Overview
Q. What are Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. The Cisco
® C9000 family of smart switches is designed to offer more flexible operations, assure a more secure experience, and bring exceptional speed and scale.
As the foundation for the future-proof workplace, these enterprise LAN access and core switches 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 Cisco C9000 family of smart switches builds upon our industry-leading campus and branch switching portfolio with high-density 400G and 50G in the enterprise core, and the first Cisco Silicon One
™ ASICs optimized for the AI Enterprise, full Multigigabit and 90W PoE ports, converged switching and routing, and continuous zero-trust security.
But this is more than just the next generation in enterprise-grade switching. It is in fact the beginning of the next chapter in the One Cisco story - offering our customers a unified experience with the same hardware, software, and support regardless of how they manage their network.
Unified hardware: Customers can choose to deploy their networks in a cloud, on-premises, or via a hybrid approach using the same hardware and simplified SKU structure, with no variations based on management mode.
Unified software: Multi-mode Cisco IOS XE enables all management modes with common licensing tiers (Advantage and Essentials) for on-premises, cloud and hybrid deployments.
Unified license: A single Cisco license per device enables all management modes, with common licensing tiers (Essentials and Advantage) for both cloud and on-premises deployments.
Unified support: Consistent and reliable product support for both hardware and software is included with the unified licenses.
With Cisco C9000 Smart Switches, you can:
Transform the network for a future-proof workplace with a powerful platform that provides the broadest range of bandwidth, speed, scale, and power required for today's more immersive, AI-driven experiences, big and small.
Enable workplaces that deliver outcomes for everyone
A future-proof workplace has the agility to support the evolving needs of modern work, while being resilient enough to adapt to an unknown future. It is where amazing experiences become the norm, not the exception. Offices become magnets, not just mandates. Technology becomes integrated and extensible, not rip and replace. Collaboration happens everywhere, not just in person. And security is infused from the start, not as an afterthought.
This is exactly what the Cisco C9000 family of access and core smart switches delivers.
Secure the network from inside to outside by leveraging enhanced onboard computational power and advanced AI/ML to apply continuous zero-trust security anywhere it's needed.
Future-proof design so IT can work smarter not harder, with converged switching and routing capabilities, enhanced app hosting, and more config automations for a smarter, more agile campus and branch.
Cisco C9000 Smart Switches support full programmability and serviceability as well as convergence between wired and wireless in a single platform. These switches provide superior high availability and unmatched security features for the next generation of enterprise network designs, with wired and wireless security and application visibility built natively into the switch. The switches are highly resilient, keeping downtime to a minimum. They support all the foundational high-availability capabilities such as patching, Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR), Non-Stop Forwarding/ Stateful Switchover (NSF/ SSO), redundant Platinum-rated power supplies, and fans.
Additionally, all Cisco C9000 Smart Switches:
● Automate cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments with APIs and AI-certified turnkey apps that can improve operational efficiency, secure business operations, and enable faster troubleshooting and response with AI-powered incident response, including anomaly detection and automated reporting.
● Deliver IoT convergence with industry-leading scale and capabilities such as service discovery and "Thing" classification.
● Are based on the latest Silicon One Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology optimized for the AI Enterprise with programmable pipeline and tables that help ensure platform longevity.
● Run a modern operating system, Cisco IOS® XE Software, that supports model-driven programmability, streaming telemetry, patching, and on-premises and cloud management options natively.
● Use enhanced X86-based multicore CPUs and optional local Solid-State Disk (SSD) storage for third-party container-based application hosting, including Docker, ThousandEyes®, Cisco Spaces, and Cisco Hypershield™ readiness.
● Provide unprecedented application visibility and control with Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) Version 2.
● The Cisco C9000 Smart Switching portfolio will continue to expand and combine with the Catalyst portfolio to meet the evolving needs of your network, offering upgrade options for every legacy Cisco Catalyst™ switch series-the Catalyst 2000, 3000, 4000, and 6000 level platforms.
Q. What are Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches are the evolution of enterprise-class stackable fixed access-layer switches designed to support on-premises and cloud management on the same hardware and software. They provide the highest density of 10G Multigigabit and full 90W UPOE+ per port and 100G uplinks. Also, they are the first access switches in the industry with up to 1.6 Tbps of mixed stacking and 100G native IPsec, MACsec-256 and WAN-MACsec. With double the local compute for app hosting, the Cisco C9350 models can serve many different needs for hybrid work and smart buildings and can even be a "branch in a box" solution for lean branch sites not using SD-WAN.
These switches support larger table scale; application hosting with support for Cisco Hypershield security, Cisco Spaces gateway, ThousandEyes, and Docker containers; Cisco Umbrella
® cloud security; Cisco SmartPower; full Cisco UPOE+ and UPOE fixed and modular uplink options; and field-replaceable network modules, redundant fans, and Titanium-rated power supplies.
In addition, Cisco C9350 Series models will support a variety of modular uplink options, with up to 4x 100G fiber uplink support as well as 10G and 5G Multigigabit with 90W UPOE+ and multi-rate 25G/10G/1G and 1G fiber connectivity for Fiber To The X (FTTX) and higher bandwidth access, aggregation, and core.
They are an ideal replacement for end-of-sale Catalyst 3850 models and current Catalyst 9300 1G U/P/T and 48HX/TX models.
Q. What are the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. The Cisco C9610 Series is the evolution of the industry's first purpose-built 400G line of modular switches targeted for the enterprise campus. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches raise the standard for enterprise campus core switching and are optimized to meet the requirements of the future-proof workplace. The first in modular campus switching to use the new, optimized for the AI Enterprise, Silicon One K100/L ASICs and supply multi-rate 400G/200G/100G uplinks, the Cisco C9610 Series provides higher scale, streamlined buffering systems, and line-rate IPsec, MACsec-256, and WAN-MACsec. They reduce latency and boost throughput while improving security without a tradeoff in performance. Catalyst 9600 Series line cards work with an adapter in the Cisco C9610 Series chassis, so customers can upgrade while protecting their investments.
