Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series C9500-48Y4C-A - Switch, Grey

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series C9500-48Y4C-A is a managed Layer 2/Layer 3 switch designed for core and aggregation roles in enterprise networks. This non-PoE model uses optical connections exclusively and features 52 fibre ports. The system offers a total switching capacity of 3200 Gbit/s and includes a MAC address table with 82,000 entries for large-scale campus networks. A 2400 MHz processor handles routing tasks.

The switch is rack-mountable in standard 19-inch cabinets. Administrators can manage the device via SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and SNMPv3. Quality of Service (QoS) controls allow for traffic prioritisation, and the switch supports up to 4094 active VLANs and built-in multicast capabilities. For high-availability deployments, the unit supports redundant power supplies and physical stacking.

• 16 GB internal DRAM and 16 GB flash memory for configuration files and firmware.
• Integrated 10G support for uplinks to external storage arrays or distribution switches.
• Hardware-level 256-bit AES encryption for internal management traffic.
• Compliance with IEEE 802 standards, including 802.1Q for VLAN tagging and 802.3ad for link aggregation.