Cisco C9500-DNX-E-24Q-5Y 24P 40G Fiber 5-Year License | Enterprise — C9500-DNX-E-24Q-5Y

Keep your Catalyst 9500 deployment aligned with a 5-year software entitlement designed for 24-port 40G fiber configurations. Cisco C9500-DNX-E-24Q-5Y gives infrastructure teams a defined licensing path for environments that need sustained access to the software subscription associated with this switch class. This subscription is a fit for organizations standardizing on high-throughput fiber uplinks and planning refresh cycles around multi-year procurement windows. It helps reduce licensing ambiguity, supports budget forecasting, and keeps the platform covered for the duration of the term. For teams managing campus cores, aggregation layers, or distributed enterprise switching, the value is in continuity: one entitlement, one term, and a clear path for operational planning. Because this is a Cisco software subscription tied to a specific 24-port 40G fiber configuration, it is intended for buyers who already know the platform and need the right license term rather than a generic add-on. That specificity matters when uptime, compliance, and procurement discipline all sit on the same decision path. Ideal For Campus core switching with 40G fiber uplinks Aggregation-layer licensing for enterprise networks Multi-year procurement planning for network refreshes Standardized Cisco entitlement management across sites Why This Product 1 5-year term versus shorter renewal cycles 2 24-port 40G fiber coverage versus generic licensing 3 Cisco platform-specific entitlement versus broad software bundles 4 Predictable procurement planning versus annual re-buying