The Cisco C9610 Series includes nonblocking 400G, 200G, 100G, and 40G Quad Small Form- Factor Pluggable (QSFP-DD, QSFP28, QSFP+) interfaces; 50G, 25G, 10G, and 1G Small Form- Factor Pluggable (SFP56, SFP28, SFP+, SFP) interfaces; and 10-Gbps Multigigabit (10G, 5G, 2.5G, and 1G) technology copper interfaces to offer granular port densities that fit diverse campus needs. The switches support advanced routing and infrastructure services (such as Multiprotocol Label Switching [MPLS] Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs, Multicast VPN [MVPN], and Network Address Translation [NAT]); Cisco Software-Defined Access capabilities (such as a host tracking database, cross-domain connectivity, and VPN Routing and Forwarding [VRF]-aware Locator/ID Separation Protocol [LISP]); and network system virtualization with Cisco StackWise
® Virtual technology that are critical for their placement in the campus core. The Cisco C9610 Series also supports foundational high-availability capabilities such as patching, GIR, NSF/SSO, redundant Titanium and Platinum-rated AC and DC power supplies, and fans.
These switches are a primary Catalyst 6500/6800 refresh upgrade option.
Q. Will StackWise Virtual be supported on all ports on the Cisco C9600 Series Smart Switches?
A. StackWise
Virtual is supported on all the front panel ports and uplink ports. Please refer to the Cisco IOS XE Release Notes for more information.
Product portfolio and positioning
Q. What is the relative positioning among Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches and Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A.
Refer to Table 1.
Table 1. Platform positioning
| Platform |
Positioning |
| Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches |
Lead fixed access smart switches with 10G (Multigigabit) and 1G copper and 25G/10G SFP28/SFP+, 1G SFP, IEEE 802.3bt Type 4 UPOE+ (90W), and 100G uplink options |
| Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches |
Lead modular core smart switches with 400G, 200G, 100G, 50G, 40G, 25G, 10G, and 1G fiber and 10G (Multigigabit) copper |
Q. What is the portfolio transition from the Cisco Catalyst 3000 and 6000 Series to the Cisco C9000 Smart Switch platforms?
A. Refer to Table 2.
Table 2. Cisco C9000 Smart Switch platform transitions
| Portfolio |
Older platform |
Transition to Cisco C9000 Smart Switch platform |
| Access switching |
Cisco Catalyst 3650/3850; Cisco Meraki® MS250, MS3xx, and MS4xx; Catalyst 9300 24/48-port 1G U/P/T and 48-port HX/TX |
Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches |
| Core switching |
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series; Cisco Catalyst 6800 Series; Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series |
Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches |
Cisco Catalyst 9000 network features and services
(common to all Cisco Catalyst 9000 family switches)
Q. Is unified licensing available with the Cisco C9350 and 9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Yes, unified licenses – Cisco Switching Advantage and Essentials – are available for the next generation of switches. Both the Cisco 9350 and C9610 will require a mandatory 3 year Cisco Networking Subscription term. If you are adding these licenses to an existing Cisco Networking Subscription, the minimum term is 18 months. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches support only Cisco Switching Advantage licenses.
Q. What is the feature set of the new Cisco Switching unified licenses for Cisco C9000 core and access smart switches?
Q. How do on-premises customers manage their unified licenses?
A. On-premises customers can continue to manage their licenses in Cisco Smart Software Manager (SSM), alongside their existing Cisco DNA term licenses.
Q. What is the difference between CSSM and the Meraki dashboard?
A. CSSM and the Meraki dashboard are tools to manage your subscription, where you can add and associate licenses to devices. The Meraki dashboard will support devices that can be managed in the cloud, in a hybrid mode, or on-premises. SSM will support only devices managed on-premises.
Q. Are unified licenses mandatory with hardware purchases?
A. Yes, a mandatory license is required at the time of hardware purchase, with a minimum term of 3 years.
Q. With Cisco DNA licensing today, there is a Perpetual Network component. Does unified licensing have a perpetual element?
Q. How does license management work with a mix of Cisco DNA and Meraki licenses and the new unified license?
A. Customers can manage their unified licenses alongside their current licensing, whether through Catalyst Center or the Meraki dashboard. Customers with existing Meraki co-term licensing can purchase co-term licensing for the next generation of Cisco C9000 Smart Switches.
Q. Is unified licensing available for Cisco C9000 Smart Switch models?
A. Yes, unified licensing is currently available only for the Cisco C9350 and C9610 Series Smart Switch models.
Q. What is unified hardware?
A. Unified hardware is the evolution of Cisco networking products. It allows customers to manage their network on-premises or in the cloud, with no product ID variations based on management mode.
Q. What is unified software?
A. Unified software opens the door to native on-premises, cloud, and hybrid operating options and is a key part of the evolution of Cisco switching products. The unified, platform-independent architecture allows faster support for the new Cisco C9000 models as well as the current Catalyst 9000 switching portfolio.
Q. What is unified support?
A. With unified support, customers get consistent, reliable unified product support for both software and hardware, included at the Cisco Networking Subscription level, regardless of management mode. This service includes access to Cisco Communities, 24x7 Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support, major software updates, maintenance, and minor software releases, digital insights, and e-Learning. Return Materials Authorization (RMA) Upgrade service for hardware replacement can be added at the device level.
Learn more.
Q. What is Cloud Operating mode?
A. Cloud Operating mode adds the Cloud Command-Line Interface (CLI) natively to Cisco IOS XE for the previous generation of cloud management. This new option for fully cloud-managed Cisco C9000 Smart Switches and certain Catalyst 9000 switches offers configuration management via the dashboard and is delivered entirely from the cloud. This capability also offers a read-only Cloud CLI terminal you can use to view the entire running configuration or perform advanced troubleshooting using Cisco IOS XE show commands.
Q. What is hybrid operating mode?
A. Hybrid operating mode represents a significant evolution of cloud monitoring for Catalyst, which has enabled users to integrate their Catalyst 9000 switches, and now the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches, into the Meraki dashboard to view switch statistics, configuration details and troubleshooting tools. Building on this foundation, hybrid operating mode for Cisco IOS XE brings configuration access to the Cloud CLI from the dashboard, empowering users to leverage the benefits of cloud management while maintaining access to all of the capabilities of the underlying Cisco IOS XE firmware.
