- Manufacturer Part Number: C8500-20X6C
- Modular: Yes
- Port/Expansion Slot Details:
- 20 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Slot
- 6 x 100 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Slot
- Media Type Supported: Optical Fiber
- Ethernet Technology:
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 100 Gigabit Ethernet
- Network Technology:
- 10GBase-X
- 100GBase-X
- Number of Total Expansion Slots: 26
- Expansion Slot Type:
- SFP+
- QSFP+
- Number of SFP+ Slots: 20
- Layer Supported: 3
- Networking Standards:
- IEEE 802.1ag
- IEEE 802.3ah
- IEEE 802.1Q
- Manageable: Yes
- Input Voltage:
- 120 V AC
- 230 V AC
- 40 V DC
- 72 V DC
- Power Source:
- Power Supply
- AC/DC
- Redundant Power Supply Supported: Yes
- Number of Power Supplies Supported: 2
- Number of Power Supplies Installed: 2
- Compatible Rack Unit: 3U
- Form Factor: Rack-mountable
- Height: 5.2″
- Width: 17.3″
- Length: 26.9″
- Weight (Approximate): 77.50 lb
- Package Contents:
- Catalyst 8500 Ethernet Switch
- 2 x AC Power Supplies
- Environmentally Friendly: Yes
- Environmental Certification: WEEE
- Limited Warranty: 1 Year
Package Contents
- Catalyst 8500 Ethernet Switch
- 2 x AC Power Supplies
Overview
The Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms are high-performance cloud edge platforms designed for accelerated services, multi-layer security, cloud-native agility, and edge intelligence to accelerate your journey to cloud.
Nomenclature Note
Catalyst 8500 Edge Platforms refer to C8500-12X and C8500-12X4QC
Catalyst 8500L Edge Platform refers to C8500L-8S4X
Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms refer to Catalyst 8500 and Catalyst 8500L Edge Platforms together
Foundation for Software-Defined WAN
Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms (Catalyst 8500 and Catalyst 8500L) with Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software deliver Cisco’s secure, cloud-scale SD-WAN solution for aggregation sites. The Catalyst 8500 Edge Platforms feature the all-new third-generation Cisco Quantum Flow Processor (QFP), the Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms are built for services from the ground up. The Catalyst 8500L Edge Platform features an x86 based platform architecture that is purpose built to continue delivering the same experience as an ASR1000 platform. The Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms are compact 1RU devices with flexible interface options, including 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, and 100GE ports. Powered by Cisco IOS XE, fully programmable software architecture, and API support, these platforms can facilitate automation at scale to achieve zero-touch IT capability while migrating workloads to the cloud.
