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Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small to large enterprise

Stackable

Yes

Cloud Manageable

DNA Center/SD-Access

Advanced security and analytics

Yes

Capacity

Port quantity

120-192 x Multigigabit/10 G/5 G/2.5 G; 240-384 x 10/100/1000BASE-T

Port types

Multigigabit, 10/5/2.5 G, 10/100/1000BASE-T

Switching capacity

80-480 Gbps/slot

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

480 Gbps-3.8 Tbps

IPv4 routes

524k

IPv6 routes

256k

Flash memory installed size

16 GB

Wireless bandwidth

96 Gbps

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9198 bytes

MAC address table size

32k entries

Native wireless support

Yes

Power

Integrated PoE

Yes

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

60W UPOE

PoE budget

7200W

Power redundancy

N+N optional

Power redundancy scheme

N+N/N+1

Power provided

3200W

Nominal voltage

AC 100/240V

Environment

Humidity range operating

10-95% (noncondensing)

Maximum operating temperature

109°F

Minimum operating temperature

27°F

Maximum storage temperature

167°F

Minimum storage temperature

-40°F

Form factor

Configuration

Modular

Height (rack units)

10/13 RU

Slots free quantity

8/11

Slots total quantity

10/13

Depth

17.3 in

Height

17.41/22.61 in

Width

16.3 in

Weight

63/65 lb

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

Yes

Trustworthy systems

Yes

Encryption protocols

AES-256/MACsec-256, SSH, TLS, IPsec

MPLS

Yes

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

Yes

Python

Yes

Containers

Yes

Software

Operating system

Cisco IOS XE 16

License type

Perpetual plus subscription

Support

Warranty

E-LLW

Service

NBD delivery of replacement hardware where available

Support full contract period

90 days of 8x5 Cisco TAC support

Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches

Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small or midsize business branch

Stacking

Yes

SD-Access

Configuration Professional

Advanced security and analytics

-

Capacity

Port quantity

48 x 10/100/1000BASE-T

Port types

10/100/1000BASE-T

Switching capacity

20-104 Gbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

20-104 Gbps

IPv4 routes

2k

IPv6 routes

1K

Flash memory installed size

256 MB

Wireless bandwidth

-

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

10,240 bytes

MAC address table size

8k entries

Native wireless support

-

Power

Integrated PoE

Yes

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

30W PoE+

PoE budget

370W PoE+

Power redundancy

-

Power redundancy scheme

-

Power provided

14-106W

Nominal voltage

AC 100/220V

Environment

Humidity range operating

5-90% (noncondensing)

Maximum operating temperature

113°F

Minimum operating temperature

23°F

Maximum storage temperature

158°F

Minimum storage temperature

-13°F

Form factor

Configuration

Fixed, nonstacking

Height (rack units)

1 RU

Slots free quantity

0

Slots total quantity

2-5

Depth

8.5-11.5 in

Height

1.75 in

Width

17.5 in

Weight

4.5-10.3 lb

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

-

Trustworthy systems

Yes

Encryption protocols

SSH, TLS, IPsec

MPLS

Yes

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

Yes

Python

Yes

Containers

-

Software

Operating system

Cisco IOS

License type

Perpetual

Support

Warranty

E-LLW

Service

NBD delivery of replacement hardware where available

Support full contract period

90 days of 8x5 Cisco TAC support

MDS 9710 Multilayer Director

MDS 9710 Multilayer Director

Key Features

Target deployments

Mid to large scale SAN director/modular switch

SAN Extension via Fibre Channel over IP

Yes

SAN Telemetry and analytics

Yes

FICON Certified Solutions

Yes

FC-NVMe

Yes

Smart Zoning

Yes

Auto Zone

No

SAN Capacity

Max number of SAN ports

Fibre Channel - 384 FCoE - 384 FCIP - 64

Fibre Channel port types

2/4/8/10/16/32G FC

FCoE port types

10/40 Gbps FCoE

FCIP port types

1/10/40* GbE

SAN Switching capacity

12 Tbps

Power

Power redundancy

yes

Power redundancy scheme

N+N

Form factor

Configuration

Fixed storage

Height (rack units)

