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 new 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 and small. With Catalyst 9300 switches, you choose how you want to manage your network – on-premise, virtual or from the cloud.
Table 1. Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Family Configurations
Models | Modular Uplinks and Speeds | Stacking Bandwidth Support | mGig Density | Cisco StackPower | HW-Based IPsec | App hosting Capacity |
Catalyst 9300X | 10G, 25G, 40G, mGig and 100G | Stackwise-1T (480G when stacking with Catalyst 9300 model) | 48x 10G | ✓ (Larger Power Budget) | Up to 100G IPsec* | ✓ (2x hosting resources over Catalyst 9300 models) |
Catalyst 9300 | 10G, 25G, 40G and mGig | Stackwise-480 | 48x5G and 24x10G | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Catalyst 9300L | ✗ | Stackwise-320 | 12x10G | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Catalyst 9300LM | ✗ | Stackwise-320 | 8x10G | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Table 2. Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switch Configurations
Model | Total 10/100/1000, Multigigabit copper or SFP Fiber | Uplink Configuration | Default AC power supply |
Modular uplink models | |||
C9300X-48HX | 48 port Cisco UPOE+, 48x 10G Multigigabit | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300X-48TX | 48 port Data, 48x 10G Multigigabit | Modular Uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300X-48HXN | 48 port Cisco UPOE+, 8x 10G Multigigabit | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300X-24HX | 24 port Cisco UPOE+, 24x 10G Multigigabit | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300X-12Y | 12 port 25G/10G/1G SFP28 | Modular Uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300X-24Y | 24 port 25G/10G/1G SFP28 | Modular Uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300-24T | 24 port Data | Modular Uplinks | 350W AC |
C9300-48T | 48 port Data | Modular Uplinks | 350W AC |
C9300-24P | 24 port PoE+ | Modular Uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300-48P | 48 port PoE+ | Modular Uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300-24U | 24 port Cisco UPOE | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-48U | 48 port Cisco UPOE | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-24UX | 24 port Multigigabit Cisco UPOE | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-48UXM | 48 port Cisco UPOE, 36 ports 100M/1G/2.5G + 12 ports Multigigabit (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-48UN | 48 port 5Gbps Multigigabit UPOE ports (5G/2.5G/1G/100M) | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-24UB | 24 port Cisco UPOE | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-24UXB | 24 port Multigigabit Cisco UPOE (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-48UB | 48 port Cisco UPOE | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-24H | 24 port Cisco UPOE+ | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-48H | 48 Cisco UPOE+ | Modular Uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300-24S | 24 1G SFP | Modular Uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300-48S | 48 port 1G SFP | Modular Uplinks | 715W AC |
Fixed uplink models | |||
C9300L-24T-4G | 24 port Data | 4x 1G fixed uplinks | 350W AC |
C9300L-24T-4X | 24 port Data | 4x 10G/1G fixed uplinks | 350W AC |
C9300L-48T-4G | 48 port Data | 4x 1G fixed uplinks | 350W AC |
C9300L-48T-4X | 48 port Data | 4x 10G/1G fixed uplinks | 350W AC |
C9300L-24P-4G | 24 port PoE+ | 4x 1G fixed uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300L-24P-4X | 24 port PoE+ | 4x 10G/1G fixed uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300L-48P-4G | 48 port PoE+ | 4x 1G fixed uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300L-48P-4X | 48 port PoE+ | 4x 10G/1G fixed uplinks | 715W AC |
C9300L-48PF-4G | 48 port PoE+ | 4x 1G fixed uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300L-48PF-4X | 48 port PoE+ | 4x 10G/1G fixed uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300L-24UXG-4X | 24 port Cisco UPOE, 8 ports Multigigabit | 4x 10G/1G fixed uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300L-24UXG-2Q | 24 port Cisco UPOE, 8 ports Multigigabit | 2x 40G fixed uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300L-48UXG-4X | 48 port Cisco UPOE, 12 ports Multigigabit | 4x 10G/1G fixed uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300L-48UXG-2Q | 48 port Cisco UPOE, 12 port Multigigabit | 2x 40G fixed uplinks | 1100W AC |
C9300LM-48UX-4Y | 48 port Cisco UPOE, 8 port 10G Multigigabit (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) + 40 port 1G (1G/100M/10M) | 4x25G fixed uplinks | 1000W AC1 |
C9300LM-48U-4Y | 48 port 1G (1G/100M/10M) with Cisco UPOE | 4x25G fixed uplinks | 1000W AC1 |
C9300LM-24U-4Y | 24 port 1G (1G/100M/10M) with Cisco UPOE | 4x25G fixed uplinks | 600W AC1 |
C9300LM-48T-4Y | 48 port 1G (1G/100M/10M) Data | 4x25G fixed uplinks | 600W AC1 |
C9300LM models use different power supplies compared to C9300, C9300X and C9300L models.
