Cisco Catalyst 9500 60x25G 4x400G Switch | Layer 3 Enterprise — CON-L24HR-C95024EY

Keep critical traffic moving through campus and core layers with the Cisco Catalyst 9500 60x2550G 4x400G. This platform is built for environments that need dense 25G connectivity at the edge of the core and very high-speed 400G uplinks to support aggregation, east-west traffic, and backbone growth. For infrastructure teams, the value is in the headroom. The 60 x 25G port profile supports high-bandwidth server, distribution, or aggregation designs without forcing an early refresh. The 4 x 400G uplinks provide the bandwidth needed to connect upstream fabrics, core peers, or high-capacity transport paths while keeping oversubscription in check. Cisco Catalyst 9500 switches are commonly selected for enterprise campus cores because they combine strong forwarding performance with the control expected in managed network environments. This model fits organizations standardizing on a resilient Layer 3 switching architecture and planning for sustained traffic growth rather than incremental patchwork upgrades. If your network design needs dense 25G access, 400G uplink capacity, and a platform positioned for long service life in the core, this Catalyst 9500 configuration delivers the scale and margin that justify the investment. Ideal For Campus core switching for large enterprise networks Aggregation layer deployment for high-density 25G access Backbone uplink termination for 400G transport paths Core refresh in standardized Cisco enterprise environments Why This Product 1 Higher uplink headroom than 100G-only core switches 2 Denser 25G access than mixed-speed aggregation models 3 Better suited for campus core growth than entry-level switches 4 Designed for managed Layer 3 enterprise routing domains