Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches are Cisco’s lead stackable enterprise access switching platform and, as part of the Catalyst 9000 family, are built to transform your network to handle a hybrid world where the workplace is anywhere, endpoints could be anything, and applications are hosted all over the place.
The Catalyst 9300 Series, including the Catalyst 9300X models, continues to shape the future with continued innovation that helps you reimagine connections, reinforce security and redefine the experience for your hybrid workforce, big or small. With Catalyst 9300 Series switches, you choose how you want to manage your network – on-premises, virtual, or from the cloud.
The Cisco switch C9300-48U-E with 48 UPoE RJ45 ports with a PoE budget ranging from 822W to 1800W based on power supply configurations. It features a module slot for additional expansion, providing flexibility as your network grows,With a switching capacity of up to 256 Gbps (736 Gbps with stacking) and a forwarding rate of up to 190.5 Mpps (547.62 Mpps with stacking), this switch can handle high traffic loads efficiently. The MAC address table size of 32,000 allows ample device connectivity without compromising performance or security measures,With the inclusion of PoE functionality offering a total budgeted power range between 1172 and 1800W depending on which additional/secondary PSUs are added, this switch enables powering devices like wireless access points, cameras, or VoIP phones via Ethernet cables using PoE technology.
| Model | Brand | 
| C9300-48U-E | Cisco | 
| Series | Switch Version | 
| Catalyst 9300 Series | Network Essentials | 
| Interface | Switching capacity | 
| 48x 1 Gigabit Ethernet UPoE RJ45 | 256 Gbps | 
| Stacking bandwidth | Forwarding rate | 
| 480 Gbps | 190.48 Mpps | 
| Total number of MAC addresses | Total number of IPv4 routes (ARP plus learned routes) | 
| 32,000 | 32,000 (24,000 direct routes and 8000 indirect routes) | 
| IPv4 routing entries | IPv6 routing entries | 
| 32,000 | 16,000 | 
| Multicast routing scale | QoS scale entries | 
| 8000 | 5,120 | 
| ACL scale entries | Packet buffer per SKU | 
| 5,120 | 16 MB buffer | 
| FNF entries | DRAM | 
| 64,000 flow | 8 GB | 
| Flash | VLAN IDs | 
| 16 GB | 4,094 | 
| Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) | Jumbo frames | 
| 1,000 | 9198 bytes | 
| Total routed ports per 9300 Series stack | Mean time between failures (hours) | 
| 448 | 227,410 | 
| Default AC power supply | Available PoE power | 
| 1100W AC | 822W | 
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | Weight | 
| 1.73 x 17.5 x 19.2 inch / 4.4 x 44.5 x 48.8 cm | 17.03 Pounds / 7.72 Kilograms | 
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