C8300-1N1S-4T2X Cisco Catalyst 8300 Edge Platform

C8300-1N1S-4T2X Exact Hardware Platform

C8300-1N1S-4T2X is the Cisco Catalyst 8300 1RU platform with one NIM slot, one service-module slot, one PIM slot, two embedded 10G and four embedded 1G Layer 3 Ethernet ports. Its architecture is a compact 8-core 10G-WAN platform with 8 GB default DRAM and 16 GB default M.2 storage.

Platform selection decision

Select the 1RU chassis when one NIM and one service-module position cover the complete branch design. Reserve the two 10G interfaces for documented WAN or LAN roles and verify that future modular growth does not require the 2RU model.

Licensing and performance boundary

Physical port speed, CPU architecture and slot count are hardware facts. Actual routing, SD-WAN, security, voice, container and throughput behavior depends on the selected IOS XE mode, license and traffic profile; do not infer unthrottled performance from the chassis PID alone.

Receiving and benchmark evidence

Record both 10G and four 1G link roles, installed NIM/SM/PIM, power supply, memory, storage, IOS XE mode and throughput entitlement. Test encryption and services with the intended core allocation.

Migration-ready record

Preserve PID, serial, embedded-port assignments, every module and optic, memory/storage, core allocation, software image, Smart Account and subscription term. Save representative 1400-byte and IMIX results with enabled services and failover behavior.

Official sources: Cisco Catalyst 8300 data sheet and Cisco Catalyst 8300 hardware guide.