Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch Line Cards Data Sheet

 

Product overview

Built for Security, IoT, Mobility, and Cloud

Cisco^® Catalyst^® 9400 Series switches are Cisco’s lead modular enterprise access switching platform and as part of the Catalyst 9000 family, are built to transform your network to handle a hybrid world where the workplace is anywhere, endpoints could be anything, and applications are hosted all over the place. The Catalyst 9400 Series, including the new Catalyst 9400 SUP-2/2XL supervisor and line cards, continues to shape the future with continued innovation that helps you reimagine connections, reinforce security and redefine the experience for your hybrid workforce big and small.

Advanced persistent security threats, the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices, mobility everywhere and cloud adoption require a network fabric that integrates advanced hardware and software innovations to automate, secure, and simplify customer networks. The goal of this network fabric is to enable customer revenue growth by accelerating business service rollout.

The Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) is the most advanced network fabric to power customer business. Cisco DNA is an open and extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations. The programmable architecture frees your IT staff from time-consuming, repetitive network configuration tasks so they can focus instead on innovation that positively transforms your business. SD-Access enables policy-based automation from edge to cloud with foundational capabilities that include:

●      Simplified device deployment

●      Unified management of wired and wireless networks

●      Network virtualization and segmentation

●      Group-based policies

●      Context-based analytics

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches are Cisco’s lead modular enterprise switching access and aggregation platform built for security, IoT and cloud. This switch series forms the foundational building blocks for the Cisco Networking Cloud with SD-Access, Cisco’s leading enterprise architecture. Catalyst 9400 Series switches provide unparalleled investment protection with a chassis architecture that supports up to 9 Tbps of system bandwidth and unmatched power delivery with high density IEEE 802.3bt PoE (60W and 90W). Redundancy is now a given across the portfolio. Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches deliver state-of-the-art High Availability (HA) with capabilities like SSO/NSF, uplink resiliency, N+1/N+N redundancy for power supplies. Catalyst 9400 Series switches are enterprise optimized with an innovative dual-serviceable fan tray design, side to side airflow and is closet-friendly with ~16 in. depth. A single system can scale up to 384 access ports with your choice of 10G, 5G and 2.5G multigigabit copper, 1G Copper, Cisco UPOE^®+, Cisco UPOE and PoE+ options and up to 36 ports 100G, 96 ports 40G, 168 ports 25G, and 384 ports 10G Fiber and 1G Fiber options. The platform also supports advanced routing and infrastructure services, SD-Access capabilities, Simplified Campus Automation and network system virtualization. These features enable optional placement of the platform in the core and aggregation layers of small to medium-sized campus environments.

Line card specification

Table 1 summarizes port specifications for the line cards.

Table 1.        Port information for line cards

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switch line cards

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches offer Cisco 5G and 10G Multigigabit Ethernet technology, Cisco UPOE, data, 1G and 10G fiber line cards.

C9400-LC-48HX

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch 10G multigigabit UPOE+ Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port 10G mGig (RJ-45) UPOE+ Line Card (C9400-LC-48HX)

The Catalyst 9400 Series switch 48 port multigigabit UPOE+ line card supports 10GBASET, 5/2.5Gbps, 1000/100Mbps, Cisco UPOE^®+, Cisco UPOE, PoE+ and PoE. Designed for higher bandwidth PoE powered Wi-Fi 6/6E deployment, IEEE 802.3bt compliant 48-port mGig 90W UPOE+ line card provides line-rate data and power over a single cable to power other devices like digital signage, security cameras, thermal cameras, LED lighting fixtures and large display screens. Cisco UPOE+ offers reduced cabling and installation costs without need for permits, device daisy-chaining applications that require higher power draw, uninterrupted power and data using dual supervisors, real-time device information and centralized management and remote control, faster and flexible device installation, where devices can be positioned in practical location instead of proximity to electrical outlets. Additionally, these line cards provide advanced energy management through standards- based Energy Efficient Ethernet and lowest thermal dissipation per watt of energy sourced.

Features

●      48 ports nonblocking 10GBASET, 5/2.5G multigigabit, 1000/100M module (RJ-45).

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.8 or later.

