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Cisco Catalyst Network Essentials - Switch - 28 Ports - Managed - Rack-Mountable #C9500X-28C8D-E

Cisco Catalyst Network Essentials - Switch - 28 Ports - Managed - Rack-Mountable #C9500X-28C8D-E

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The Cisco Catalyst C9500X-28C8D is an enterprise-grade core switch built for high-performance, scalable networks. With a switching capacity of 12 Tbps, 8 Bpps forwarding rate, and 256-bit AES-GCM encryption, it ensures secure, high-speed data handling. This model supports millions of IPv4/IPv6 routes, advanced QoS, and robust ACLs—ideal for demanding, growing environments.

Designed for future-ready networking, it includes VXLAN, EVPN, flexible NetFlow, and broad remote management support. The C9500X-28C8D delivers the speed, security, and flexibility needed for today’s evolving network infrastructures.

Certifications & Listings

Compliant Standards: 47 CFR Part 15:2016, AS/NZS 60950-1, AS/NZS 62368-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62368-1, CISPR 24:2010+A1:2015, CISPR 32, CISPR 32 Class A, CISPR32:2015:Ed:2, CNS13438:2006 Class A, EN 300 386 V1.6.1, EN 55024:2010+A1:2015, EN 55032:2012, EN 55032:2015 Class A, EN 55035:2017+A11:2020, EN 61000-3-2:2014, EN 61000-3-3:2013, EN 62368-1, ICES-003:2016 issue 6 Class A, IEC 60950-1, IEC 62368-1, KS C 9832, KS C 9835, UL 60950-1, UL 62368-1

Connectivity

Interface Provided: 1 x USB-C management, 28 x 40/100GBase-X QSFP28, 8 x 40/100/200/400GBase-X QSFP-DD
Port Quantity: 28
Port Type: 100 Gigabit QSFP28 / 40 Gigabit QSFP28
Ports Type (2nd): 40 Gigabit / 100 Gigabit / 200 Gigabit / 400 Gigabit QSFP-DD

Dimensions

Height: 1.7 inch
Height (Rack Units): 1
Weight: 22.13 lbs
Width: 17.5 inch
Depth: 21.8 inch

Included Items

Includes: Power Cord, Console Cable, Power Supply, Fans, Blanks, and Rack Mount Brackets

Memory

Flash Memory Installed: 16 GB
RAM Installed: 32 GB

Network & Communication

Advanced Switching: Layer 3
Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad (LACP), IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Features: 802.1x authentication, Audio Video Bridging (AVB), Blue Beacon LED, Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism, Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), Cisco Unified Access Data Plane (UADP), CoAP support, Control plane protection (CoPP), Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS), First Hop Security (FHS), Flexible NetFlow (FNF), Full duplex mode, Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR) mode, Hierarchical Quality of Service (HQoS), Image signing, IPFIX, IP-routing, LACP support, Location ID Separation Protocol (LISP), MACsec support, MQC, NetFlow, Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF), Precision Time Protocol (PTP), PVLAN support, Quality of Service (QoS), Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN), Secure Boot, Security Group Tag (SGT) caching, Strict Priority Queuing (SPQ), Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), TrustAnchor module, TrustSec support, Trustworthy systems, Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), Virtual Output Queuing (VOQ), Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), VPN support, VXLAN Distributed Anycast Gateway, Zero-touch provisioning (ZTP)
Form Factor (Hubs & Switches): Rack-mountable
Jumbo Frame Support: 9216 bytes
MAC Address Table Size: 256K entries
Manageable: Yes
Ports: 28
Product Type: Switch
Remote Management: CLI, gRPC, HTTP, NETCONF, RESTCONF, RMON 1, RMON 2, SNMP 1, SNMP 2c, SNMP 3, YANG
Routing Protocol: BGP, BGP for IPv6, BGP-4, Bidirectional PIM, EIGRP, EIGRP for IPv6, GRE, HSRP, IS-ISv4, LISP, MPLS, MSDP, MSTP, mVPN, OSPF, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, Policy-based routing (PBR), RIP, RIP-1, RIP-2, RIPng, Static IP routing, STP, VRRP
Status Indicators: Status
Subcategory: Network hubs and switches
Switching Type: 100 Gigabit Ethernet

Physical Characteristics

Color Category: Gray

Power

Hot-Plug: Hot-plug
Power Supplies Installed: 0
Power Supplies Supported: 2
Redundant Power Supply: Optional
Redundant Power Supply Supported: 1+1

Product Information

Capacity: FNF entries: 2000000, Host IPv4 routes: 256000, Host IPv6 routes: 128000, Indirect IPv4 routes: 2000000, Indirect IPv6 routes: 1000000, IPv4 routes (Multicast): 32000, IPv6 routes (Multicast): 16000, PVST instances: 4094, QoS ACL scale: 8000, Security ACL scale: 8000, STP Virtual Ports for MST: 32000, STP Virtual Ports for PVST: 32000, Switched virtual interfaces (SVIs): 4094, Switched virtual interfaces (SVIs): 4096
Device Type: Internal power supply
Packaged Quantity: 1
Performance: Forwarding rate: 8 Bpps, Switching capacity: 12 Tbps
Ports (2nd) Quantity: 8

Service & Support

Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - advance hardware replacement – 1 year
Limited Warranty: 1 Year

Software

Software Type: Cisco IOS XE 17.7 Universal

Technical Information

Built-in Devices: RFID tag
Encryption: 256-bit AES-GCM
MTBF: 123,950 Hours

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