In addition, hybrid operating mode provides a streamlined onboarding experience for your switches, removing the need to use the local onboarding application required with cloud monitoring. Learn more about this mode and its supported platforms at
https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Cloud-Native_IOS_XE.
Q. What is Cloud CLI?
A. As part of both the cloud and hybrid operating modes, Cloud CLI is an interactive CLI terminal hosted in the cloud dashboard for Cisco C9000 and multimode native IOS XE Catalyst switches and wireless controllers. When launching the Cloud CLI terminal, the dashboard will initiate a secure direct terminal session inside the Meraki tunnel to the device, similar to opening a direct SSH or console session. Learn more at
https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Cloud-Native_IOS_XE/Cloud_CLI_for_cloud-native_IOS_XE.
Cloud CLI offers slightly different functionality depending on the operating mode:
● Hybrid operating mode supports Cloud CLI in both read-only and configuration modes, depending on dashboard user roles.
● Cloud operating mode supports Cloud CLI only in read-only mode.
Q. What programmability capabilities are available on the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9000 Smart Switches open a completely new paradigm in network configuration, operation, and monitoring through network automation. The Cisco automation solution is open, standards based, and extensible across the entire network lifecycle of a network device.
● Simplified campus automation: Optimizes the discovery and configuration of network devices.
● Device provisioning: Occurs through Plug-and-Play (PnP), Zero-Touch provisioning (ZTP), and Preboot Execution (PXE).
● Configuration: Model-driven operation through open APIs over NETCONF/RESTconf, and Python scripting.
● Customization and monitoring: Streaming telemetry.
● Upgrade and manageability: In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), patch ability, and config/replace.
● Cisco, Docker, and third-party application hosting, including Cisco Spaces, ThousandEyes, Hypershield, and Adaptive Security Appliance container (ASAc) security.
Q. What management capabilities are available for the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. You can manage these switches using the Cisco IOS XE Software CLI, Cisco Prime
® Infrastructure 3.1.7 DP13, Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Meraki dashboard, onboard Cisco IOS XE Software WebUI, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), or NETCONF/ RESTconf/
YANG. Cisco C9000 Smart Switches have been designed to work with Cisco Catalyst Center and SD-Access, using the Cisco Catalyst Center appliance or virtual machine.
Q. Is there an onboard web GUI on the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. Yes. An onboard web GUI, known as WebUI, is available.
Q. What is simplified campus automation?
A. Simplified campus automation is designed to optimize the discovery and configuration of devices in your network with a more streamlined simple and easy-to-use automation tool. With features such as simplified discovery, IT can discover devices within the network in just a few steps. Also available is a more streamlined GUI that provides a better simplified view of switch configurations and software details on a port-by-port basis.
Q. What is the purpose of the blue beacon LED on Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. The blue beacon LED is common across the Cisco C9000 Smart Switching family and simplifies operations. It makes chassis identification easier when several such switches are mounted on racks. A remote administrator can cause the LED to blink to help the local operator quickly locate the chassis. The local operator then presses the mode button to acknowledge.
Q. What is the maximum number of VRF and VLAN instances that can be configured on the Cisco C9000 Smart Switch platform?
A. The maximum number of VRFs and VLANs on the Cisco C9350 Series access smart switches is 4000 for both. For the Cisco C9610 core smart switches, maximum is up to 4000 VRFs and 4000 VLANs.
Q. What is Cisco's direction for wireless?
A. Cisco believes that the best solution for a wired or wireless network is achieved when integrated into SD-Access, Cisco's lead architecture for the next-generation enterprise network. This solution delivers consistency with wired infrastructure around policy, segmentation, orchestration and automation, and assurance.
This architecture delivers the best experience for mobility, guest, IoT, multicast services, and overall network performance with its distributed data plane and centralized control-plane architecture.
Q. What wireless support is provided with Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. The Cisco C9000 family of smart switches will continue the instrumental support of the following wireless capabilities in the SD-Access architecture:
● Ability to connect access points and integrate them into the SD-Access fabric. The switch integrates with the fabric control plane (LISP), thereby providing reachability for the access points and clients in the fabric.
● Macro (VRF) and micro (Security Group Tag [SGT]) group-based segmentation to enable the access points to deliver end-to-end policies.
● Ability to terminate guest VXLAN traffic, so there is no need for a dedicated guest anchor controller.
The support for wireless capability uses the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller for cloud-based or appliance-based control. You can also use the AireOS 8.5 controller running on a Cisco 8540, 5520, or 3504 Wireless Controller appliance with the Cisco switching platforms functioning as fabric edge and fabric border nodes.
Q. What are the SD-Access wireless capabilities?
A. Cisco C9000 Smart Switches provide a complete solution for the campus with Cisco controllers, and Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6E/6 access points.
Q. What are the advantages of integrating wireless into the SD-Access fabric architecture?
A. Highest performance and scale: Distributed data-plane forwarding in hardware distributed in the network paired with the large control-plane scale offered by the dedicated controller appliances.
● Best guest: You don't need a dedicated guest anchor controller in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Traffic is sent directly to the fabric border to exit the fabric. Also, there is no suboptimal traffic forwarding such as from an access point to a foreign controller and on to a guest anchor controller.
● Best mobility: IP addressing is simpler; there is one subnet for the entire wireless SSID across the network, and no hairpin of traffic when roams occur.
● Simple operation: Operation is simple because wired and wireless are treated the same and operated together; they have common policies and controller-based automation
● Wired innovations applied to wireless: First-hop security innovations available for wired can also be applied to wireless; for example, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), IP Source Guard (IPSG), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Snooping.
● Segmentation across wired and wireless:
◦ The virtual network now passes all the way to wired as well as wireless devices.
◦ This segmentation is important for separation of certain devices from others, such as IoT and building automation devices connected over wireless.
◦ It is also important for security reasons to reduce the attack surface; if someone gets into a segment, the person can move only within that segment.
◦ Because segmentation is handled by the fabric, the number of SSIDs can be limited.
● Best multicast: The solution offers the best performance of distributed replication in hardware across the network.
These switches truly deliver the best of wired and wireless together.
