(NEW) Catalyst 9400 Chassis Models - C9400-SUP-1

Overview

The Cisco C9400-SUP-1 is a Supervisor Engine for the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series modular switches. It plays a crucial role in providing centralized forwarding and control for the entire system, ensuring high availability, resiliency, and performance for enterprise networks. Designed to support Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture (DNA), it brings advanced security, automation, and programmability to the network, making it suitable for large-scale campus and enterprise networks.

Specs

• Model: C9400-SUP-1
• Product Family: Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Supervisor Engine

Key Features:

• Switching Capacity: Up to 480 Gbps per slot.
• Forwarding Rate: 250 million packets per second (Mpps) with hardware acceleration for both IPv4 and IPv6.
• Centralized Control: Provides centralized control and switching for the Catalyst 9400 chassis.
• High Availability: Supports Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), stateful switchover, and redundant supervisor engine support for high availability and seamless failover.

Network and Connectivity:

• Interface Ports:
  • 8x 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ uplink ports.
  • 2x 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP uplink ports.
• Support for Line Cards:
  • Compatible with Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series line cards, allowing up to 384 ports of 1G/10G/25G/40G/100G Ethernet.

Security Features:

• MACsec Encryption: Provides Layer 2 encryption to protect data over the network.
• Cisco TrustSec: For role-based access control and policy enforcement across the network.
• Network Segmentation: Integration with Cisco DNA and Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) for automated segmentation and secure network deployment.

Performance and Redundancy:

• Performance:
  • Up to 9 Tbps switching capacity across the chassis.
  • Full line-rate forwarding for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
• Redundancy:
  • Supports redundant supervisor engines for seamless failover and network resiliency.
  • Modular power supply and fan trays for high availability and failover protection.

Memory and Storage:

• DRAM: 32 GB.
• Flash Storage: 16 GB.
• NVRAM: 2 GB.

Management and Monitoring:

• Management Features:
  • Cisco DNA Center for full automation, monitoring, and control.
  • CLI, NETCONF, RESTCONF, SNMP for management options.
  • Cisco DNA Assurance for real-time monitoring, analytics, and troubleshooting.
• Monitoring:
  • Embedded analytics and telemetry support for proactive network monitoring.

Power:

• Power Supply: Powered by the modular power supplies used in the Cisco Catalyst 9400 chassis.
• Power Consumption: Typically around 250W depending on system load and configuration.