switch configuration does not include the network
module. When you purchase the switch, you can choose from
the network modules described in Tables 2 and 3.
Table 2.Network module numbers and descriptions
| Network module | Description |
| C9500-NM-8X | Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Network Module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit
Ethernet with SFP/SFP+ |
| C9500-NM-2Q | Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Network Module 2-port 40 Gigabit
Ethernet with QSFP+ |
Table 5.Network module matrix
| Model | C9500-NM-8X | C9500-NM-2Q |
| C9500X-28C8D | No | No |
| C9500X-60L4D | No | No |
| C9500-32C | No | No |
| C9500-32QC | No | No |
| C9500-48Y4C | No | No |
| C9500-24Y4C | No | No |
| C9500-16X | Yes | Yes |
Catalyst 9500X models ship with six field-replaceable
variable-speed fan units. By default these have front-to-back
(port-side intake) airflow fan units. The switch also has the
option to select six back-to-front (port-side exhaust) airflow
fans. The fan trays support fan-tray Online Insertion and Removal
(OIR) and can support a maximum fan speed of up to
30,000 rpm.