●      Cisco UPOE+ is enabled, capable of up to 90W on all ports in the line card.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az.

●      IEEE 802.3bt/af/at and Cisco pre-standard PoE.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9216 bytes.

●      Ideal for Wi-Fi 6/6E campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance.

Table 2.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis type for C9400-LC-48HX line card.

C9400-LC-48TX

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch 10G multigigabit Data Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port 10G mGig (RJ-45) Data Line Card (C9400-LC-48TX)

The Catalyst 9400 Series switch 48 port multigigabit Data line card supports 10GBASET, 5/2.5Gbps, and 1000/100Mbps. Designed for higher bandwidth copper deployments.

Features

●      48 ports nonblocking 10GBASET, 5/2.5G multigigabit, 1000/100M module (RJ-45).

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.13.1 or later.

●      Requires C9400X-SUP-2/2XL.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9216 bytes.

●      Ideal for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance.

Table 3.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis type for C9400-LC-48TX line card.

 

C9400-LC-12QC

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 100G/40G QSFP28 Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 4 port 100 G QSFP28)+4 port 40G (QSFP+) or 12-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet (QSFP+) Line Card (C9400-LC-24XY)

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 12-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet, or 4-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet plus 4-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet line card can be deployed for high-performance and high-density 100G or 40 Gigabit Ethernet aggregations in the campus and in small to medium-sized networks as a core switch. The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 12-port 40G Gigabit Ethernet line card supports standard Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable 28 and Plus (QSFP28 and QSFP+) optics. The ports can be used full 40 Gigabit Ethernet or 100 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet to support phased migration from 40 Gigabit Ethernet to 100 Gigabit Ethernet.

Features

●      Supports up to 12 ports of 40GE QSFP+ or 4 Ports 100GE QSFP28 and 4 Ports 40GE QSFP+.

●      QSFP28 and QSFP+ can be used simultaneously on the same line card.

●      Requires C9400X-SUP-2/2XL.

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.12.1 or later.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes).

●      Designed for enterprise backbone and collapsed access deployments.

Table 4.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-12QC line card

C9400-LC-24XY

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 25G SFP28 Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 20-port 25 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP28) Line Card (C9400-LC-24XY)

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 20-port 25 Gigabit Ethernet, plus 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line card can be deployed for high-performance and high-density 25 Gigabit Ethernet aggregations in the campus and in small to medium-sized networks as a core switch. The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 24-port 25 Gigabit Ethernet line card supports standard Small Form-Factor Pluggable 28 and Plus (SFP28 and SFP+) optics. The ports can be used interchangeably as 25 Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet to support phased migration from 10 Gigabit Ethernet to 25 Gigabit Ethernet.

Features

●      Supports up to 20 ports of 25GE SFP28 and 4 Ports 10GE SFP+

●      SFP28 and SFP+ can be used simultaneously on the same line card without any restrictions.

●      Requires C9400X-SUP-2/2XL.

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.12.1 or later.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes).

●      Designed for enterprise backbone and collapsed access deployments.

Table 5.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-24XY line card

C9400-LC-48UX

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE^® with 24-ports Multigigabit and 24-ports 10/100/1000 Mbps

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE^® Line Card (C9400-LC-48UX) with 24 Multigigabit Ports and 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ports

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE line card with 24 port Multigigabit ports and 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ports provides the solution you need to support newer applications such as 802.11ac Wave 2 access points with your existing Ethernet access cabling. Multigigabit switch ports allow automatic negotiation of 100- Mbps, 1-Gbps, 2.5-Gbps, and 5-Gbps speeds on existing Category 5e and 6 cable, and all the way up to 10- Gbps speeds over Category 6 cabling. The Multigigabit Ethernet line card supports Power over Ethernet (PoE), PoE Plus (PoE+), and Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE) to deliver 15W, 30W, or 60W to the access point. Cisco remains the only vendor that can provide 60W to power downstream devices in a next-generation workspace. So you can power more devices—IP phones, IPTVs, surveillance cameras, virtual desktop clients, and many others—without having to install extra wall or ceiling circuits, while taking advantage of standards-based Energy Efficient Ethernet. You can now realize all of these Cisco UPOE benefits in a single switching platform, while enabling Multigigabit Wi-Fi speeds.

