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Optics Supported on Cisco 9500 Series-the only 40G optimized enterprise-class switches

Who is the Catalyst 9500 Series? The Catalyst 9500 Series is the industry’s first purpose-built 40 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches targeted for the enterprise campus. These switches deliver unmatched table scale (MAC/route/ACL) and buffering for enterprise applications.

The Catalyst 9500 Series includes nonblocking 40G Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP+) and 1G/10G Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus (SFP/SFP+) switches with granular port densities that fit diverse campus needs.

Learn more: Catalyst 9500 Series-Next-generation High-speed Campus Aggregator

In the following part, we list the main Optics supported on Cisco 9500 Series (including C9500-24Q and C9500-12Q, C9500-40X).

Compatible Optical Transceivers for Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Optics supported on C9500-24Q and C9500-12Q-40G optics

Optics	Description
For 16.5:
QSFP-40G-SR4	40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ transceiver module for MMF
QSFP-40G-SR4-S	S Class 40G module
QSFP-40G-CSR4	300M QSFP module
QSFP-40G-LR4	40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ transceiver for single mode fiber
QSFP-40G-LR4-S	S Class 40G module
QSFP-40G-ER4	40GBASE-ER4 QSFP+ transceiver module
QSFP-40G-SR-BD	QSFP bidi module
QSFP-H40G-CU1M	QSFP passive copper cable
QSFP-H40G-CU3M	QSFP passive copper cable
QSFP-H40G-CU5M	QSFP passive copper cable
QSFP-H40G-ACU7M	QSFP active copper cable
QSFP-H40G-ACU10M	QSFP active copper cable

Optics supported on C9500-24Q and C9500-12Q-40G/10G/1G optics

Optics	Description
For 16.5:
QSFP-4x10G-LR-S (40G mode only)	4x10GBASE-LR
CVR-QSFP-SFP10G (10G optics only)	QSFP 40G to SFP+ 10G adapter
SFP-10G-SR
SFP-10G-LR
SFP-10G-ER
SFP-10G-ZR
DWDM-SFP10G-xx.xx

Optics Supported on C9500-40X-1G Optics

Optics	Description
For 16.5:
GLC-SX-MM	1-Gbps MMF fiber module (obsolete)
GLC-LH-SM	1-Gbps SMF fiber module (obsolete)
GLC-ZX-SM	1-Gbps SMF long-range fiber module (obsolete)
GLC-SX-MMD	Module with Quack
GLC-LH-SMD	Module with Quack
GLC-EX-SMD	Module with Quack
GLC-ZX-SMD	Module with Quack
GLC-T	Tri-speed copper module (obsolete)
GLC-TE	Tri-speed copper module with Quack
GLC-BX-U	1G bidi module (upstream)
GLC-BX-D	1G bidi module (downstream)
GLC-GE-100FX	Tom Sawyer module for 100FX
CWDM-SFP	Various wavelengths
DWDM-SFP	Various wavelengths

Optics supported on C9500-40X-10G optics

Optics	Description
For 16.5:
SFP-10G-SR	10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver module for MMF
SFP-10G-SR-S	S Class 10G module
SFP-10G-LR	10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver module for SMF
SFP-10G-LR-S	S Class 10G module
SFP-10G-LRM	10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver module for MMF and SMF
SFP-10G-ER	10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver module for SMF
SFP-10G-ER-S	S Class 10G module
SFP-10G-ZR	10GBASE-SR SFP+ transceiver module for SMF
SFP-10G-ZR-S	S Class 10G module
SFP-H10GB-CU1M	Passive copper cable
SFP-H10GB-CU3M	Passive copper cable
SFP-H10GB-CU5M	Passive copper cable
SFP-H10GB-ACU7M	Active copper cable
SFP-H10GB-ACU10M	Active copper cable
DWDM-SFP10G	Various wavelengths