Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series is a current modular core and aggregation switch line. Cisco has announced no end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the chassis; this page is updated when they do.
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series is a current core and aggregation switch; Cisco has not published an end-of-service-life date. Track it so you catch the announcement early.
End of sale
Not published
Last date of support
Not announced
Part numbers
1
Current
no end-of-life announced by Cisco
Why this score
- No end-of-life announced by the vendor — current, shipping product
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: core and aggregation switch
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part number in this family
All 1 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C9606R | Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series 6 Slot Chassis | — | Not announced | No EOL announced |
Support outlook
No EOL announcedCisco has not announced end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series, and nobody can tell you when it will. What can be shown is what Cisco has actually done on the 150 of its products where both dates are published — in line with the 60-month norm — 95% of Cisco's pairs land within 3 months of exactly 60.
This is Cisco's published history on other products — not a prediction for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series. EOSL.ai publishes a lifecycle date for this model only when Cisco does, and this page changes the day that happens. Every pair behind these figures comes from a Cisco bulletin linked on that product's own page. How this is measured →
Options from here
The Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:
Current product, fully supported. Nothing to plan around.
Long runway ahead; fine for new deployments.
Stay on a supported software release.
We flag this page the moment the vendor announces end-of-life.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
Catalyst 9600 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series end of life?
No. Cisco has not announced end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the 9600 Series. It is a current, shipping product. EOSL.ai updates this page when Cisco publishes an EOL notice.
Is the 9600 Series still supported by Cisco?
Yes. As of Aug 2026 the 9600 Series is an active Cisco product with no published end-of-life date.
Where can I confirm the 9600 Series lifecycle status?
The 9600 Series is listed as a current product on Cisco's site, linked on this page; Cisco issues an End-of-Life notice when a product is retired.
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