C9300-24UB-A – 24x1G UPOE Ports – Higher-Scale Buffer – 830W PoE Budget
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C9300-24UB-A Description
The C9300-24UB-A is a Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series higher-scale stackable access switch for closets that aggregate large routing and policy tables alongside 24 Gigabit UPOE ports. The switch has 24 10/100/1000 Cisco UPOE ports, an 830W PoE budget on the default 1100W supply, a modular uplink slot, a 32 MB packet buffer and 112,000 IPv4 routes. It stacks only with other higher-scale models, and the -A suffix carries Network Advantage.
Quick Specs
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Parameter |
Specification |
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Product ID |
C9300-24UB-A |
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Product type |
Higher-scale stackable access switch with modular uplinks |
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Downlink ports |
24 x 10/100/1000 UPOE copper ports |
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Higher-scale profile |
32-MB packet buffer for higher-scale Gigabit Ethernet models |
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Uplink architecture |
Modular uplink slot; C9300-NM-8X is the default C9300 order selection unless changed |
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Network license |
Network Advantage |
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Default power supply |
PWR-C1-1100WAC-P |
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Default PoE budget |
830W |
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Minimum software release |
Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 |
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Stacking and StackPower |
StackWise-480 with StackPower support |
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Expanded PoE budget |
1440W with supported secondary power supply configuration |
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Switching and forwarding |
208 Gbps standalone switching; 154.76 Mpps standalone forwarding |
Product Performance
Key Features
The higher-scale group holds 64,000 MAC addresses, 112,000 IPv4 routes, 56,000 IPv6 routing entries and 18,000 QoS and ACL entries. A standard Catalyst 9300 holds 32,000 MAC addresses and 32,000 IPv4 routes.
The buffer is double the 16 MB of the standard 24-port Gigabit models, which helps when many downlinks burst toward the uplink at once.
Stacks of up to eight switches run at 480 Gbps, but only with other higher-scale members and at one license level. A standard Catalyst 9300 cannot join the stack.
Each port can deliver up to 60W, and the default 1100W supply leaves 830W for PoE, about 34W per port if all 24 draw power at once. A second 1100W supply lifts the budget to 1440W, which covers a full 60W on every port.
Uplinks come from a Catalyst 9300 network module such as the 8 x 10G/1G SFP+ C9300-NM-8X or the 2 x 40G C9300-NM-2Q, and the default configuration ships without one. Changing uplink speed later means swapping the module rather than the switch.
Network Advantage adds BGP, VXLAN, LISP, MPLS and MACsec-256, and the larger route tables give those functions room to scale.
Application Scenarios
A building aggregation closet can power UPOE endpoints on its 24 copper ports and still hold the larger MAC and route tables that a closet collecting downstream switches builds up.
In a routed campus edge, the switch runs Network Advantage routing and segmentation against 112,000 IPv4 routes and 18,000 ACL entries rather than the 32,000 and 5,120 of a standard Catalyst 9300.
Several higher-scale switches can form one StackWise-480 stack in a large closet, with every member drawn from the higher-scale group.
Product Comparison
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Parameter |
C9300-24UB-A | |||
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Total 10/100/1000, Multigigabit copper or SFP fiber |
24 x 10/100/1000 UPOE |
24 x 10/100/1000 UPOE |
24 x 10/100/1000 UPOE |
24 x 10G/mGig UPOE |
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Uplink configuration |
Modular uplinks |
Modular uplinks |
Modular uplinks |
Modular uplinks |
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Network license |
Network Advantage |
Network Essentials |
Network Advantage |
Network Advantage |
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Available PoE power with default power supply |
830W |
830W |
830W |
560W |
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Maximum PoE power with 1100W secondary PS |
1440W |
1440W |
1440W |
1440W |
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Packet buffer per SKU |
32 MB |
32 MB |
16 MB |
64 MB |
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MAC addresses |
64,000 |
64,000 |
32,000 |
64,000 |
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Total number of IPv4 routes (ARP plus learned routes) |
112,000 |
112,000 |
32,000 |
112,000 |
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Switching capacity |
208 Gbps |
208 Gbps |
208 Gbps |
640 Gbps |
C9300-24UB-A and C9300-24U-A both give 24 1G UPOE ports and an 830W default budget, but C9300-24UB-A is the higher-scale model with a 32 MB buffer, 64,000 MAC addresses and 112,000 IPv4 routes against 16 MB, 32,000 and 32,000, and it stacks only with other higher-scale models. Sites that need 10G/mGig UPOE access move to C9300-24UXB-A, which has 24 multigigabit ports, a 64 MB buffer and 640 Gbps standalone switching, but a lower 560W default PoE budget. C9300-24UB-E is the same hardware on Network Essentials for a closet that can drop Network Advantage; the way back up is an upgrade through C9300-LIC=, which cannot be bought with the switch.
