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Cisco Catalyst 8500 Ethernet Switch - Manageable - 10 Gigabit Ethernet - 10GBase-X - 3 Layer Supported - Modular - Optical Fiber - 1U - Rack-mountable - 1 Year Limited Warranty - C8500-12X

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Condition:
New
Warranty Information
1 Year
Ethernet Technology:
10 Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion Slot Type:
SFP+
Form Factor:
Rack-mountable
Layer Supported:
3
Manageable:
Yes
Media Type Supported:
Optical Fiber
Power Source:
Power Supply
Product Family:
Catalyst 8500
Product Type:
Ethernet Switch
Redundant Power Supply Supported:
Yes
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Manageable - 10 Gigabit Ethernet - 10GBase-X - 3 Layer Supported - Modular - Optical Fiber - 1U - Rack-mountable - 1 Year Limited Warranty

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.

  • Availability: This product is currently only available for pre-order
  • Condition: New
  • Warranty Information 1 Year
  • Ethernet Technology: 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Expansion Slot Type: SFP+
  • Form Factor: Rack-mountable
  • Layer Supported: 3
  • Manageable: Yes
  • Media Type Supported: Optical Fiber
  • Power Source: Power Supply
  • Product Family: Catalyst 8500
  • Product Type: Ethernet Switch
  • Redundant Power Supply Supported: Yes