CISCO C9404R-48U-BNDL-A Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

C9404R-48U-BNDL-A Compact Modular Access Bundle

C9404R-48U-BNDL-A is Cisco's documented four-slot Catalyst 9400 bundle with a supervisor, one C9400-LC-48U card and an Advantage license selection. The installed line card supplies 48 UPOE 10/100/1000 RJ-45 interfaces; it is a modular 48-port starting point rather than a fixed-configuration switch.

Two payload positions, not eight

C9404R has two line-card positions and two dedicated supervisor slots at positions 2 and 3. With one 48U line card in the bundle, one payload position remains for a qualified expansion card. The resulting ceiling and supervisor choice should be checked before using this bundle for a rapidly growing access layer.

Compact migration decision

The bundle is an official migration option for selected Catalyst 4500E configurations. Build a port-level map covering copper speed, UPOE demand, uplinks, VLAN/routing features and redundancy instead of assuming the replacement is one-for-one. Use C9410R-96U-BNDL-A only when the project can justify its much larger eight-line-card-slot envelope.

Four-bay power design

C9404R provides four power-supply bays. Select supported AC or DC supplies from the final configuration and calculate chassis plus endpoint demand for the required redundancy mode. AC power cords are regional selections in Cisco's ordering workflow; neither supply count nor cord PID should be inferred from the 48U name.

Advantage entitlement boundary

The -A bundle requires a confirmed Advantage subscription option and Smart Account at purchase. Record network-stack entitlement, subscription family and term, support model and destination virtual account. A hardware serial alone does not prove the software entitlement was deposited correctly.

Receiving checklist

Match the C9404R chassis, supervisor, single C9400-LC-48U, fan tray, accessory kit, power supplies and cords to the CCW BOM. Confirm slot placement, software release, UPOE capacity, alarms and planned second-card compatibility before production acceptance.

Official evidence: Cisco official C9404R-48U-BNDL-A bundle description, Cisco C9404R and C9400-LC-48U specifications, Cisco power, software and Smart Account ordering rules and Cisco C9404R chassis hardware guide.