Compatibility
Which modules fit the Cisco Catalyst 9500?
Cisco verifies 78 optics for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 series — checked against the official optics compatibility matrix (TMG). Grouped by form factor below.
Source: Cisco TMG
QSFP+ (14)
QSFP-40G-CSR4Cisco QSFP-40G-CSR4 40GBASE-CSR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-ER4Arista QSFP-40G-ER4 40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-ER4-TransceiverQSFP-40G-LR4Arista QSFP-40G-LR4 40G QSFP+ 40GBASE-LR4-TransceiverQSFP-40G-LR4-SCisco QSFP-40G-LR4-S 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-SR-BDCisco QSFP-40G-SR-BD 40G BiDi QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-SR4Cisco QSFP-40G-SR4 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-40G-SR4-SCisco QSFP-40G-SR4-S 40GBASE-SR4 QSFP+ ModulQSFP-4X10G-LR-SCisco QSFP-4X10G-LR-S 4×10GBASE-LR QSFP+ ModulQSFP-H40G-ACU10MCisco QSFP-H40G-ACU10M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-ACU7MCisco QSFP-H40G-ACU7M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-CU1MCisco QSFP-H40G-CU1M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-CU3MCisco QSFP-H40G-CU3M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-H40G-CU5MCisco QSFP-H40G-CU5M 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ Twinax DAC KabelWSP-Q40GLR4LCisco WSP-Q40GLR4L 40GBASE-LR4-Lite QSFP+ Modul
QSFP28 (22)
QSFP-100G-AOC10MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC10M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC15MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC15M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC1MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC1M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC20MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC20M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC25MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC25M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC2MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC2M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC30MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC30M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC3MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC3M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC5MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC5M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-AOC7MCisco QSFP-100G-AOC7M 100G QSFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)QSFP-100G-CU1MCisco QSFP-100G-CU1M 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP28 Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-100G-CU2MCisco QSFP-100G-CU2M 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP28 Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-100G-CU3MCisco QSFP-100G-CU3M 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP28 Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-100G-CU5MCisco QSFP-100G-CU5M 100GBASE-CR4 QSFP28 Twinax DAC KabelQSFP-100G-CWDM4-SCisco QSFP-100G-CWDM4-S 100G CWDM4 QSFP28 ModulQSFP-100G-ER4L-SCisco QSFP-100G-ER4L-S 100G ER4-Lite QSFP28 ModulQSFP-100G-FR-SCisco QSFP-100G-FR-S 100GBASE-FR1 QSFP28 ModulQSFP-100G-LR4-SCisco QSFP-100G-LR4-S 100GBASE-LR4 QSFP28 ModulQSFP-100G-PSM4-SCisco QSFP-100G-PSM4-S 100G QSFP28 ModulQSFP-100G-SM-SRCisco QSFP-100G-SM-SR 100G CWDM4-Lite QSFP28 ModulQSFP-100G-SR4-SCisco QSFP-100G-SR4-S 100GBASE-SR4 QSFP28 ModulQSFP-40/100-SRBDCisco QSFP-40/100-SRBD 40/100G Dual-Rate BiDi QSFP28 Modul
SFP (5)
SFP+ (26)
SFP-10G-AOC10MCisco SFP-10G-AOC10M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC1MCisco SFP-10G-AOC1M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC2MCisco SFP-10G-AOC2M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC3MCisco SFP-10G-AOC3M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC5MCisco SFP-10G-AOC5M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-AOC7MCisco SFP-10G-AOC7M SFP+ Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-10G-BX40D-ICisco SFP-10G-BX40D-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-BX40U-ICisco SFP-10G-BX40U-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-BXD-ICisco SFP-10G-BXD-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-BXU-ICisco SFP-10G-BXU-I 10G BiDi SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-ERArista SFP-10G-ER 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-ER-TransceiverSFP-10G-ER-SCisco SFP-10G-ER-S 10GBASE-ER SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-10G-LRCisco SFP-10G-LR 10GBASE-LR SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-LR-SCisco SFP-10G-LR-S 10GBASE-LR SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-10G-LR-XCisco SFP-10G-LR-X 10GBASE-LR/LW Multirate SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-LRMCisco SFP-10G-LRM 10GBASE-LRM SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-SRCisco SFP-10G-SR 10GBASE-SR SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-SR-SCisco SFP-10G-SR-S 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-10G-SR-XCisco SFP-10G-SR-X 10GBASE-SR/SW Multirate SFP+ ModulSFP-10G-ZRArista SFP-10G-ZR 10G SFP+ 10GBASE-ZR-TransceiverSFP-10G-ZR-SCisco SFP-10G-ZR-S 10GBASE-ZR SFP+ Modul (S-Class)SFP-H10GB-ACU10MCisco SFP-H10GB-ACU10M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-ACU7MCisco SFP-H10GB-ACU7M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU1MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU1M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU3MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU3M SFP+ Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H10GB-CU5MCisco SFP-H10GB-CU5M SFP+ Twinax DAC Kabel
SFP28 (11)
SFP-25G-AOC10MCisco SFP-25G-AOC10M 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-25G-AOC1MCisco SFP-25G-AOC1M 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-25G-AOC2MCisco SFP-25G-AOC2M 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-25G-AOC3MCisco SFP-25G-AOC3M 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-25G-AOC5MCisco SFP-25G-AOC5M 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-25G-AOC7MCisco SFP-25G-AOC7M 25G SFP28 Active Optical Cable (AOC)SFP-25G-SR-SCisco SFP-25G-SR-S 25GBASE-SR SFP28 ModulSFP-H25G-CU1MCisco SFP-H25G-CU1M 25GBASE-CR1 SFP28 Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H25G-CU2MCisco SFP-H25G-CU2M 25GBASE-CR1 SFP28 Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H25G-CU3MCisco SFP-H25G-CU3M 25GBASE-CR1 SFP28 Twinax DAC KabelSFP-H25G-CU5MCisco SFP-H25G-CU5M 25GBASE-CR1 SFP28 Twinax DAC Kabel
FAQ
Which SFP modules fit the Catalyst 9500?
Cisco verifies 78 optics (SFP, SFP+, QSFP …) for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 series via the optics compatibility matrix (TMG). The full list is below, grouped by form factor.
Are third-party optics supported in the Catalyst 9500?
This list shows only vendor-verified Cisco optics (Tier 1). Third-party modules may work but are not part of Cisco's approval.