C9600X-LC-56YL4C

Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series with 56 ports supporting 50G/25G/10G and 4 ports supporting 100G/40G.

For more information about the hardware, see Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Line Card Installation Note.

Cisco 40GBASE QSFP, Cisco 100GBASE QSFP-100G, and Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Transceiver Modules on C9600X-LC-32CD Line Card

Supported transceiver module product numbers:

• QSFP-H40G-CU0-5M

• QSFP-H40G-CU1M

• QSFP-H40G-CU2M

• QSFP-H40G-CU3M

• QSFP-H40G-CU4M

• QSFP-H40G-CU5M

• QSFP-H40G-ACU7M

• QSFP-H40G-ACU10M

• QSFP-100G-CU1M

• QSFP-100G-CU2M

• QSFP-100G-CU3M

• QSFP-100G-CU5M

• QDD-400-CU1M

• QDD-400-CU2.5M

• QDD-400-CU2M

• QDD-400-CU3M

Compatible line card: C9600X-LC-32CD

For information about the modules, see the corresponding module data sheet - Cisco 40GBASE QSFP Modules Data Sheet, Cisco 100GBASE QSFP-100G Modules Data Sheet, and Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Cable and Transceiver Modules Data Sheet. For information about device compatibility, see the Transceiver Module Group (TMG) Compatibility Matrix.

BGP EVPN VXLAN

• Tenant Routed Multicast over BGP EVPN VXLANv6

The following BGP EVPN VXLAN features are introduced in this release:

• Tenant Routed Multicast over BGP EVPN VXLANv6 enables the delivery of IPv4 and IPv6 multicast host traffic in BGP EVPN overlay multi-tenant fabric in an efficient and resilient manner. The new software capability enables IPv4 and IPv6 multicast in overlay with underlay network infrastructure natively running single-stack IPv6. The Tenant Routed Multicast over BGP EVPN VXLANv6 is supported over IPv6 Default MDT group.

  (Network Advantage)

Bonjour Apple AirDrop Service

Introduces a new service definition apple air-drop.

Flexible Netflow Record for SGACL Permit and Deny Actions

A new collect parameter for flexible netflow is introduced. Use the collect policy firewall event command to enable collection of information on traffic that is denied or permitted by SGACL. This feature is not supported on Cisco Catalyst 9600X Series Switches.

(DNA Essentials)

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Proxy

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Proxy facilitates communication between two different hosts that are restricted from communicating directly with each other. IPv6 Routing Proxy and IPv6 DAD Proxy variations of IPv6 ND Proxy are introduced.

(Network Essentials and Network Advantage)

Management Traffic Control

Management traffic control allows traffic to enter through a user-defined physical interface and restricts traffic to any other interface that is not defined by the user.

(Network Advantage)

Modified License Level for Unicast mDNS

Unicast mDNS is now supported with DNA Advantage license.

Programmability:

• YANG Data Models

The following programmability feature is introduced in this release:

• YANG Data Models: For the list of Cisco IOS XE YANG models available with this release, navigate to: https://github.com/YangModels/yang/tree/master/vendor/cisco/xe/17131.

(Network Advantage)

Removal of Service Types from the Default Service List

Multifunction-printer and home sharing service types are removed from the default service list.

request tech-support command

The request tech-support command was introduced. It generates an archive consisting of the tech support file and the system report.

SGT Inline Tagging

Introduces SGT Inline Tagging on Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Supervisor 2 Module (C9600X-SUP-2).

(Network Advantage)

show ip eigrp topology and show ip eigrp accounting command output

The show ip eigrp topology and show ip eigrp accounting command outputs are modified.

The output of show ip eigrp topology command displays a message that provides information about the EIGRP state and the action required.

The output of show ip eigrp accounting does not display any message when the EIGRP is in adjacency state.

show mvpn vrfri command

The show mvpn vrfri command is introduced. The show mvpn vrfri command displays information about the provider edge’s route import configured in the MPLS VPN environment.

VLAN RADIUS Attributes in Access Requests

Enhances security for access switches with the use of VLAN RADIUS attributes - VLAN name and ID in access requests.

(Network Essentials and Network Advantage)

There are no new WebUI features in this release.