Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series–Tech Overview

Read the key words for Catalyst 9300 Series firstly: StackWise, UADP 2.0, StackPower, Cisco UPOE, IoT, security, cloud, Software-Defined Access.

The Catalyst 9300 Series is designed for Cisco StackWise technology, providing flexible deployment with support for nonstop forwarding with stateful switchover (NSF/SSO), for the most resilient architecture in a stackable (sub-50-ms) solution.

The highly resilient and efficient power architecture features Cisco StackPower, which delivers high-density Cisco Universal Power Over Ethernet (Cisco UPOE) and Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) ports.

The switches are based on the Cisco Unified Access Data Plane 2.0 (UADP) 2.0 architecture which not only protects your investment but also allows a larger scale and higher throughput. A modern operating system, open Cisco IOS XE with programmability offers advanced security capabilities and Internet of Things (IoT) convergence.

The Catalyst 9300 Series is the first optimized platform for high-density 802.11ac Wave2.
It sets new maximums for network scale.
These switches are also ready for the future, with an x86 CPU architecture and more memory, enabling them to host containers and run third-party applications and scripts natively within the switch.

Compare Catalyst 9300 models
Multigigabit 24-port switches 24 ports of 1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multigigabit Ethernet, 1G SFP, 10G SFP+ Up to 192 ports of PoE, PoE+, 60W Cisco UPOE SD-Access, Cisco StackWise, containers Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)	1G 48-port switches 48 ports of 1G for data, PoE+, Cisco UPOE Up to 384 ports of PoE, PoE+, 60W Cisco UPOE SD-Access, Cisco StackWise, containers Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)	1G 24-port switches 24 ports of 1G for data, PoE+, Cisco UPOE Up to 192 ports of PoE, PoE+, 60W Cisco UPOE SD-Access, Cisco StackWise, containers Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (E-LLW)

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Models and Descriptions

Switch Model	Description
C9300-24T	Stackable 24 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports; 350 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.
C9300-48T	Stackable 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports; 350 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.
C9300-24P	Stackable 24 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports; PoE budget of 445W with 715 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.
C9300-48P	Stackable 48 10/100/1000 PoE+ ports; PoE budget of 437W with 715 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.
C9300-24U	Stackable 24 10/100/1000 UPoE ports; PoE budget of 830W with 1100 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.
C9300-48U	Stackable 48 10/100/1000 UPoE ports; PoE budget of 822 W with 1100 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.
C9300-24UX	Stackable 24 Multigigabit Ethernet (100 Mbps or 1/2.5/5/10Gbps) UPoE ports; PoE budget of 560 W with 1100 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.
C9300-48UXM	Stackable 48 (12 Multigigabit Ethernet and 36 2.5Gbps) UPoE ports; PoE budget of 490 W with 1100 WAC power supply; supports StackWise-480 and StackPower.