The Cisco Catalyst C9500-48Y4C-A is a high-performance, 48-port 25GbE switch designed for enterprise campuses, featuring 4x 100GbE uplinks, an x86 CPU with 16GB RAM/16GB Flash, 3.2 Tbps switching capacity, and support for Cisco DNA. Key specifications include 48 x 25 Gigabit SFP28 ports, 4 x 100 Gigabit QSFP28 ports, and an industry-leading forwarding rate of 1 Bpps.

General Specifications

• Product Name: Cisco Catalyst C9500-48Y4C-A
• Switching Capacity: 3.2 Tbps
• Forwarding Rate: 1 Bpps
• Processor: 2.4 GHz x86 CPU
• Memory: 16 GB RAM, 16 GB Flash Memory
• Switching Technology: Advanced Layer 3 switching

Ports & Connectivity

• 25GbE Ports: 48 x 25 Gigabit SFP28 ports
• 100GbE Ports: 4 x 100 Gigabit QSFP28 ports
• Other Ports: 2 x USB 3.0

Capacity

• MAC Address Table Size: 64K entries
• Routing Table Entries: 80,000
• VLAN IDs: 4,000

Physical Dimensions

• Height: 1.7 inches (1 RU)
• Width: 17.5 inches
• Depth: 18 inches

Power

• Internal Power Supply: Hot-plug, supports 2 for 1+1 power redundancy
• Voltage: 120 to 230V AC, 50 to 60Hz

Software & Management

• Operating System: Cisco IOS XE
• Platform: Powered by Cisco DNA (Cisco Digital Network Architecture) for Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)

Compatible Transceivers

The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series (C9500-48Y4C-A) switch supports 1G, 10G, and 25G SFP28 transceivers in its 48 ports and 40G and 100G QSFP28 transceivers in its fixed uplink ports.