Will you choose the new Catalyst 3850 Series when you need to replace an old Cisco 3750v2 or Cisco 3560v2 switch? In fact, you can consider Cisco 3850 Series, because it offers full convergence between wired and wireless on a single platform. As the next generation of enterprise-class, stackable, access layer switch, it provides a variety of higher performance, security, and operational enhancements than the previous generations of Cisco switches.
What benefits you can get from migrating to Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switches? You can read this article: Cisco Campus LAN Switch Comparison
In this article we will list the main models available in the Catalyst 3850 Series Switch family. You can view the following three tables of all models with LAN Base Software, IP Base Software and IP Services Software.
NOTES: Customers need to purchase the IP Base software model or the IP Services software model in order to use the Catalyst 3850 Series Switch as a wireless controller. LAN Base models require the purchase of a StackPower cable separately to enable StackPower functionality.
Catalyst 3850 Models with LAN Base Software
| Models | Total GE Ethernet Ports | Default AC Power Supply/ Available PoE Power | Optional Network Module | Stack Power |
| WS-C3850-24T-L | 24 | 350W/- no PoE | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE | Yes* |
| WS-C3850-48T-L | 48 | 350W/- no PoE | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE 4 x 10GE | Yes* |
| WS-C3850-24P-L | 24 PoE+ | 715W/435W | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE | Yes* |
| WS-C3850-48P-L | 48 PoE+ | 715W/435W | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE 4 x 10GE | Yes* |
| WS-C3850-48F-L | 48 PoE+ | 1100W/800W | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE 4 x 10GE | Yes* |
* LAN Base Models require purchase of separate StackPower Cable
Cisco 3850 Models with IP Base Software
| Models | Total Gigabit Ethernet (GE) Ports | Default AC Power Supply/ Available Power over Ethernet (PoE) Power | Optional Network Module | Stack Power |
| WS-C3850-24T-S | 24 | 350W, no PoE | 4 x 1 GE 2 x 10 GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-48T-S | 48 | 350W, no PoE | 4 x 1 GE 2 x 10 GE 4 x 10 GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-24P-S | 24 PoE+ | 715W, 435W | 4 x 1 GE 2 x 10 GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-48P-S | 48 PoE+ | 715W ,435W | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10 GE 4 x 10 GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-48F-S | 48 PoE+ | 1100W, 800W | 4 x 1 GE 2 x 10 GE 4 x 10 GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-12S-S | 12 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) | 350W, no PoE | 4 x 1 GE 2 x 10 GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-24S-S | 24 SFP | 350W. no PoE | 4 x 1 GE 2 x 10 GE | Yes |
Catalyst 3850 Models with IP Services Software
| Models | Total GE Ethernet Ports | Default AC Power Supply/ Available PoE Power | Optional Network Module | Stack Power |
| WS-C3850-24T-E | 24 | 350W/- no PoE | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-48T-E | 48 | 350W/- no PoE | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE 4 x 10GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-24P-E | 24 PoE+ | 715W/435W | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-48P-E | 48 PoE+ | 715W/435W | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE 4 x 10GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-48F-E | 48 PoE+ | 1100W/800W | 4 x 1GE 2 x 10GE 4 x 10GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-12S-E | 12 SFP | 350W/- no PoE | 4x 1GE 2 x 10GE | Yes |
| WS-C3850-24S-E | 24 SFP | 350W/- no PoE | 4x 1GE 2 x 10GE | Yes |
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