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Catalyst 9600 Series Switches—Catalyst 9606R 6-slot chassis

Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

Twice as fast, twice the capacity: Meet your new campus core

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Make sure that your network is always ready with a smart switch

Serious security. Exceptional automation. Analytics, speed, and scale. Bring it all to your access network.

Secure your network from the inside out

Experience the dream team: Cisco's industry-leading security portfolio plus Talos threat intelligence, Encrypted Traffic Analytics, trustworthy solutions, and MACsec encryption.

Make it highly resilient

Make your network resilient with exceptional MTBF and high-availability features such as ISSU, GIR, and hot patching.

Set up your network your way

Seamlessly integrate with full-stack programmability from ASIC to OS. Enable future features without hardware upgrades, and create exceptional user experiences with the Cisco Catalyst Center platform. 

Gain faster access with a faster core

Catalyst 9600 Series Switches are twice as fast and offer twice the capacity of traditional switches.
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series C9606R model

Modular switches for every network

6-slot modular chassis

C9606R. Modular core for resilience at scale, plus comprehensive security. 25.6-Tbps switching capacity, 6.4 Tbps per slot supporting 400G to 10G multigigabit. 
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Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

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