14 RU

Slots free quantity

8

SAN Security

Hard Zoning

Yes

FC link encryption

Yes

Port Security

Yes

RBAC

Yes

FC-SP

Yes

Programmability

Python

yes

Schedular

Yes

NX-API

Yes

TCL

Yes

Open Stack

Yes

EEM

Yes

Software

Operating system

NX-OS

License type

perpetual / Subscription

SAN Diagnostics

HW assisted Slow Drain detection

Yes

Slow Drain device Isolation

Yes

ISL Diagnostics

Yes

HBA Diagnostics

Yes

Support

Warranty

Limited hardware warranty

Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small to large enterprise core/distribution

Stackable

Yes

Cloud Manageable

Yes

Advanced security and analytics

Yes

Capacity

Port quantity

32 x 100 G QSFP28, 32 x 40 G QSFP, 48 x 25 G SFP28, 48 x 10 G/1 G SFP+/SFP

Port types

100 G, 40 G, 25 G, 10/1 G

Switching capacity

6.4 Tbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

12.8 Tbps

IPv4 routes

212k

IPv6 routes

212k

Flash memory installed size

16 GB

Wireless bandwidth

-

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9216 bytes

MAC address table size

80k entries

Native wireless support

-

Power

Integrated PoE

-

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

-

PoE budget

-

Power redundancy

Optional

Power redundancy scheme

1+1

Power provided

650-1600W

Nominal voltage

AC 120/230V; DC -36/-72V

Environment

Humidity range operating

5-95% (noncondensing)

Maximum operating temperature

104°F

Minimum operating temperature

32°F

Maximum storage temperature

149°F

Minimum storage temperature

-4°F

Form factor

Configuration

Fixed, virtual stack

Height (rack units)

1 RU

Slots free quantity

0

Slots total quantity

3

Depth

17.7 in

Height

1.8 in

Width

17.5-21.5 in

Weight

21-26 lb

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

Yes

Trustworthy systems

Yes

Encryption protocols

AES-256/MACsec-256, SSH, TLS, IPsec

MPLS

Yes

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

Yes

Python

Yes

Containers

Yes

Software

Operating system

Cisco IOS XE 16

License type

Perpetual plus subscription

Support

Warranty

E-LLW

Service

NBD delivery of replacement hardware where available

Support full contract period

90 days of 8x5 Cisco TAC support

Nexus 9500 Series Switches

Nexus 9500 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Modular data center

Capacity

Port quantity

48 x 1/10/25 G, 32/36 x 40/100 G

Port types

1/10/25/40/50/100 G

Switching capacity

60 Tbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

60 Tbps

IPv4 routes

128k

IPv6 routes

32k

Flash memory installed size

16-24 GB

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9216 bytes

MAC address table size

104-160k/card

Power

Power redundancy

yes

Power redundancy scheme

N+1

Power provided

3000W

Nominal voltage

AC 200-277V, DC 240-380V

Form factor

Configuration

Modular data center

Height (rack units)

4-21 RU

Slots free quantity

4-16

Slots total quantity

3-23

Depth

31.8-33.2 in

Height

12.3-36.7 in

Width

17.5 in

Weight

85-192 lb

Security

Encryption protocols

AES128, SSH, TLS, IPSec

MPLS

yes

IGMP snooping

yes

NetFlow

yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

yes

Python

yes

Containers

yes

NX-API

yes

Software

Operating system

NX-OS/ACI

License type

perpetual / Subscription

Support

Warranty

Limited hardware warranty

Service

10-day advance parts replacement, technical support

Support full contract period

1 year, technical support

Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small to large enterprise

Stacking

Yes

SD-Access

Cisco DNA Center/SD-Access

Advanced security and analytics

Yes

Capacity

Port quantity

24-48 x 1/2.5/5/10 G, Multigigabit

Port types

40 G, 25 G, Multigigabit, 10/5/2.5/1 G, 10/100/1000BASE-T

Switching capacity

640 Gbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

480 Gbps

IPv4 routes

32k

IPv6 routes

16k

Flash memory installed size

16 GB

Wireless bandwidth

96 Gbps

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9198 bytes

MAC address table size

32k entries

Native wireless support

Yes

Power

Integrated PoE

Yes

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

60W UPOE

PoE budget

1800W

Power redundancy

Optional

Power redundancy scheme

1+1

Power provided

350-2200W

Nominal voltage

AC 100/240V

Environment

Humidity range operating

10-95% (noncondensing)

