Cisco Catalyst 9500 Switch (C9500-32C-E)

The Cisco C9500-32C-E serves as an enterprise-class core switch for today's aggregation network environments. As a member of the robust Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series, it is purpose-built for high-performance campus and cloud-ready infrastructure. Designed to deliver high throughput and support advanced features, this aggregation network switch is ideal for organizations aiming for resilient and scalable connectivity. Cisco's innovative secure segmentation technology is integrated deeply, offering consistent threat protection and efficient resource allocation across enterprise environments. In addition, as an enterprise-class core switch, the C9500-32C-E delivers switching capacity up to 6.4 Tbps and forwarding rates up to 2 billion packets per second, ensuring seamless performance for mission-critical workloads and secure segmentation of network resources. With support for advanced QoS policies and massive MAC and route table sizes, it accommodates the future growth of demanding campus architectures.

C9500-32C-E specification

ModelC9500-32C-E
BrandCisco
Switching CapacityUp to 6.4 Tbps
Forwarding RateUp to 2 Bpps
Total Number of MAC AddressesUp to 82,000
Total Number of IPv4 Routes Up to 212,000 indirect + direct, Up to 90,000 host/ARP
Total Number of IPv6 RoutesUp to 212,000 indirect + direct, Up to 90,000 host
QoS ACL ScaleUp to 16,000
Security ACL ScaleUp to 27,000
FNF EntriesUp to 98,000
Flash16 GB
DRAM16 GB
VLAN IDs4,000
Jumbo frames9,216 bytes
Total Switched Virtual Interfaces4,000
Dimensions (H x W x D)1.73 x 17.5 x 21.2 in
Storage temperature-4° to 149°F (-20° to 65°C)
Input Voltage90 to 264 VAC