Modular switches for every network Catalyst 9600X fiber line cards 30-port 100G/40G QSFP28 with 400G/200G/100G QSFP-DD fiber

30-port 100/40GE, 2-port 200GE, 2-port 400GE line card

Line card use cases:

• C9600X-LC-32CD combo card is specifically designed for high port-density Campus Core or Edge designs, with majority QSFP optics.
• Able to support 32 line-rate QSFP28 ports for maximum high-speed upstream or downstream connections.
• Able to convert four QSFP28 ports into two QSFP-DD port for high-speed connections to upstream devices (for example, SP or DC switches).

Line card highlights:

• Paired with C9600X-SUP-2 (3.2 Tbps full-duplex bandwidth), this line card provides up to 30 ports of 100/40 GE, 2 ports of 400/200/100 GE non-blocking.
• 100/40 GE QSFP28, 400/200 GE QSFP-DD ports.
• Advanced Encryption Standard 256 (AES-256) support with the powerful MACsec and WAN MACsec encryption algorithm¹.