Cisco category guide
Core, Distribution & Aggregation Switching
Cisco campus core, distribution and aggregation switching platforms for high-throughput routing/switching, redundant campus cores and collapsed-core refresh projects.
Procurement guidance
- - Use this category when the buyer is building a core, distribution or aggregation layer rather than an access closet.
- - Confirm port speed mix, uplink/downlink roles, redundant supervisors or chassis modules, software tier and optics before quote.
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Representative visual: C9500
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Campus LAN Switches - Core and Distribution
9Catalyst 9500 / 9500X Fixed Core Switches
Fixed campus core and distribution switching platforms for high-speed enterprise aggregation, routed access and resilient campus backbone deployments.
- - Use this series for fixed-form core/distribution requests where bandwidth, uplink speed, license tier and optics are primary RFQ drivers.
- - Separate 9500, 9500X and SKU suffixes because port speed and software entitlement can materially change the quote.
Representative visual: C9550-24L4CD
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Campus LAN Switches - Core and Distribution
2Catalyst 9550 Series Smart Core Switches
Newer Catalyst smart core switching platforms reserved for high-scale campus core and aggregation coverage as approved records are added.
- - Use for next-generation campus core RFQs that need exact model, silicon generation and license validation before publication.
- - Keep hardware, optics and software subscriptions distinct in procurement notes.
Campus LAN Switches - Core and Distribution
PlannedCatalyst 9600 Modular Core Switches
Modular campus core switching chassis for designs requiring chassis scale, supervisor redundancy, high-density line cards and long campus lifecycle planning.
- - Reserve for structured chassis BOMs with supervisors, line cards, power, optics and support coverage.
- - Do not collapse chassis and line-card records into one generic product record when importing.
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