Cisco Catalyst 9500 Switch (C9500-48Y4C-E)

The Cisco C9500-48Y4C-E is a flagship enterprise switch purpose-built for high-performance campus core and aggregation layer environments. As part of Cisco's advanced 9500 family, the C9500-48Y4C-E brings together exceptional switching capacity and forwarding rate, making it ideal for businesses demanding high-throughput and reliability. Designed with robust support for up to 82,000 MAC addresses and high scalability for IPv4 and IPv6 routing, the C9500-48Y4C-E is a leader for organizations that value seamless expansion and intense workloads. Leveraging the innovative capabilities of the Cisco platform, this model delivers quality of service (QoS) and security features at scale—making it well-suited for mid-to-large enterprises, government, and data center deployments across diverse regions. With up to 3.2 Tbps switching capacity and extensive hardware resources such as 16 GB DRAM and flash, the C9500-48Y4C-E effortlessly adapts for Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America while satisfying network evolution requirements for distributors, resellers, and end users.

C9500-48Y4C-E specification

ModelC9500-48Y4C-E
BrandCisco
Switching CapacityUp to 3.2 Tbps
Forwarding RateUp to 1 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 18.0 in
Storage temperature-4° to 149°F (-20° to 65°C)
Input Voltage90 to 264 VAC