Q. What is the rationale for future downlink speeds converging on 5 to 10 Gbps?
A. The maximum speed supported in the most widely deployed cabling, Cat5e, goes up to 5 to 10 Gbps with NBASE-T technology. Additionally, in the next-generation wireless standard, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), 10G is not required but is highly recommended. At minimum, Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6E/6 (802.11ax) will require 5-Gbps links to the Ethernet network from the access points. Compute, storage, and high- performance endpoints will support 5 Gbps with next-generation Network Interface Cards (NICs). 2.5 Gbps is seen as a transitional technology.
Q. What are Cisco's solutions for 5-Gbps connections to endpoints?
A. Cisco offers stackable Cisco C9350 Series switch models and modular Cisco C9610 Series switch line cards to support Cisco Multigigabit (10G/5G/2.5G/1G) interfaces.
Q. How will uplink speeds evolve beyond 10 Gbps in the campus?
A. With downlink speeds increasing, uplink speeds will evolve beyond today's most common speed of 10G. There is a new speed required in the campus that (1) uses the same common duplex fiber in the cable plant, (2) is able to support the 300- to 350-meter distances common in the campus, and (3) uses optics thatare consistent with SFP+ for easy migration. As a result of these requirements, 50G and 25G are bound to emerge as the preferred uplink speeds in the campus for links from the access layer to the aggregation layer. Also, links from the core layer to the aggregation and distribution layers of the network will evolve from 10G and 40G to 100G and now 400G.
Q. What are Ecolabels?
A. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ecolabels are marks placed on product packaging or in e-catalogs that can help consumers and institutional purchasers quickly and easily identify those products that meet specific environmental performance criteria and are therefore deemed "environmentally preferable." Ecolabels can be owned or managed by government agencies, nonprofit environmental advocacy organizations, or private sector entities. Currently Cisco has 12 EPEAT and 37 Energy Star certified products.
Q. What are the different types of Ecolabels?
A. Ecolabels can be of various types that showcase energy efficiency, such as 80 PLUS or ENERGY STAR, or, for the supply chain, EPEAT or TCO certification (global, voluntary certification for IT products with environmental responsibility in the supply chain).
They can be global and/or local, voluntary versus mandatory, or industry standards.
Type 1 employs a third-party certification process to verify compliance, whereas Types 2 and 3 are self-declared based on standards or predetermined categories.
Q. Why is ENERGY STAR certification of Cisco C9000 Smart Switches important?
A. Cisco is driving long-term value and market advantage by continuing to embed energy efficiency through hardware and software and by providing customers visibility into their energy consumption to help them baseline, identify trends and anomalies, and take corrective actions.
With the ENERGY STAR certification of the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switch models, Cisco continues to expand our portfolio of third-party-approved campus switches. Ecolabel certifications like ENERGY STAR help customers identify "environmentally preferable" products to help maximize energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower energy costs.
ENERGY STAR certification reinforces Cisco's ongoing commitment to deliver energy-efficient products, including top-rated power supplies, active power management and monitoring capabilities, and alignment with ISO 14000 Environmental Management systems standards, all designed with circularity principles in mind.
Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches
Q. What are the key SKUs in the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. The Cisco C9350 Series has 34 primary models and a number of license, power, network, and SSD storage module options:
● C9350-48HX: 48 ports 10G mGig with full 90W UPOE+
● C9350-48TX: 48 ports 10G mGig data
● C9350-48U: 48 ports 1G 60W UPOE
● C9350-24U: 24 ports 1G 60W UPOE
● C9350-48P: 48 ports 30W PoE+
● C9350-24P: 24 ports 30W PoE+
● C9350-48T: 48 ports data
● C9350-24T: 24 ports data
● License options:
● LIC-CS-AC1-L-A-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Advantage License Access Tier 1, Large
● LIC-CS-AC1-L-E-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Essentials License Access Tier 1, Large
● LIC-CS-AC1-M-A-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Advantage License Access Tier 1, Medium
● LIC-CS-AC1-M-E-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Essentials License Access Tier 1, Medium
● E3N-CS-AC1-L-A-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Advantage EA 3.0 LIC Access Tier 1 Large
● E3N-CS-AC1-L-E-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Essentials EA 3.0 LIC Access Tier 1 Large
● E3N-CS-AC1-M-A-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Advantage EA 3.0 LIC Access Tier 1 Large
● E3N-CS-AC1-M-E-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Essentials EA 3.0 LIC Access Tier 1, Medium
Network module options:
● C9350-NM-4C: 4x dual-rate 100G/40G network module
● C9350-NM-2C: 2x dual-rate 100G/40G network module
● C9350-NM-8Y: 8x multi-rate 25G/10G/1G or 4x multi-rate 50G/25G/10G/1G network module
Power options:
● PWR-C1-500WAC
● PWR-C1-850WAC-P (UPOE)
● PWR-C1-1600WAC-P (UPOE+)
Fan module:
● C9350-FAN=
Storage modules:
● SSD-120G: Cisco pluggable USB 3.0 SSD storage
● SSD-240G: Cisco pluggable USB 3.0 SSD storage
Q. How many Cisco C9350 Series switches can be stacked?
A. You can stack up to 16 switches using Cisco StackWise-1.6T.
Q. Can I stack Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches with the Cisco Catalyst 9300 or 3850 Series Switches?
A. No, these switches do not stack together.
Q. Are the network modules shared between the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series and Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switch network modules may not be used on Cisco Catalyst 9350 Series modular uplink models.
Q. What are the supported uplink modules for Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support the following modular uplink options:
● 4x multi-rate 50G/25G/10G/1G network
● 8x multi-rate 25G/10G/1G network modular
● 2x dual-rate 100G/40G QSFP28 network modular
● 4x dual-rate 100G/40G QSFP28 network modular
Q. Where can I purchase an SSD module for the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. SSD modules approved by Cisco are available (SSD-240G=, SSD-120G=).
Q. What management ports are available on the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches come with a 10/100/1000 Ethernet dedicated management port on the backside of the switch right above the console port. This port is in a separate VRF instance called "Mgmt-vrf" in order to segment the management traffic from the global routing table of the switch.