Features

●      48 ports with 24 Multigigabit ports and 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports.

●      Speeds of 100/1000 Mbps, 2.5/5 Gbps, and 10GBASE-T on the Multigigabit ports and 10/100/1000 Mbps on the other ports.

●      Nonblocking up to 1000 Mbps on all ports.

●      RJ-45 interface on all ports.

●      Supported on Cisco IOS^® XE Software Release 16.6.2 or later.

●      Cisco UPOE: Capable of up to 60W on all ports in the line card.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az on all 10/100/1000 ports.

●      IEEE 802.3bz, 802.3an Multigigabit Ethernet standard on the Multigigabit ports.

●      IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco pre-standard PoE.

●      IEEE 802.1ae (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes).

●      Enterprise and commercial: Designed to power next-generation IP phones, wireless access points, wireless base stations, video cameras, virtual desktop clients, and other PoE/Cisco UPOE devices.

●      Support for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups.

Table 6.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48UX line card

C9400-LC-48HN

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch 5G multigigabit UPOE+ Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port 5G multigigabit (RJ-45) UPOE+ Line Card (C9400-LC-48HN)

The Catalyst 9400 Series switch 48 port multigigabit UPOE+ line card supports 5/2.5 G multigigabit, 1000M/100M, Cisco UPOE^®+, Cisco UPOE, PoE+ and PoE. Designed for higher bandwidth PoE powered Wi-Fi 6/6E deployment, IEEE 802.3bt compliant 48-port mGig 90W UPOE+ line card provides line-rate data and power over a single cable to power other devices like digital signage, security cameras, thermal cameras with PTZ features, LED lighting fixtures and large display screens. Cisco UPOE+ offers reduced cabling and installation costs without need for permits, device daisy-chaining applications that require higher power draw, uninterrupted power and data using dual supervisors, real-time device information and centralized management and remote control, faster and flexible device installation, where devices can be positioned in practical location instead of proximity to electrical outlets. Additionally, these line cards provide advanced energy management through standards-based Energy Efficient Ethernet and lowest thermal dissipation per watt of energy sourced.

Features

●      48 ports nonblocking 5/2.5G multigigabit, 1000/100M module (RJ-45).

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.5 or later.

●      Cisco UPOE+ is enabled, capable of up to 90W on all ports in the line card.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az.

●      IEEE 802.3bt/af/at and Cisco pre-standard PoE.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9216 bytes.

●      Ideal for Wi-Fi 6/6E campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance.

Table 7.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48HN line card

C9400-LC-48H

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch UPOE+ Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE+ 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Line Card (C9400-LC-48H)

The Catalyst 9400 Series switch UPOE+ line card supports Cisco UPOE+, Cisco UPOE, PoE+ and PoE. Designed for digital building and IoT applications, Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series IEEE 802.3bt compliant 90W UPOE+ line card provides data and power over a single cable to power devices like wireless access points, digital signage, security cameras, thermal cameras with PTZ features, LED lighting fixtures and large display screens. Cisco UPOE+ offers reduced cabling and installation costs without need for permits, device daisy-chaining applications that require higher power draw, uninterrupted power and data using dual supervisors, real-time device information and centralized management and remote control, faster and flexible device installation, where devices can be positioned in practical location instead of proximity to electrical outlets. Additionally these line cards provide advanced energy management through standards-based Energy Efficient Ethernet and lowest thermal dissipation per watt of energy sourced.

Features

●      48 ports nonblocking.

●      10/100/1000 module (RJ-45).

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.12.1 or later.

●      Cisco UPOE+ is enabled, capable of up to 90W on all ports in the line card.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az.

●      IEEE 802.3bt/af/at and Cisco pre-standard PoE.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9216 bytes.

●      Ideal for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups.

Table 8.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48H line card

C9400-LC-48U

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch UPOE Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Line Card (C9400-LC-48U)

The Catalyst 9400 Series switch UPOE line card UPOE line card supports PoE, PoE+, and Cisco UPOE to deliver 15W, 30W, or 60W to the access point. 60W of inline power can power more devices―including IP phones, IPTVs, surveillance cameras, virtual desktop clients, and many others―without having to install extra wall or ceiling circuits while taking advantage of standards-based Energy Efficient Ethernet.

