Cisco Catalyst 9500 32-port 100G Switch

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series 32-port 100G Switch (C9500-32C-A) is a purpose-built, fixed-configuration campus core and aggregation platform delivering line-rate 100 Gigabit Ethernet performance across all 32 QSFP28 ports. Built on Cisco's proprietary UADP 2.0 (Unified Access Data Plane) ASIC, the switch delivers a total switching capacity of 6.4 Tbps with a forwarding rate of 4.8 Bpps, providing the throughput headroom required by modern high-density data center interconnects, campus backbone deployments, and large-scale enterprise aggregation layers. The platform supports Cisco IOS XE software, enabling programmability through NETCONF, RESTCONF, and model-driven telemetry with YANG data models, while maintaining compatibility with traditional CLI-based management workflows.

The C9500-32C-A ships in the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Advantage (Network Advantage) license tier, which unlocks advanced routing capabilities including full IPv4 and IPv6 unicast and multicast routing, MPLS, Segment Routing, and advanced Quality of Service features. The hardware architecture supports modular power supplies and fan trays for field-replaceable redundancy, with support for Cisco StackWise Virtual technology enabling two physical chassis to operate as a single logical switch—eliminating Spanning Tree topology dependencies while providing sub-second failover. The platform also integrates natively with Cisco DNA Center for intent-based networking, automation, and network assurance workflows common in large enterprise environments.

Designed to anchor high-bandwidth campus cores and serve as aggregation nodes for distribution-layer stacks, the C9500-32C-A accommodates breakout cabling configurations that allow each 100G QSFP28 port to operate as 4x25G or 4x10G interfaces, dramatically increasing effective port density for server or distribution-layer connectivity. MACsec-256 encryption is supported on all ports at line rate, meeting enterprise security requirements for in-flight data protection across the switching fabric. The platform's deep buffer architecture and advanced QoS capabilities—including hierarchical scheduling and DSCP/CoS remarking—make it well suited to carrying converged traffic mixes of unified communications, storage replication, and bulk data transfer simultaneously.

Ideal for

• Campus core switching backbone providing non-blocking 100G interconnects between multiple distribution-layer building switches in a large enterprise or university network
• Data center top-of-rack or end-of-row aggregation for high-density 25G server deployments using 4x25G breakout from each 100G uplink port
• Cisco StackWise Virtual dual-chassis logical switch deployment eliminating Spanning Tree loops at the network core while providing active/active forwarding redundancy
• Segment Routing and MPLS transit node within an enterprise WAN edge or campus core fabric requiring advanced traffic engineering and fast-reroute capabilities
• Secure campus aggregation node leveraging line-rate MACsec-256 encryption to protect east-west traffic flows between building distribution blocks
• Intent-based networking anchor managed through Cisco DNA Center for automated policy enforcement, software image management, and real-time network assurance telemetry across a large enterprise campus

Technical specifications

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