Table 1. Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Performance Specifications
Description | Catalyst 9300X modular uplink models | Catalyst 9300 modular uplink models | Catalyst 9300 higher scale, models | Catalyst 9300L/LM fixed uplink models |
Total number of MAC addresses | 32,000 | 32,000 | 64,000 | 32,000 |
Total number of IPv4 routes (ARP plus learned routes) | 39,000 (24,000 direct routes and 15,000 indirect routes) | 32,000 (24,000 direct routes and 8000 indirect routes) | 112,000 (48,000 direct routes and 64,000 indirect routes) | 32,000 (24,000 direct routes and 8000 indirect routes) |
Ipv6 routing entries | 19,500 | 16,000 | 56,000 | 16,000 |
Multicast routing scale | 8,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 8,000 |
QoS scale entries | 4,000 | 5,120 | 18,000 | 5,120 |
ACL scale entries | 8,000 | 5,120 | 18,000 | 5,120 |
Packet buffer per SKU | 16 MB buffer for 48-port 5G Multigigabit, 24-port 10G Multigigabit and 12-port Fiber 32 MB buffer for 48-port 10G Multigigabit and 24-port Fiber | 16 MB buffer for 24- or 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models 32 MB buffer for 24 and 48-port Multigigabit | 32 MB buffer for 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models 64 MB buffer for 24-port Multigigabit model (24UXB) | 16 MB buffer for 24 and 48 port Gigabit Ethernet models |
FNF entries | 64,000 flows on 48-port 5G Multigigabit and 24-port 10G Multigigabit and 12-port Fiber128,000 flows on 48-port 10G Multigigabit and 24-port Fiber | 64,000 flows on 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models 128,000 flows on 24-port Multigigabit | 128,000 flows on 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models 256,000 flows on 24-port Multigigabit | 64,000 flows on 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models |
DRAM | 16 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Flash | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
VLAN IDs | 4094 | 4094 | 4094 | 4094 |
Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
Jumbo frames | 9198 bytes | 9198 bytes | 9198 bytes | 9198 bytes |
Total routed ports per Catalyst 9300 Series stack | 448 | 448 | 448 | 416 |
Table 1. Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches Ordering information
Product number | Product description |
C9300X-48HX-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE+, Network Essentials |
C9300X-48HX-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE+, Network Advantage |
C9300X-48TX-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, data only, Network Essentials |
C9300X-48TX-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, data only, Network Advantage |
C9300X-48HXN-E | Catalyst 9300 36-port 5G/mGig, 12-port 10G copper with modular uplink, UPOE+, Network Essentials |
C9300X-48HXN-A | Catalyst 9300 36-port 5G/mGig, 12-port 10G copper with modular uplink, UPOE+, Network Advantage |
C9300X-24HX-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE+, Network Essentials |
C9300X-24HX-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE+, Network Advantage |
C9300X-12Y-E | Catalyst 9300 12-port 25G/10G/1G SFP28 with modular uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300X-12Y-A | Catalyst 9300 12-port 25G/10G/1G SFP28 with modular uplinks, Network Advantage |
C9300X-24Y-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 25G/10G/1G SFP28 with modular uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300X-24Y-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 25G/10G/1G SFP28 with modular uplinks, Network Advantage |
C9300-24T-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, data only, Network Essentials |
C9300-24T-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, data only, Network Advantage |
C9300-24T-M | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, data only, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-24P-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, PoE+, Network Essentials |
C9300-24P-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, PoE+, Network Advantage |
C9300-24P-M | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, PoE+, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-24U-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-24U-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-24U-M | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-24UB-E | Catalyst 9300 higher scale 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-24UB-A | Catalyst 9300 higher scale 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-24U-E-UL | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage (Compatible with UL1069 Standard*) |
C9300-24U-A-UL | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage (Compatible with UL1069 Standard*) |
C9300-24H-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE+, Network Essentials |
C9300-24H-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE+, Network Advantage |
C9300-24UX-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-24UX-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-24UX-M | Catalyst 9300 24-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-24UXB-E | Catalyst 9300 higher scale 24-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-24UXB-A | Catalyst 9300 higher scale 24-port 10G/mGig copper with modular uplink, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-48T-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, data only, Network Essentials |
C9300-48T-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, data only, Network Advantage |
C9300-48T-M | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, data only, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-48P-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, PoE+, Network Essentials |
C9300-48P-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, PoE+, Network Advantage |
C9300-48P-M | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, PoE+, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-48U-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-48U-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-48U-M | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-48UB-E | Catalyst 9300 higher scale 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-48UB-A | Catalyst 9300 higher scale 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-48U-E-UL | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials (Compatible with UL1069 Standard*) |
C9300-48U-A-UL | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage (Compatible with UL1069 Standard*) |