Q. Can I use both console ports on the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches simultaneously?
A. No. When you use the USB console, the RJ-45 console receives the output of the USB console as well. This design allows the administrator to see when the USB console port is in use. This capability is useful for remote administrators.
Q. Do Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support auto-baud on the console port?
A. No.
Q. What type of airflow do Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support?
A. The airflow on the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches is "front and sides to back."
Q. Do the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support application hosting?
A. Yes, Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support native Docker application hosting capabilities, reserving dedicated memory and CPU resources for application hosting. This provides a separate execution space for user applications without compromising the integrity and performance of the switch. Applications, including Cisco Spaces gateway, ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent, Hypershield, and ASAc firewall, and Dockers containers reside in the external SSD storage and have no access to the internal device flash storage, which is reserved for Cisco IOS XE to protect its integrity.
Q. Do the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support Cisco Spaces IoT Gateway?
A. Yes, Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support hosting Cisco Spaces natively on the CPU complex. Cisco Spaces IoT Services on both Cisco C9000 Smart Switches and access points bridge wired and wireless smart building technology using the power of data to help speed return to a trusted workplace and the inevitable return to office.
Q. Do the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent?
A. Yes, Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support hosting ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent natively on the flash of the switch starting from Cisco IOS XE Release 17.18.3. A Cisco signed ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent app is required to run natively on the flash of the switch.
Q. Do the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support ASAc firewalls?
A. Yes, and they will require a separate Cisco ASAc license.
Q. Do the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support Hypershield firewalls?
A. Yes, and they will require a separate Cisco Hypershield license (when available) for Layer 4 stateful segmentation capabilities and security use cases.
Q. What are the minimum hardware and licensing prerequisites to host Hypershield and ASAc on the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. To host Hypershield and ASAc on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches, a Cisco Advantage Software license is required. Additionally, the switch should include a pluggable USB SSD- 240G hardware. Choose the appropriate term license:
ASAc: 'L-ASA-C-5S-K9=' for firewall throughputs up to 100 Mbps or 'L-ASA-C- 10S-K9=' for higher throughputs up to 1G
Hypershield: 'L-DCNM-C9350-K9='
Q. Why host Hypershield on the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches will support Cisco Hypershield with Cisco Security Cloud Control for security management. Cisco Hypershield is a distributed, Al-native security architecture with a vision to put security wherever it needs to be-in every software component of every application running on the network, server, and public or private cloud deployments. Hypershield uniquely combines security and networking by taking the network security functions that used to come in dedicated boxes and integrating them into the network. It provides Al-powered management that automates security policy lifecycles and security infrastructure upgrades.
Cisco Hypershield with the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches offers a groundbreaking approach to security by integrating advanced network segmentation and zero-trust capabilities directly onto the switch architecture. Hypershield leverages the app hosting ability to offload and accelerate security functions, achieving real-time stateful segmentation and policy enforcement without compromising performance. This helps ensure that sensitive workloads are isolated, protected, and compliant with stringent security standards, all while enabling high-throughput, low-latency communication across the network.
Q. What are the common use cases for hosting Hypershield and ASAc firewall on the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches at access?
A. Common use cases for hosting Hypershield and ASAc on Cisco C9350 Smart Switches include:
● Stateful inspection for security compliance
● Avoiding network bottlenecks by virtualizing physical firewall appliances
● Reducing the attack surface through logical network segmentation
● Enforcing granular access controls using Security Group Access Control Lists (SGACLs)
● Connecting isolated OT/IoT clusters with secure IPsec tunnels
Q. What are the compatible software versions to host the virtual ASAc application on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Support for hosting ASAc on the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches starts with Cisco IOS Release XE 17.18.3 for switches and ASAc version 9.20.2. Secure remote management is performed using SSL/TLS VPN.
● Minimizing latency for time-sensitive applications.
Q. What models of Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches can host the ASAc application?
A. All models of Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches can host ASAc.
Q. What are the minimum compute and storage requirements to host ASAc on the Cisco C9350 models?
A. The minimum resources required are 2 vCPUs (1 core), 2 GB RAM, and 8 GB disk space.
Q. What are the recommended resource profiles to host ASAc on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Refer to Table 3.
Table 3. Resource profiles for hosting
| Profile |
CPU |
RAM |
Disk space |
| Profile 1 |
2 vCPUs (1 core) |
2 GB |
120 GB/240 GB |
| Profile 2 |
4 vCPUs (2 cores) |
8 GB |
120 GB/240 GB |
| Profile 3 |
8 vCPUs (4 cores) |
18 GB |
120 GB/240 GB |
Q. Can another application be hosted along with ASAc on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Yes, Cisco C9350 Series models may have the resources to host another application; however, the combination needs validation.
Q. Can the ASAc application be hosted on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches switching with a legacy USB SSD-120G?
A. Yes, an SSD-120G can be used to host the ASAc application on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches.
Q. What is the maximum ASAc virtual firewall throughput (1D) when hosted on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Refer to Table 4.
Table 4. Maximum ASAc throughput
| Model |
Max throughput |
CPU |
RAM |
| 9350 Series |
500 Mbps |
2 vCPUs (1 core) |
2 GB |
| 9350 Series |
700 Mbps |
2 vCPUs (1 core) |
2 GB |
| 9350 Series |
900 Mbps |
4 vCPUs (2 cores) |
8 GB |
Q. What features are supported on ASAc when hosted on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. ASAc supports most of the features that are supported on parity with ASAv, including advanced features like IPsec, VPN, and SGACLs. Most of the features that are supported on ASAv by Cisco software are supported on the virtual appliance as well, except for clustering.
Q. What are the management options for ASAc hosted on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. For large deployments, Cisco Catalyst Center and Cisco Defense Orchestrator are recommended. For smaller deployments, CLI, RESTCONF/NETCONF, and Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) can be used.
