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 Ciscos lead purpose-built fixed core and aggregation enterprise switching platform built for security IoT and cloud. The switches come with a 4-core 2.4-GHz CPU 16-GB DDR4 memory and 16-GB internal storage. The Catalyst 9500 Series is the industrys first purpose-built 40 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 Catalyst 9500 Series includes nonblocking 40G Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP+) and 1G/10G Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus (SFP/SFP+) 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]); software-defined access border 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 platform also supports all the 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.