Maximum operating temperature

113°F

Minimum operating temperature

23°F

Maximum storage temperature

158°F

Minimum storage temperature

-40°F

Form factor

Configuration

Fixed, stackable

Height (rack units)

1 RU

Slots free quantity

0

Slots total quantity

8

Depth

17.5 in

Height

1.73 in

Width

17.5 in

Weight

16-20 lb

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

Yes

Trustworthy systems

Yes

Encryption protocols

AES-256/MACsec-256, SSH, TLS, IPsec

MPLS

Yes

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

Yes

Python

Yes

Containers

Yes

Software

Operating system

Cisco IOS XE 16

License type

Perpetual plus subscription

Support

Warranty

E-LLW

Service

NBD delivery of replacement hardware where available

Support full contract period

90 days of 8x5 Cisco TAC support

Nexus 9300 Series Switches

Nexus 9300 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Top of the ROW and Middle of the row

Capacity

Port quantity

98 x 1/10 G/BASE-T, 48 x 1/10/25 G SFP, 32/36 x 40/100 G QSFP

Port types

1/10/25/40/100 G

Switching capacity

1.44-2.56 Tbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

1.44-2.56 Tbps

IPv4 routes

128k

IPv6 routes

32k

Flash memory installed size

16-24 GB

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9216 bytes

MAC address table size

96k entries

Power

Power redundancy

yes

Power redundancy scheme

1+1

Power provided

650-1200W

Nominal voltage

AC 200-277V, DC 240-380V

Form factor

Configuration

Modular data center

Height (rack units)

1-3 RU

Slots free quantity

0-1

Slots total quantity

4-8

Depth

22.5 in

Height

3.5-5.3 in

Width

17.5 in

Weight

22-33 lb

Security

Encryption protocols

AES128, SSH, TLS, IPSec

MPLS

yes

IGMP snooping

yes

NetFlow

yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

yes

Python

yes

Containers

yes

NX-API

yes

Software

Operating system

NX-OS/ACI

License type

perpetual / Subscription

Support

Warranty

Limited hardware warranty

Service

10-day advance parts replacement, technical support

Support full contract period

1 year, technical support

MDS 9396T 32G Multilayer Fabric Switch

MDS 9396T 32G Multilayer Fabric Switch

Key Features

Target deployments

Large level fixed SAN switch

SAN Extension via Fibre Channel over IP

No

SAN Telemetry and analytics

Yes

FICON Certified Solutions

No

FC-NVMe

Yes

Smart Zoning

Yes

Auto Zone

Yes

SAN Capacity

Max number of SAN ports

Fibre Channel - 96

Fibre Channel port types

4/8/16/32G FC

SAN Switching capacity

3 Tbps

Power

Power redundancy

yes

Power redundancy scheme

N+1

Form factor

Configuration

Fixed

Height (rack units)

2 RU

SAN Security

Hard Zoning

Yes

FC link encryption

Yes

Port Security

Yes

RBAC

Yes

FC-SP

Yes

Programmability

Python

yes

Schedular

Yes

NX-API

Yes

TCL

Yes

Open Stack

Yes

EEM

Yes

Software

Operating system

NX-OS

License type

perpetual / Subscription

SAN Diagnostics

HW assisted Slow Drain detection

Yes

Slow Drain device Isolation

Yes

ISL Diagnostics

Yes

HBA Diagnostics

Yes

Support

Warranty

Limited hardware warranty

Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small to large enterprise core/distribution