Table 5. ASAc management options
| ASAc management option |
Owner |
Large-scale deployments |
Small deployments |
| ASAc Lifecycle Management |
NetOps |
Cisco Catalyst Center |
CLI/RESTCONF/NETCONF |
| ASAc Policy Management |
SecOps |
Cisco Defense Orchestrator |
ASDM |
Q. What mode does ASAc firewall support when hosted on the Cisco C9350 Series?
A. ASAc supports only routed firewall mode; it does not support transparent mode.
Q. Can ASAc leverage existing ASAv licenses to host on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Yes, ASAc can use ASAv licenses L-ASA-V- 10S-K9= or L-ASA-V-5S-K9= when hosted on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches.
Q. Can the ASAc application be hosted on the Cisco C9350 switch stack? What are the prerequisites to host it on the stack?
A. Yes, ASAc can be hosted on the Cisco C9350 switch stack. To ensure optimal performance and High Availability (HA), it is recommended to have two USB SSD-240G devices in the stack- one connected to the active switch and the other to the standby switch.
Additionally, it's important to note that a single ASAc license is shared between the active and standby instances within the stack. This licensing approach facilitates seamless transitions and efficient utilization of resources in the event of a switchover.
Q. What is the HA support for ASAc hosted on Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. The app hosting framework offers HA for hosted applications, including ASAc, within the Cisco C9350 stack. The support is limited to stateless switchover. The active ASAc instance periodically synchronizes its configuration to the standby instance. A single ASAc license is shared between the active and standby instances in the stack.
During a switchover, the standby ASAc instance takes approximately 90 to 120 seconds to start processing the traffic. It is important to note that traffic subjected to stateful inspection is temporarily dropped during this transition period. This brief interruption helps ensure a seamless transfer of control between active and standby instances, maintaining the integrity of the HA architecture.
Q. Do the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support hybrid mode?
A. Yes, starting from Cisco IOS XE Release 17.18.1, Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support hybrid mode.
Q. Do the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches support cloud management?
A. Yes, all Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switch models come with the latest Cisco IOS XE cloud-native cloud management option. The latest IOS XE combines the simplicity of cloud management with the power of Cisco C9000 Smart Switch hardware. To satisfy high-bandwidth applications and the deployment of high-speed 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 and 802.11ax 6E/6 access points, the unified software provides Multigigabit ports, 1.6T stacking, and modular 10G/40G uplinks. The cloud management option delivers resiliency with fast stack convergence, StackPower, and Adaptive Policy using an over the-wire tag that segments traffic into security groups to deliver scalable security. Cloud management provides a simple, powerful solution to the most demanding wired access applications.
Q. What is the power consumption for Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches modular uplink models?
A. Power consumption by SKU is listed on the data sheet and can be seen in Table 6.
Table 6. ASAc management options
| Model |
Total ports |
Default AC power supply |
Available PoE power |
Cisco StackWise-1.6T |
Cisco StackPower |
| C9350-48HX* |
48x 10G Multigigabit 90W UPOE+ |
1440W AC |
4320W |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-48TX* |
48x 10G Multigigabit |
715W AC |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-24T* |
24x 1G |
500W AC |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-48T* |
48x 1G |
500W AC |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-24P* |
24x 1G, 30W PoE+ |
850W AC |
445W |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-48P* |
48x 1G, 30W PoE+ |
850W AC |
437W |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-24U* |
24x 1G, 60W UPOE |
1600W AC |
830W |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-48U* |
48x 1G, 60W UPOE |
1600W AC |
822W |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-24P* |
24x 1G, 30W PoE+ |
850W AC |
445W |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-48P* |
48x 1G, 30W PoE+ |
850W AC |
437W |
Yes |
Yes |
| C9350-24U* |
24x 1G, 60W UPOE |
1600W AC |
830W |
Yes |
Yes |
* ENERGY STAR certified model.
Q. How do I position the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series models vs. the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switch models?
A. The scale and performance of the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches are higher than those of the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series, making them more suited to larger networks. Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches have enhanced app hosting capabilities for Docker container and application hosting, including Cisco Spaces Gateway, ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent, and Hypershield and ASAc firewall. Finally, these switches continue to offer advanced security features such as Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), MACsec-256 link encryption, fabric-in-a-box, and Audio-Visual Bridging (AVB).
Q. Where are technical information and SKUs for the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Refer to the Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches switch data sheet for the technical and product details of the series:
Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches
Q. What are the key SKUs in the Cisco C9610 Series?
A. The Cisco C9610 Series has four primary hardware SKUs with several license, power, and SSD storage module options:
● C9610R: 10-slot Cisco C9610 chassis, up to 25.6 Tbps capacity per supervisor
● C9610-SUP-SUP-3/3XL: Up to 6.4 T per slot (25.6 T) supervisor
● C9610-LC-32CD: 30 ports 100G/40G, 2 ports 400G/200G/100G
● C9610-LC-40YL4CD: 40 ports 50G/25G/10G, 2 ports 400G/200G/100G/40G, 2 ports 100G/40G
The C9610 Series supports Catalyst 9600 Series line cards with an adapter:
● C9610-LC-ADPT: Adapter to support use of Catalyst 9600 Series line cards
● C9600-LC-24C: 24 ports 100G/40G, line card
● C9600-LC-48YL: 48 ports 50G/25G/10G/1G, line card
● C9600-LC-48TX: 48 ports 10G mGig, line card
● C9600-LC-48S: 48 ports 1 Gbps SFP, line card
License options:
● LIC-CS-CO1-L-A-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Advantage License Core Tier 1, Large
● E3N-CS-CO1-L-A-1Y, -3Y, -5Y, -7Y, -10Y Cisco Switching Advantage EA 3.0 LIC Core Tier 1 Large
Power options:
● C9600-PWR-3KWAC
● C9600-PWR-2KWAC
● C9600-PWR-2KWDC
Fan module:
● C9610-FAN=
Storage modules:
● C9610-SSD-480GB: Cisco pluggable 480 GB M2 SATA memory
● C9610-SSD-960GB: Cisco pluggable 960 GB M2 SATA memory
Q. What is the system architecture on the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches are based on centralized architecture using the Cisco Silicon One K100 ASIC 3.0 running open "cloud-native" Cisco IOS XE software. This architecture has several key benefits, including simplicity of upgrades, investment protection, and superior high availability.
