The Cisco^® Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) with Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) is the most advanced network fabric to power customer business. Cisco DNA is an open and extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations. The programmable architecture frees your IT staff from time-consuming, repetitive network configuration tasks so they can focus instead on innovation that positively transforms your business. SD-Access enables policy-based automation from edge to cloud with foundational capabilities that include:

●     Simplified device deployment

●     Unified management of wired and wireless networks

●     Network virtualization and segmentation

●     Group-based policies

●     Context-based analytics

Cisco Catalyst^® 9400 Series switches are Cisco’s lead modular enterprise switching access and aggregation platform built for security, IoT and cloud. This switch series forms the foundational building blocks for SD-Access, Cisco’s leading enterprise architecture. Catalyst 9400 Series switches provide unparalleled investment protection with a chassis architecture that is capable of supporting up to 9 Tbps of system bandwidth and unmatched power delivery with high density IEEE 802.3bt PoE (60W and 90W). Redundancy is now table stakes across the portfolio. Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches deliver state-of-the-art High Availability (HA) with capabilities like SSO/NSF, uplink resiliency, N+1/N+N redundancy for power supplies. Catalyst 9400 Series switches are enterprise optimized with an innovative dual-serviceable fan tray design, side to side airflow and is closet-friendly with ~16 in. depth. A single system can scale up to 384 access ports with your choice of 1G copper, 1G fiber, Cisco UPOE^®+, Cisco UPOE and PoE+ options and up to 192 ports of 10G Fiber and multigigabit options. The platform also supports advanced routing and infrastructure services, SD-Access capabilities and network system virtualization. These features enable optional placement of the platform in the core and aggregation layers of small to medium-sized campus environments.

Specification summary: Ports for line cards

Table 1 summarizes port specifications for the line cards.

Table 1.           Port information for line cards

¹ With max power 260 ports can supply full 90W on all ports concurrently

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switch line cards

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series switches offer Cisco Multigigabit Ethernet technology, Cisco UPOE, data, 1G and 10G fiber line cards.

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch Cisco Multigigabit Line Card

Figure 1.               

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE^® Line Card (C9400-LC-48UX) with 24 port Multigigabit Ports and 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ports

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE line card with 24 port Multigigabit ports and 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ports provides the solution you need to support newer applications such as 802.11ac Wave 2 access points with your existing Ethernet access cabling. Multigigabit switch ports allow automatic negotiation of 100-Mbps, 1-Gbps, 2.5-Gbps, and 5-Gbps speeds on existing Category 5e and 6 cable, and all the way up to 10-Gbps speeds over Category 6 cabling. The Multigigabit Ethernet line card supports Power over Ethernet (PoE), PoE Plus (PoE+), and Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE) to deliver 15W, 30W, or 60W to the access point. Cisco remains the only vendor that can provide 60W to power downstream devices in a next-generation workspace. So you can power more devices—IP phones, IPTVs, surveillance cameras, virtual desktop clients, and many others—without having to install extra wall or ceiling circuits, while taking advantage of standards-based Energy Efficient Ethernet. You can now realize all of these Cisco UPOE benefits in a single switching platform, while enabling Multigigabit Wi-Fi speeds.

Features

●     48 ports with 24 Multigigabit ports and 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports

●     Speeds of 100/1000 Mbps, 2.5/5 Gbps, and 10GBASE-T on the Multigigabit ports and 10/100/1000 Mbps on the other ports

●     Nonblocking up to 1000 Mbps on all ports

●     RJ-45 interface on all ports

●     Supported on Cisco IOS^® XE Software Release 16.6.2 or later

●     Cisco UPOE: Capable of up to 60W on all ports in the line card

●     Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az on all 10/100/1000 ports

●     IEEE 802.3bz, 802.3an Multigigabit Ethernet standard on the Multigigabit ports

●     IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco prestandard PoE

●     IEEE 802.1ae (MACsec-256) capability in hardware

●     Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support (up to 9198 bytes)

●     Enterprise and commercial: Designed to power next-generation IP phones, wireless access points, wireless base stations, video cameras, virtual desktop clients, and other PoE/Cisco UPOE devices

●     Support for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch UPOE+ Line Card

Figure 2.               

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE+ 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Line Card (C9400-LC-48H)

The Catalyst 9400 Series switch UPOE+ line card supports Cisco UPOE^®+, Cisco UPOE, PoE+ and PoE. Designed for digital building and IoT applications, Cisco^®Catalyst^®9400 Series IEEE 802.3bt compliant 90W UPOE+ line card provides data and power over a single cable to power devices like wireless access points, digital signage, security cameras, thermal cameras with PTZ features, LED lighting fixtures and large display screens. UPOE+ offers reduced cabling and installation costs without need for permits, device daisy-chaining applications that require higher power draw, uninterrupted power and data using dual supervisors, real-time device information and centralized management and remote control, faster and flexible device installation, where devices can be positioned in practical location instead of proximity to electrical outlets. Additionally these line cards provide advanced energy management through standards-based Energy Efficient Ethernet and lowest thermal dissipation per watt of energy sourced.

Features

●     48 ports nonblocking

●     10/100/1000 module (RJ-45)

●     Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.12.1 or later

●     Cisco UPOE+ is enabled, capable of up to 90W on all ports in the line card

●     Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

●     IEEE 802.3bt/af/at and Cisco pre-standard PoE

●     IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware

●     Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9198 bytes

●     Ideal for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switch UPOE Line Card

Figure 3.               

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) Line Card (C9400-LC-48U)

The Catalyst 9400 Series switch UPOE line card UPOE line card supports PoE, PoE+, and Cisco UPOE to deliver 15W, 30W, or 60W to the access point. 60W of inline power can power more devices―including IP phones, IPTVs, surveillance cameras, virtual desktop clients, and many others―without having to install extra wall or ceiling circuits while taking advantage of standards-based Energy Efficient Ethernet.

Features

●     48 ports nonblocking

●     10/100/1000 module (RJ-45)

●     Supported on Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.6.1 or later

●     Cisco UPOE is enabled, capable of up to 60W on all ports in the line card

●     Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

●     IEEE 802.3af/at and Cisco pre-standard PoE

●     IEEE 802.1AE (MACsec-256) capability in hardware

●     Layer 2 to Layer 4 Jumbo Frame support up to 9198 bytes

●     Enterprise and commercial design to power next-generation IP phones, wireless base stations, video cameras, virtual desktop clients, and other PoE and Cisco UPOE devices

●     Ideal for campus and branch applications requiring enhanced performance for large file transfers and network backups