PoE Power Planning
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Planning Item |
Cisco Confirmed Value |
Order Impact |
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Default PoE budget |
C9300-24UB-A is listed with 830W available PoE and PWR-C1-1100WAC-P as the default supply |
Size the powered endpoint plan to the 830W default budget unless the power design adds a second supply |
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Secondary supply selection |
Cisco ordering selects a secondary power supply by default unless the no-secondary-supply option is chosen |
Decide whether the quote should keep redundant power or remove the secondary supply from the configuration |
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UPOE access profile |
C9300-24UB-A is a 24-port 10/100/1000 UPOE model |
Prevent replacement with data-only, PoE+, UPOE+, or mGig order lines unless the access-port requirement changes |
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StackPower |
C9300-24UB-A supports StackPower |
Add StackPower cables only when the site design requires shared power across compatible Catalyst 9300 stack members |
Ordering Checklist
- Subscription: Select C9300-DNA-A-24-3Y, -5Y or -7Y, the 24-port Cisco DNA Advantage term. New orders need a subscription of the same tier as the network license, and the configurator defaults to Advantage with a 5-year term.
- Uplink module: Keep the default C9300-NM-8X, choose another C9300-NM module, or select C9300-NM-NONE. The uplink slot ships with C9300-NM-8X unless changed.
- Second power supply: A second PWR-C1-1100WAC-P is added by default; C9300-SPS-NONE removes it. Without it the PoE budget stays at the single-supply 830W.
- Stack and StackPower cables: A 50 cm StackWise cable and a 30 cm StackPower cable are added by default; C9300-STACK-NONE and C9300-SPWR-NONE remove them. A stack needs a StackWise cable of the right length, so a stand-alone switch can drop both.
- Power cords: Select the cord type for the destination country. Two cords ship, and the configurator defaults to North American cords.
Optional Add-ons
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Model |
Description |
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Catalyst 9300 Series 4 x 1G network module | |
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Catalyst 9300 Series 8 x 10G/1G network module | |
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Catalyst 9300 Series 2 x 40G network module | |
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Catalyst 9300 Series 2 x 25G/10G/1G network module | |
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Catalyst 9300 Series 4 x 10G/mGig copper network module | |
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1100W AC Platinum-rated power supply spare | |
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Data stack 50 cm cable option for C9300 and C9300X SKUs | |
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Data stack 1 m cable option for C9300 and C9300X SKUs | |
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Data stack 3 m cable option for C9300 and C9300X SKUs |
C9300-24UB-A Switch Rear Panel
The switch rear panel includes StackWise connectors, StackPower or XPS connectors, ports, fan modules, and power supply modules.
Components Delivered in the Shipping Box
The shipping box contains the model of the switch you ordered and other components needed for installation. Some components are optional, depending on your order.
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product ID | C9300-24UB-A | Product type | Higher-scale stackable access switch with modular uplinks |
| Network license | Network Advantage | Minimum software release | Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 |
| Downlink ports | 24 x 10/100/1000 UPOE copper ports | Network module slot | Modular C9300 network module slot |
| Supported network modules | C9300-NM-4G, C9300-NM-8X, C9300-NM-2Q, C9300-NM-2Y, C9300-NM-4M | Switching capacity | 208 Gbps |
| Forwarding rate | 154.76 Mpps | Switching capacity with stacking | 688 Gbps |
| Forwarding rate with stacking | 511.90 Mpps | Packet buffer | 32 MB |
| DRAM | 8 GB | Flash | 16 GB |
| MAC addresses | 64,000 | VLAN IDs | 4,094 |
| IPv4 routes | 112,000 total routes | IPv6 routes | 56,000 |
| Multicast routes | 16,000 | ACL entries | 18,000 |
| QoS entries | 18,000 | Flexible NetFlow entries | 128,000 flows for higher-scale Gigabit Ethernet models |
| Jumbo frames | 9,198 bytes | Stacking | StackWise-480 |
| Stack bandwidth | 480 Gbps | Stack mixing | Higher-scale C9300 models only |
| StackPower | Supported | Default power supply | PWR-C1-1100WAC-P |
| Default PoE budget | 830W | Fan modules | 3 field-replaceable fans |
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Questions & Answers
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Can C9300-24UB-A be stacked?
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How many switches can share power in one StackPower ring with C9300-24UB-A?
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Can C9300-24UB-A use PWR-C1-1900WAC-P as its second power supply?
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Do PoE devices on C9300-24UB-A stay powered during a software reload?
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