Q. Are different chassis models available on the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches currently offer one chassis type: 10 slots with redundant supervisor slots. The 10-slot chassis has 8 line card slots that can serve up to 120 ports of 100G with 8 ports of 400G and 200G, 48 ports of 100G, 192 ports of 40G and 10G Multigigabit with Supervisor-2, and 192 ports of 50G/25G/10G/1G, 96 ports of 40G, and 48 ports of 100G with Supervisor-1. The 10-slot chassis also includes 8 power bays and 4 "6-fan" fan trays.
Q. What line cards are available for the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches support the following line card modules to serve the diverse needs of modular campus core and aggregation deployments:
● C9610-LC-32CD: 30 ports 100G/40G, 2 ports 400G/200G/100G, line card
● C9610-LC -40YL4CD: 40 ports 50G/25G/10G, 2 ports 400G/200G/100G/40G, 2 ports 100G/40G
The C9610 Series supports Catalyst 9600 Series line cards with an adapter:
● C9610-LC-ADPT: Adapter to support use of Catalyst 9600 Series line cards
● C9600-LC-24C: 24 ports 100G/40G, line card
● C9600-LC-48YL: 48 ports 50G/25G/10G/1G, line card
● C9600-LC-48TX: 48 ports 10G mGig, line card
● C9600-LC-48S: 48 ports 1 Gbps SFP, line card
Q. What is the data sheet for the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Refer to the Cisco C9610 Series switch data sheet for technical and product details on the series:
● Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switch Data Sheet
Q. What are the SSD onboard storage options for the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. On the supervisor module, you can order an optional SSD for onboard storage. The supervisor module supports 480 and 960 GB configurations. It is recommended that you configure this module on both supervisors (active and redundant) at the time of order. For a dual-supervisor configuration, it is recommended that you order the same size SSD module on both supervisors.
Q. Can a Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switch line card be used in any slot?
A. No. Slots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and 7, 8, 9, and 10 are reserved for line cards. Slots 5 and 6 on the Cisco C9610 have been reserved for supervisors.
Q. Can a Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series switch line card be used in a Cisco C9610 chassis?
A. Yes. A line card adapter is available (C9610-LC-ADPT) that allows slots 1, 2, 3, and 4, and 7, 8, 9, and 10 to be used for Catalyst 9600 line cards.
Q. Can a Cisco C9610 Series switch spare supervisor be used in any slot?
A. No. Slots 5 and 6 on the Cisco C9610 have been reserved for supervisors.
Q. Can any port act as an uplink or core port?
A. Yes, any of the front panel data ports can be used for uplinks or core from 1/10G, 25G, 40G, 50G, 100G, 200G, and 400G.
Q. Does SSO work with a Cisco C9610 Series switch?
A. SSO functionality is supported with a Cisco Advantage license, including NSF and ISSU capabilities.
Q. What is the airflow design on the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches use a front-to-back airflow design.
Q. What is unique about the Cisco C9610 Series switch fan design?
A. Typical modular Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches have redundant, hot-swappable fan trays in N+1 redundant groupings in the back, increasing reliability while allowing you to retain your cable connectivity to the modules while servicing the fan tray from the rear.
Q. What is unique about the Cisco C9610 Series switch power design?
A. The Cisco C9610 Series and Catalyst 9600 share the same superior power design architecture that supports:
● Titanium rating with 3K AC power
● Platinum-rated (>90% efficiency) efficient power supplies
● Modular power supply
● Superior high-availability capabilities to support N+1 redundancy
● Combined mode of operation
● Ability to mix 220VAC and DC inputs
● AC and DC power options
Q. How many power supplies can the 10-slot chassis hold?
A. The 10-slot chassis option supports up to 8 modular power supplies. A minimum of 4 power supplies are needed to power a fully loaded chassis.
Q. How do I decide on the number of power supplies I need on a Cisco C9610 Series switch?
A. Use the Cisco Power Calculator to estimate the power requirements for the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches. This tool allows you to configure current and future power needs based on the devices and line cards, and recommends the number of power supplies you will need for your deployment:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/tools-catalog.html.
Q. On Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches, what is the default power supply mode?
A. The default mode is a combined mode; the user can change the mode of operation to N+1 mode.
Q. What power redundancy modes do the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches support?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches support N+1 or combined redundant mode. The platforms allow changing of the power supply modes with a simple CLI command. For N+1 mode, N power supplies are active and 1 is in standby.
Q. Do Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches come with built-in RFID?
A. Built-in RFID is an "opt in" option. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches can come with built-in passive RFID tags on all the components so that you have an inventory of the different components, including separated RFID tags for the supervisor, all line-card modules, the power supplies, the fan tray, and the chassis.
Q. What management ports are available on Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches come with a dedicated 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) and 10G SPF+ management port on the front panel of the switch. The Ethernet port is in a separate VRF instance called "Mgmt-vrf." This setup segments the management traffic from the global routing table of the switch.
Q. What are the high-availability features of the Cisco C9610 series?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches have been designed for high availability and nonstop operations and maintenance. The hardware supports high availability with redundant supervisors, N+1 power supply redundancy, and hot swapping of all components. The Cisco IOS XE operating system enables In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU), helping ensure continuous operations; hot patching, which provides the ability to update the OS without requiring a reload of the system; and GIR, which enables removal and insertion of the switch in the network for maintenance, minimizing downtime.
Q. Can I use both console ports simultaneously on a Cisco C9610 Series switch?
A. The Cisco C9610 Series provides two options to connect to the console, an RJ-45 port and a USB port. Only one can be used at a time to connect with the RJ-45 port, as the default console switches to USB when the USB cable is connected.
Q. Do the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches support Online Insertion and Removal (OIR)?
A. Yes, OIR is supported on all the modules and power supplies.
Q. What pluggable transceiver modules do Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches support?
Q. Is StackWise Virtual supported on the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Yes, StackWise Virtual is supported on the Cisco C9610 Series.
Q. Is StackWise Virtual supported on all ports of the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Yes, StackWise Virtual supports all available ports.
Q. What is the maximum number of VRF instances for the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. The Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches support 4000 VRFs.
Q. What uplink combinations are available on the Cisco C9610 Series supervisors?
A. The Cisco C9610 Series supervisors will not have any dedicated uplink ports. Any line card front panel ports can be leveraged for uplink connectivity.