Stacking

Yes

SD-Access

Yes

Advanced security and analytics

Yes

Capacity

Port quantity

32 x 100 G QSFP28, 32 x 40 G QSFP, 48 x 25 G SFP28, 48 x 10 G/1 G SFP+/SFP

Port types

100 G, 40 G, 25 G, 10/1 G

Switching capacity

6.4 Tbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

12.8 Tbps

IPv4 routes

212k

IPv6 routes

212k

Flash memory installed size

16 GB

Wireless bandwidth

-

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9216 bytes

MAC address table size

80k entries

Native wireless support

-

Power

Integrated PoE

-

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

-

PoE budget

-

Power redundancy

Optional

Power redundancy scheme

1+1

Power provided

650-1600W

Nominal voltage

AC 120/230V; DC -36/-72V

Environment

Humidity range operating

5-95% (noncondensing)

Maximum operating temperature

104°F

Minimum operating temperature

32°F

Maximum storage temperature

149°F

Minimum storage temperature

-4°F

Form factor

Configuration

Fixed, virtual stack

Height (rack units)

1 RU

Slots free quantity

0

Slots total quantity

3

Depth

17.7 in

Height

1.8 in

Width

17.5-21.5 in

Weight

21-26 lb

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

Yes

Trustworthy systems

Yes

Encryption protocols

AES-256/MACsec-256, SSH, TLS, IPsec

MPLS

Yes

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

Yes

Python

Yes

Containers

Yes

Software

Operating system

Cisco IOS XE 16

License type

Perpetual plus subscription

Support

Warranty

E-LLW

Service

NBD delivery of replacement hardware where available

Support full contract period

90 days of 8x5 Cisco TAC support

MDS 9718 Multilayer Director

MDS 9718 Multilayer Director

Key Features

Target deployments

Large SAN director/modular switch

SAN Extension via Fibre Channel over IP

Yes

SAN Telemetry and analytics

Yes

FICON Certified Solutions

No

FC-NVMe

Yes

Smart Zoning

Yes

Auto Zone

No

SAN Capacity

Max number of SAN ports

Fibre Channel - 768 FCoE - 768 FCIP - 128

Fibre Channel port types

2/4/8/10/16/32G FC

FCoE port types

10/40 Gbps FCoE

FCIP port types

1/10/40* GbE

SAN Switching capacity

24 Tbps

Power

Power redundancy

yes

Power redundancy scheme

N+N

Form factor

Height (rack units)

26 RU

Slots free quantity

16

SAN Security

Hard Zoning

Yes

FC link encryption

Yes

Port Security

Yes

RBAC

Yes

FC-SP

Yes

Programmability

Python

yes

Schedular

Yes

NX-API

Yes

TCL

Yes

Open Stack

Yes

EEM

Yes

Software

Operating system

NX-OS

License type

perpetual / Subscription

SAN Diagnostics

HW assisted Slow Drain detection

Yes

Slow Drain device Isolation

Yes

ISL Diagnostics

Yes

HBA DiagnosticsTEST ADDED

Yes

Support

Warranty

Limited hardware warranty

Meraki MS350 Series Switches

Meraki MS350 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small to large enterprise

Stacking

Yes

SD-Access

No

Advanced security and analytics

Yes

Capacity

Port quantity

24/48 x 1GbE, 4 x 10G SFP+

Port types

1GbE, 10G SFP+

Switching capacity

176Gbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

160Gbps

IPv4 routes

98304

IPv6 routes

-

Flash memory installed size

-

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 3

Jumbo frame support

9578 byte

MAC address table size

96k entries

Native wireless support

-

Power

Integrated PoE

Yes

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

15.4W PoE, 30W PoE+

PoE budget

740W

Power redundancy

Yes

Power redundancy scheme

1+1

Power provided

250-1025 WAC

Nominal voltage

AC 120/230 V

Form factor

Configuration

Modular, Stackable

Height (rack units)

1RU

Depth

20.40/22 in

Height

1.74 in

Width

19.08 in

Weight

12.37-14.26 lbs

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

-

Trustworthy systems

Meraki Now

Encryption protocols

802.1x

MPLS

-

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

-

Python

-

Containers

-

Software

Operating system

Meraki Dashboard

License type

Subscription (License)

