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Cisco Catalyst 9500-48Y4C
Cisco Catalyst 9500-48Y4C
★ 3.2 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 3.2 Tbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 1 Bpps
  • Ports (breakdown): 48x 1/10/25G SFP28, 4x 40/100G QSFP28
  • PoE Budget: N/A
  • Layer: L2/L3
  • Stacking support: StackWise Virtual

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High density 25G and 100G port configuration in a compact 1RU form factor; Programmable UADP 3.0 ASIC provides industry-leading performance and future-proofing; Exceptional high availability via StackWise Virtual and redundant, hot-swappable components
  • ✘ Cons: Prohibitively high upfront and recurring costs due to mandatory Cisco DNA licensing; Complex subscription-based software model can be difficult to manage; Substantial power consumption and heat output required for core-level performance
  • Est. Price: $10,500 - $17,500

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
★ 5.0 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 760 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 565.44 Mpps
  • Ports: (28) 10G SFP+, (4) 25G SFP28
  • PoE Budget: N/A
  • Layer: L3
  • Stacking support: No (Hardware Stacking)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Features Etherlighting™ for visual port/VLAN management, 25G SFP28 uplinks for high-speed backbone, Full Layer 3 switching capabilities, Fanless silent operation.
  • ✘ Cons: Higher price premium for Etherlighting compared to Pro Aggregation, requires expensive SFP+ or SFP28 transceivers, no dedicated hardware stacking ports.
  • Est. Price: $949 - $999

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