Q. Is there an onboard WebUI on the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. All Cisco C9000 Smart Switches support an onboard WebUI to simplify device management.
Q. What is the minimum version of Cisco Catalyst Center required to support the Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
Q. How can I use Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches in SD-Access?
A. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches extend support for SD-Access as both a border node and a control node.
Q. When do I position the Cisco C9610 Series vs. the Ci Catalyst 9600 Series?
A. The Cisco C9610 Series is a 10-slot vs. 6-slot modular switching system that is capable of supporting twice the number of line card slots (8 vs. 4) with two new higher-capacity supervisors. Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches should be positioned when there is a need for a higher-scale platform with the same great resiliency features such as SSO with redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans.
Typically, Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches should be positioned when the customer is planning to migrate from bigger rack-mounted Catalyst 6800/6500 switches.
Q. Would I be able to use Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series line cards on Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches?
A. Yes, with the adapter, you use Catalyst 9600 Series line cards in a Cisco C9610 Series switch, providing investment protection.
Benefits of upgrading
Q. Where can I find comparisons between Cisco Catalyst 9000 switches and other Cisco Catalyst switches?
A. The following documents highlight the key differences between the Cisco C9350 and C9610 Series Smart Switches and other comparable Catalyst switching platforms.
● Benefits of upgrading to Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches
● Benefits of upgrading to Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches
Pricing and ordering
Q. Where can I find the complete SKU list or data sheets for the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches?
A. A complete list of product IDs is available in the platform-specific data sheets:
● Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches: Latest data sheet version
● Cisco C9610 Chassis: Latest data sheet Version
Q. What is the SKU mapping between the Cisco Catalyst 3850, Catalyst 9300 Series, and Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Refer to Table 7.
Table 7. Mapping between Cisco Catalyst 3850, Catalyst 9300 Series, and Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches
| Catalyst 3850 Series switch PIDs |
Catalyst 9300 Series switch PIDs |
Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switch PIDs |
Short description |
| WS-C3850-12X48U |
C9300X-48HX |
C9350-48HX |
48-port 10G mGig, full 90W PoE switch |
| - |
C9300X-48TX |
C9350-48TX |
48-port 10G mGig, data only switch |
| WS-C3850-24T |
C9300-24T |
C9350-24T |
24-port data only switch |
| WS-C3850-24P |
C9300-24P |
C9350-24P |
24-port PoE+ switch |
| WS-C3850-24U |
C9300-24U |
C9350-24U |
24-port UPOE switch |
| WS-C3850-48T |
C9300-48T |
C9350-48T |
48-port data only switch |
| WS-C3850-48P |
C9300-48P |
C9350-48P |
48-port PoE+ switch |
| WS-C3850-48U |
C9300-48U |
C9350-48U |
48-port UPOE switch |
Q. What is the SKU mapping between the Cisco Catalyst 6800ia and Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches?
A. Refer to Table 8.
Table 8. Mapping between Cisco Catalyst 6800ia and Cisco C9350 Series Smart Switches
| 6800ia PIDs |
C9350 PIDs |
Short description |
| C6800IA-48TD |
C9350-48T |
Cisco C9350 48-port data only switch |
| C6800IA-48FPD |
C9350-48P |
Cisco C9350 48-port 30W PoE switch |
| C6800IA-48FPDR |
C9350-48P |
Cisco C9350 48-port 30W PoE switch |
Q. What is the SKU mapping between the Cisco Catalyst 6500/6800 and Cisco C9610 Smart Switches?
A. Refer to Table 9.
Table 9. Mapping between Cisco Catalyst 6500/6800 Series and Cisco C9610 Series Smart Switches
| Catalyst 6500/6800 PIDs |
Cisco C9610 PIDs |
Short description |
| C6800-16P10G |
C9610-LC-48YL |
48-port 10GE/25GE line card |
| C6800-32P10G |
C9610-LC-48YL |
48-port 10GE/25GE line card |
| C6800-8P40G |
C9600-LC-24C |
24-port 40GE/12 port 100GE line card |
| No comparable SKU |
C9600-LC-48X |
48-port mGig line card |
| C6807-XL/C6509-E/C6513-E |
C9610R |
10-slot Cisco C9610 chassis |
| VS-S2T-10G/-XL |
C9610-SUP-3/3XL |
Cisco C9610 Series Supervisor 3 |
| C6807-XL |
C9610R |
10-slot Cisco C9610 chassis |
| C6816-X |
C9610R |
10-slot Cisco C9610 chassis |
| C6800-SUP6T/-XL |
C9610-SUP-3/3XL |
Cisco C9610 Series Supervisor 3 |
| C6800-SUP720/-XL |
C9610-SUP-3/3XL |
Cisco C9610 Series Supervisor 3 |
Warranty and support
Q. Does the Cisco C9000 family of smart switches support the Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)?
A. Yes, all Cisco C9000 family switches support the E-LLW. The E-LLW provides 90-day 8x5 Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) hardware support, next-business-day hardware replacement, and guest access to the knowledge base. The business unit software policy provides free software updates for Cisco IOS XE Software in the network stack.
Q. What is the software support model with the E-LLW on the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches family?
A. For the Cisco C9000 Smart Switch family, Cisco Catalyst Software term-based subscription license-related issues are covered by SWSS, which is included as part of the Cisco software subscription license. Also, for the first 90 days, you are entitled to configuration help for Cisco IOS XE Software-related questions. Software updates to the Cisco IOS XE Software will be supported by the business unit software policy.
Services
Q. Are any services available to support the Cisco C9000 family of smart switches?
A. Yes. With Cisco Services, you can achieve infrastructure excellence faster with less risk. Our services for the Cisco C9000 Smart Switches provide expert guidance to help you successfully plan, deploy, manage, and support your new switches. With unmatched networking expertise, best practices, and innovative tools, Cisco Services can help you reduce overall upgrade, refresh, and migration costs as you introduce new hardware, software, and protocols into the network. With a comprehensive lifecycle of services, Cisco experts will help you minimize disruption and improve operational efficiency to extract maximum value from your Cisco Catalyst infrastructure