C8500-12X - Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series 12-Ports 10GBASE-X SFP+ Layer 3 Rack-mountable Managed Edge Platforms Network Switch

About Cisco C8500-12X, Managed, L2/L3, Rack mounting, 1U

Cisco C8500-12X. Switch type: Managed, Switch layer: L2/L3. Console port: RJ-45. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.3ah. DC input voltage: 40 - 72 V. Rack mounting, Form factor: 1U

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.

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.