Why Upgrading to Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches?

Why Upgrading to Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches?

In April, Cisco has released the newest Catalyst switch, the Catalyst 9600 series.

Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series switches are purpose-built for resiliency at scale. They provide comprehensive security and can help your organization grow at low total operational cost. Built on the foundation of Catalyst 9000, the Catalyst 9600 Series offers scale and high levels of security when “always on” is your goal.

The Catalyst 9600 switch provides only one chassis (C9606R) that need to be configured with supervisor engines, line cards and other modules.

This list shows the features of Catalyst 9600 switches chassis.

  • Hardware ready to support up to 25.6 Tbps in wired switching capacity, with up to 6.4 Tbps bandwidth per slot.
  • Up to 9.6 Tbps in wired switching capacity, with 3 Bpps of forwarding performance with the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor Engine 1.
  • Up to 48 nonblocking 100 Gigabit Ethernet QSPF28 ports with the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor Engine 1.
  • Up to 96 nonblocking 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ports with the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor Engine 1.
  • Up to 192 nonblocking 25 Gigabit/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP28/SFP+ ports with the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor Engine 1.
  • Platinum-rated AC and DC power supplies.

Here shares you Catalyst 9600 3D models from Cisco In House Media, Sketchfab.

Why Upgrading to Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches?

Cisco Catalyst 9600 series is high-end modular switch, that can be upgrading from Catalyst 6500 and Catalyst 6800.

Let’s view the benefit of upgrading to Cisco Catalyst 9600 switches.

(See Catalyst 6500 Models, Catalyst 6800 Models and Catalyst 9600 Models>>>)

FeaturesCatalyst 6500

Sup720 3C

Catalyst 6500 /6800

Sup2T

Catalyst 6500 /6800

Sup6T

Catalyst 9600
Scale and performance versatility
Chassis bandwidth720 Gbpsup to 2 Tbpsup to 6 Tbpsup to 25.6 Tbps
Throughput450 Mpps720 Mpps780 Mpps3 Bpps
40 Gbps (QSFP+)/100 Gbps (QSFP28)N/A40 G only40 G onlyYes
25 Gbps (SFP28)N/AN/AN/AYes
Functionality
SD-Access2N/ALimitedLimitedYes
MPLS-VPNYesYesYesYes
ProgrammabilityN/ALimitedLimitedYes
Application hosting/containerN/AN/AN/AYes
Embedded Wireless Controller (eWLC) (Hardware ready)WiSM2WiSM2WiSM2Yes
High availability
Stackwise virtualN/AYesYesYes
ISSUN/ALimitedLimitedYes
GIR/NSFN/AN/AN/AYes
Hot patchingN/AN/AN/AYes
Security
Macro and micro segmentationN/AYesYesYes
MACsec-256 bit encryption128 bit128 bit128 bitYes
TrustSec end-point securityN/AYesYesYes
Trustworthy solutionsN/AN/AN/AYes

Additional information:

  1. Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches Data Sheet
  2. Benefits of upgrading to Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches
  3. Mapping between Catalyst 3850, Catalyst 4500E/4500X, Catalyst 6800 and Catalyst 9000
  4. EoS and EoL Announcement for the Cisco 6800 Instant Access Clients and 6800 1G Copper Line cards
  5. EoS and EoL Announcement for the Select Cisco Catalyst 6500 Line Cards, Power Supplies, and Accessories

 

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