Features

●      48 ports nonblocking.

●      10/100/1000 module (RJ-45).

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.6.1 or later.

●      Cisco UPOE is enabled, capable of up to 60W on all ports in the line card.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az.

●      IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco pre-standard PoE.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9216 bytes.

●      Enterprise and commercial design to power next-generation IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, virtual desktop clients, and other PoE and Cisco UPOE devices.

●      Ideal for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups.

Table 9.        Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48U line card

C9400-LC-48P

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch PoE+ Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port PoE+ 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Line Card (C9400-LC-48P)

Features

●      48 ports nonblocking.

●      10/100/1000 module (RJ-45).

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1 or later.

●      PoE+ is enabled, capable of up to 30W on all ports in the line card.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az.

●      Supports IEEE 802.3af/at.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9216 bytes.

●      Enterprise and commercial design to power next-generation IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, virtual desktop clients, and other PoE.

●      Ideal for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups.

Table 10.     Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48P line card

C9400-LC-48T

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch RJ-45 Data Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Line Card (C9400-LC-48T)

Features

●      Supports up to 48 ports nonblocking.

●      10/100/1000 module (RJ-45).

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.6.1 or later.

●      Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9216 bytes.

●      Enterprise and commercial design for data only user access.

●      Ideal for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups.

Table 11.     Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48T line card

C9400-LC-48XS

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch 48-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) Line Card (C9400-LC-48XS)

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line card can be deployed for high-performance and high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet aggregations in the campus and in small to medium-sized networks as a core switch. The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line card supports standard Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) optics. The ports can be used interchangeably as Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet to support phased migration from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

Features

●      Supports up to 48 ports of 10GE SFP+ or 48 Ports 1GE SFP.

●      SFP+ and SFP can be used simultaneously on the same line card without any restrictions.

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 17.8 or later.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes).

●      Designed for enterprise backbone and collapsed access deployments.

Table 12.     Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48XS line card

C9400-LC-24XS

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) Line Card (C9400-LC-24XS)

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line card can be deployed for high-performance and high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet aggregations in the campus and in small to medium-sized networks as a core switch. The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 24-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet line card supports standard Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) optics. The ports can be used interchangeably as Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet to support phased migration from Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

Features

●      Supports up to 24 ports of 10GE SFP+ or 24 Ports 1GE SFP.

●      SFP+ and SFP can be used simultaneously on the same line card without any restrictions.

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.6.2 or later.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes).

●      Designed for enterprise backbone and collapsed access deployments.

Table 13.     Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-24XS line card

C9400-LC-48S

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch 48-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) Line Card (C9400-LC-48S)

Features

●      Supports up to 48 nonblocking SFP ports.

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1 or later.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes).

●      Enterprise, mid-market, and commercial core and distribution deployments requiring line-rate capability.

●      Service provider: Gigabit Ethernet aggregation for DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM), Passive Optical Network (PON), and mobile data backhaul; FTTX for residential and business applications.

●      Enterprise: Providing Fiber To The Desktop (FTTD), for deployments where non-blocking is mandatory requirement.

Table 14.     Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-48S line card

C9400-LC-24S

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch 24-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Line Card

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 24-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) Line Card (C9400-LC-24S)

Features

●      Supports up to 24 nonblocking SFP ports.

●      Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.8.1 or later.

●      IEEE 802.1AE (MACSEC 256) capability in hardware.

●      Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9216 bytes).

●      Enterprise, mid-market, and commercial core and distribution deployments requiring line-rate capability.

●      Service provider: Gigabit Ethernet aggregation for DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM), Passive Optical Network (PON), and mobile data backhaul; FTTX for residential and business applications.

●      Enterprise: Providing Fiber To The Desktop (FTTD), for deployments where non-blocking is mandatory requirement.

Table 15.     Bandwidth per slot by chassis for C9400-LC-24S line card

Power over Ethernet

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches offer line cards, power supplies, and accessories required to deploy and operate standards-based Power over Ethernet, Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE/PoE+) and Cisco UPOE. PoE provides power over 100 m of standard Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) cables when an IEEE 802.3af/at- compliant or Cisco pre-standard powered device is attached to the PoE/PoE+ and Cisco UPOE line card port. Instead of requiring wall power, attached devices such as IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, and other IEEE- compliant appliances can use power provided from the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series UPOE line cards. This capability gives network administrators centralized control over power and eliminates the need to install outlets in ceilings and other out-of-the-way places where a powered device can be installed.

