Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Managed Layer 3 Fiber Core Switches

Device Type: High-Density Enterprise Layer 3 Core & Distribution Switch.
Operating System: Powered by open, modular Cisco IOS® XE software.
Performance Engine: Built on Cisco Unified Access Data Plane (UADP 3.0) or high-performance Silicon One ASICs.
Fiber Density: Supports extensive 1G, 10G, 25G, 40G, and 100G optical connections.
Core High Availability: Features StackWise Virtual (SVL) for dual-switch hardware clustering.
PoE Note: Core switch family—does not support Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Description
Reviews (0)

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is the premier fixed core and aggregation enterprise platform, engineered to anchor high-bandwidth business networks. Designed from the ground up for optical infrastructure, the 9500 series easily handles heavy data routing, multi-gigabit campus distribution, and core backbone traffic.

Running on the modern Cisco IOS XE platform, these switches remove structural network bottlenecks with up to 6.4 Tbps of switching capacity. They deliver exceptional physical resilience with front-facing, hot-swappable redundant power supplies and variable-speed fan trays. With built-in investment protection for secure segmentation and advanced network analytics, the Catalyst 9500 series is the standard-bearer for enterprise campus cores.