C8300-2N2S-6T Cisco Catalyst 8300 Edge Platform

C8300-2N2S-6T Exact Hardware Platform

C8300-2N2S-6T is the Cisco Catalyst 8300 2RU platform with two NIM slots, two service-module slots, one PIM slot and six embedded 1G Layer 3 Ethernet ports. Its architecture is a 8-core 1G-WAN platform with 8 GB default DRAM and 16 GB default M.2 storage.

Platform selection decision

Choose this PID for additional module capacity when embedded 10G WAN is not required. The six T interfaces are 1G; no software license can convert them into the two 10G X interfaces present on a 4T2X 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

Map six 1G ports and both NIM/SM positions to exact circuits or services. Prove throughput with realistic IMIX and security functions, then document the trigger for migration if WAN demand exceeds the 1G physical design.

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.