/mcpData sheet Cisco public © 2025 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Network modules The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches support optional network modules for uplink ports on some of the configurations. The default switch configuration does not include the network module. When you purchase the switch, you can choose from the network modules described in Tables 4 and 5. Table 4. Network module numbers and descriptions Network module Description C9500-NM-8X Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Network Module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+ C9500-NM-2Q Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Network Module 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+ Table 5. Network module matrix Model C9500-NM-8X C9500-NM-2Q C9500X-28C8D No No C9500X-60L4D No No C9500-32C No No C9500-32QC No No C9500-48Y4C No No C9500-24Y4C No No C9500-16X Yes Yes Figures 8 and 9 show the available network modules. Figure 8. Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet with SFP/SFP+ Figure 9. Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series network module 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet with QSFP+