Although all references to ―PoE/PoE+/UPOE, ―inline power, and ―voice, power supplies and line cards are synonymous, there are currently four versions: Cisco pre-standard, IEEE 802.3af compliant, IEEE 802.3at compliant, and Cisco UPOE. Every Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switch chassis and PoE power supply supports the IEEE 802.3af/at standard and the Cisco pre-standard power implementation, helping ensure backward compatibility with existing devices powered by Cisco. All IEEE 802.3af/at-compliant and Cisco UPOE line cards can distinguish an IEEE or Cisco pre-standard powered device from an unpowered Network Interface Card (NIC), helping ensure that power is applied only when an appropriate device is connected.

Energy Efficient Ethernet

Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) is an IEEE 802.3az standard that is designed to reduce power consumption in Ethernet networks during idle periods.

EEE can be enabled on devices that support Low Power Idle (LPI) mode. Such devices can save power by entering LPI mode during periods of low utilization. In LPI mode, systems on both ends of the link can save power by shutting down certain services. EEE provides the protocol needed to transition into and out of LPI mode in a way that is transparent to upper layer protocols and applications.

Features and benefits

Functional transparency

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches offer a line of modules that support numerous speeds and physical media combinations. These line cards are functionally transparent; all the packet processing, queuing, buffering and Quality of Service (QoS) occur in the supervisor engine. To that end line cards acquire the features and capabilities of the installed supervisor engine. The architecture let you easily upgrade all Ethernet line cards on your Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches to newer switching functions by adding a new supervisor engine. The simple design of the line cards results in a very high Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), helping ensure high availability for a single connection to an end user.

Modular versatility

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches are a centralized architecture that is designed to provide dedicated wire- speed bandwidth to each line card slot within the chassis. Each line card has a dedicated bandwidth to the supervisor engine for packet processing. All network data that flows into Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches through the various line cards goes through the supervisor engine for processing, even in single-slot port-to- port communications.

A modular, centralized design allows you to use your investment in high-performance line cards across the entire line of Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switch chassis and supervisor engines. With the centralized architecture of Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches, all line cards deployed in a chassis benefit from the enhanced features that the supervisor engine provides, including QoS; Layer 2, 3, and 4 routing; and hardware- based IPv6.

Optics

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switch line cards provide a variety of optical port types and port speeds, including QSFP28, QSFP+, SFP + and SFP. For details about the different optical modules supported by each line card and the minimum Cisco Software release required for each of the supported optical modules, visit https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/interfaces-modules/transceiver-modules/products-device-support-tables-list.html.

Product specifications

Standards, technologies, environmental, and other line card features

Table 16 lists additional line card product specifications.

Table 16.     Product specifications

Power and MTBF information

Table 17 gives power and MTBF information for different line cards.

Table 17.     Power and MTBF information

Note:      All power numbers shown in Table 3 are maximum values recommended for facility power and cooling capacity planning. These figures are not indicative of the actual power draw during operation. Typical power draw is about 40%-75% maximum rated power value shown.

Refer to the Cisco Power Calculator for more details: https://cpc.cloudapps.cisco.com/cpc/DS.cpc.

Ordering information

To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering homepage.

Table 18 details ordering information.

Table 18.     Ordering information

Warranty

Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches come with a Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW) that includes Next-Business-Day (NBD) delivery of replacement hardware where available and 90 days of 8x5 Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support.

Your formal warranty statement, including the warranty applicable to Cisco software, appears in the information packet that accompanies your Cisco product. We encourage you to review the warranty statement shipped with your specific product carefully before use.

Cisco reserves the right to refund the purchase price as its exclusive warranty remedy.

For further information about warranty terms, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.

Table 19 provides information about the E-LLW.

Table 19.     E-LLW details

Product sustainability

Information about Cisco’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and performance is provided in Cisco’s CSR and sustainability reporting.

Table 20.     Cisco Environmental Sustainability Information

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