/mcpData sheet Cisco public © 2025 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Catalyst 9500 models • The Cisco UADP ASIC is ready for next-generation technologies with its programmable pipeline, microengine capabilities, and template-based, configurable allocation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, ACLs, and QoS entries. • Up to 6.4-Tbps switching capacity with up to 2 Bpps of forwarding performance. • Up to 36 MB of unified buffer per ASIC. • Intel® 2.4-GHz x86 CPU with up to 120 GB of USB 3.0 or up to 960 GB of SATA SSD storage for container-based application hosting. • Up to 32 nonblocking 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP28 ports. • Up to 32 nonblocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports. • Up to 48 nonblocking 25 Gigabit Ethernet SFP28 ports. • Up to 48 nonblocking 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ports. • Scalable Layer 3 routing (IPv4, IPv6, and multicast) tables and Layer 2 switching tables. • Hardware support for application hosting. • IEEE 802.1ba Audio Video Bridging (AVB) built in to provide a better AV experience through improved time synchronization and QoS. • Precision Time Protocol (PTP; IEEE 1588v2) provides accurate clock synchronization with sub-microsecond accuracy, making it suitable for distribution and synchronization of time and frequency over the network. • Support for both static and dynamic NAT and Port Address Translation (PAT). • Cisco StackWise Virtual technology, a network system virtualization technology that increases operational efficiency and boosts nonstop communications and scaled system bandwidth. Multichassis EtherChannel can be configured across StackWise Virtual members for high resiliency. • Platinum-rated (greater than 90% efficient) AC and/or DC power supplies. • Field-replaceable fan-tray units. • Meraki cloud monitoring option.