Support

Warranty

Full Lifetime Warranty

Service

Next Day Advanced Replacement

Support full contract period

Firmware/Software Updates, 24x7 Technical Support

Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small to large enterprise

Stacking

Yes

SD-Access

Cisco DNA Center/SD-Access

Advanced security and analytics

Yes

Capacity

Port quantity

120-192 x Multigigabit/10 G/5 G/2.5 G; 240-384 x 10/100/1000BASE-T

Port types

Multigigabit, 10/5/2.5 G, 10/100/1000BASE-T

Switching capacity

80-480 Gbps/slot

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

480 Gbps-3.8 Tbps

IPv4 routes

524k

IPv6 routes

256k

Flash memory installed size

16 GB

Wireless bandwidth

96 Gbps

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9198 bytes

MAC address table size

32k entries

Native wireless support

Yes

Power

Integrated PoE

Yes

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

60W UPOE

PoE budget

7200W

Power redundancy

N+N optional

Power redundancy scheme

N+N/N+1

Power provided

3200W

Nominal voltage

AC 100/240V

Environment

Humidity range operating

10-95% (noncondensing)

Maximum operating temperature

109°F

Minimum operating temperature

27°F

Maximum storage temperature

167°F

Minimum storage temperature

-40°F

Form factor

Configuration

Modular

Height (rack units)

10/13 RU

Slots free quantity

8/11

Slots total quantity

10/13

Depth

17.3 in

Height

17.41/22.61 in

Width

16.3 in

Weight

63/65 lb

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

Yes

Trustworthy systems

Yes

Encryption protocols

AES-256/MACsec-256, SSH, TLS, IPsec

MPLS

Yes

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

Yes

Python

Yes

Containers

Yes

Software

Operating system

Cisco IOS XE 16

License type

Perpetual plus subscription

Support

Warranty

E-LLW

Service

NBD delivery of replacement hardware where available

Support full contract period

90 days of 8x5 Cisco TAC support

Catalyst 9200 Series Switches

Catalyst 9200 Series Switches

Key Features

Target deployments

Small to mid-sized business , simple branch

Stacking

Yes

SD-Access

Cisco DNA Center/SD-Access

Advanced security and analytics

Yes

Capacity

Port quantity

24-48 x 1G

Port types

10/1G, 10/100/1000BASE-T

Switching capacity

160 Gbps

Stacking/chassis bandwidth

160 Gbps

IPv4 routes

11-14k

IPv6 routes

7k

Flash memory installed size

4 GB

Wireless bandwidth

up to 48 Gbps

Networking

Advanced switching

Layer 2/3

Jumbo frame support

9198 bytes

MAC address table size

16-32k entries

Native wireless support

Yes

Power

Integrated PoE

Yes

PoE/PoE+/UPOE

30W PoE+

PoE budget

1440W

Power redundancy

Optional

Power redundancy scheme

1+1

Power provided

125-1000W

Nominal voltage

AC 100/240V

Environment

Humidity range operating

5-90% (noncondensing)

Maximum operating temperature

113°F

Minimum operating temperature

23°F

Maximum storage temperature

158°F

Minimum storage temperature

-40°F

Form factor

Configuration

Fixed, stackable

Height (rack units)

1 RU

Slots free quantity

0

Slots total quantity

8

Depth

17.5 in

Height

1.73 in

Width

11.3 in

Weight

9.6 lb

Security

Encrypted Traffic Analytics

-

Trustworthy systems

Yes

Encryption protocols

AES-128/MACsec-128, SSH, TLS, IPsec

MPLS

Yes

IGMP snooping

Yes

NetFlow

Yes

Programmability

NETCONF/YANG

Yes

Python

Yes

Containers

-

Software

Operating system

Cisco IOS XE Lite 16

License type

Perpetual plus subscription

Support

Warranty

E-LLW

Service

NBD delivery of replacement hardware where available

Support full contract period

90 days of 8x5 Cisco TAC support