C9300-48H-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE+, Network Essentials |
C9300-48H-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE+, Network Advantage |
C9300-48UXM-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 2.5G (12 10G/mGig) copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-48UXM-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 2.5G (12 10G/mGig) copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-48UXM-M | Catalyst 9300 48-port 2.5G (12 10G/mGig) copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-48UN-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 5G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300-48UN-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 5G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300-48UN-M | Catalyst 9300 48-port 5G copper with modular uplinks, UPOE, Meraki Advance or Enterprise |
C9300-24S-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G SFP with modular uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300-24S-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G SFP with modular uplinks, Network Advantage |
C9300-48S-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G SFP with modular uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300-48S-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G SFP with modular uplinks, Network Advantage |
C9300L-24T-4G-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper, with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, data only Network Essentials |
C9300L-24T-4G-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper, with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, data only Network Advantage |
C9300L-24P-4G-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper, with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, PoE+ Network Essentials |
C9300L-24P-4G-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper, with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, PoE+ Network Advantage |
C9300L-48T-4G-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper, with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, data only Network Essentials |
C9300L-48T-4G-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper, with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, data only Network Advantage |
C9300L-48P-4G-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper, with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, PoE+ Network Essentials |
C9300L-48P-4G-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, PoE+ Network Advantage |
C9300L-48PF-4G-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, PoE+ Network Essentials |
C9300L-48PF-4G-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x1G SFP uplinks, PoE+ Network Advantage |
C9300L-24T-4X-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, data only Network Essentials |
C9300L-24T-4X-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, data only Network Advantage |
C9300L-24P-4X-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, PoE+ Network Essentials |
C9300L-24P-4X-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, PoE+ Network Advantage |
C9300L-24UXG-4X-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 8XmGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 16x 10M/100M/1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300L-24UXG-4X-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 8XmGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 16x 10M/100M/1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300L-48T-4X-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, data only Network Essentials |
C9300L-48T-4X-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, data only Network Advantage |
C9300L-48P-4X-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, PoE+ Network Essentials |
C9300L-48P-4X-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, PoE+ Network Advantage |
C9300L-48PF-4X-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, full PoE+ Network Essentials |
C9300L-48PF-4X-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 1G copper with fixed 4x10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, full PoE+ Network Advantage |
C9300L-48UXG-4X-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port fixed uplinks UPOE, 12x mGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 36x 10M/100M/1G copper, 4x 10G uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300L-48UXG-4X-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 12x mGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 36x 10M/100M/1G copper with fixed 4x 10G/1G SFP+ uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300L-24UXG-2Q-E | Catalyst 9300 24-port 8x mGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 16x 10M/100M/1G copper with fixed 2x 40G QSFP uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300L-24UXG-2Q-A | Catalyst 9300 24-port 8x mGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 16x 10M/100M/1G copper with fixed 2x 40G QSFP uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300L-48UXG-2Q-E | Catalyst 9300 48-port 12x mGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 36x 10M/100M/1G copper with fixed 2x 40G QSFP uplinks, UPOE, Network Essentials |
C9300L-48UXG-2Q-A | Catalyst 9300 48-port 12x mGig (100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G) + 36x 10M/100M/1G copper with fixed 2x 40G QSFP uplinks, UPOE, Network Advantage |
C9300LM-48UX-4Y-E | Catalyst 9300 mini 48-port UPOE, 8-port 10G Multigigabit copper, 40-port 1G, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300LM-48UX-4Y-A | Catalyst 9300 mini 48-port UPOE, 8-port 10G Multigigabit copper, 40-port 1G, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Advantage |
C9300LM-48U-4Y-E | Catalyst 9300 mini 48-port 1G copper, UPOE, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300LM-48U-4Y-A | Catalyst 9300 mini 48-port 1G copper, UPOE, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Advantage |
C9300LM-48T-4Y-E | Catalyst 9300 mini 48-port 1G copper, data, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300LM-48T-4Y-A | Catalyst 9300 mini 48-port 1G copper, data, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Advantage |
C9300LM-24U-4Y-E | Catalyst 9300 mini 24-port 1G copper, UPOE, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Essentials |
C9300LM-24U-4Y-A | Catalyst 9300 mini 24-port 1G copper, UPOE, 4x 25G uplinks, Network Advantage |
