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Cisco Catalyst 9500X
Cisco Catalyst 9500X
★ 3.1 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: Up to 25.6 Tbps
  • Forwarding Rate: Up to 8 Bpps
  • Ports: 28x 40/100G (QSFP28) + 8x 40/100/200/400G (QSFP-DD)
  • PoE Budget: N/A
  • Layer: Layer 2 and Layer 3
  • Stacking support: StackWise Virtual

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Industry-first 400G fixed core switch; 8GB HBM buffer for micro-burst protection; Hardware-accelerated MACsec-256 and IPsec; Programmable Silicon One Q200 ASIC.
  • ✘ Cons: Extremely high total cost of ownership including mandatory DNA licensing; Significant power and cooling requirements; Complex management through Cisco DNA Center.
  • Est. Price: $64,000 - $75,000

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