C9300-48S-A – 48x1G SFP Ports – Modular Uplink – Network Advantage

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C9300-48S-A Description

The C9300-48S-A is a Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series stackable access switch for fiber-cabled campus buildings that route and segment traffic at the access layer. The switch has 48 1G SFP ports with no PoE, a modular uplink slot, 256 Gbps of switching capacity and the Network Advantage license, which adds BGP, VRF, VXLAN and MACsec-256. A stack of up to eight members must keep every switch on Network Advantage, and the hardware needs Cisco IOS XE 16.11.1a or later.

Quick Specs

Parameter

Specification

Product ID

C9300-48S-A

Downlink ports

48x 1G SFP

Uplink

Modular uplink slot for Catalyst 9300 network modules

Network license

Network Advantage

Switching capacity

256 Gbps (736 Gbps stacked)

Forwarding rate

190.47 Mpps (547.62 Mpps stacked)

Stacking

StackWise-480, 480 Gbps, up to 8 members

Default power supply

PWR-C1-715WAC-P (715W AC)

Power supply slots

2 (second supply optional for redundancy)

PoE support

No PoE; data-only SFP ports

Minimum software release

Cisco IOS XE 16.11.1a

Product Performance

Switching Capacity
Forwarding Rate
StackWise-480 Stack Bandwidth

Key Features

Forty-Eight Fiber Drops Per Switch

Every downlink is a 1G SFP cage, and the optic installed in each cage decides whether that run uses single-mode or multimode fiber on LC connectors. Powered endpoints cannot draw PoE from these ports.

Routing And Segmentation In Network Advantage

Network Essentials stops at routed access, with OSPF capped at 1,000 routes. Network Advantage lifts that cap and adds BGP, EIGRP, IS-IS and HSRP, the VRF, VXLAN, LISP, MPLS and Cisco TrustSec segmentation tools, and MACsec-256 encryption on the fiber links.

SD-Access And Bundled Advantage Services

Running the switch in an SD-Access fabric takes the Advantage tier of the Cisco Catalyst or Cisco DNA subscription. A 3-, 5- or 7-year Advantage term also includes ThousandEyes Network and Application Synthetics and a Cisco Spaces Extend license.

Uplinks Up To 40G By Module

The uplink slot takes Catalyst 9300 network modules: four 1G SFP ports on C9300-NM-4G, eight 10G/1G SFP+ ports on C9300-NM-8X, two 25G SFP28 ports on C9300-NM-2Y, two 40G QSFP+ ports on C9300-NM-2Q, or four Multigigabit ports on C9300-NM-4M. The 100G C9300X-NM modules fit only Catalyst 9300X switches, so 40G is the fastest uplink this chassis accepts.

StackWise-480 And StackPower

Up to eight switches operate as one StackWise-480 stack with 480 Gbps of stack bandwidth. Separately, StackPower joins the power supplies of up to four switches into a shared pool, or eight when an XPS-2200 is added.

Two Power Supply Bays

The chassis holds the default 715W AC supply plus either a second supply for redundancy or a blank module. The second bay must not run empty, because the blank keeps operating temperature and fan noise within their limits.

Application Scenarios

SD-Access Fabric Edge Over Fiber

In a campus running SD-Access, the switch serves as the fabric edge for a building whose rooms are cabled with fiber, applying segmentation policy at the first hop under the Advantage subscription.

Collapsed Core For A Small Campus

A small campus can run a stack of these switches as its collapsed core, landing fiber from each building closet on the SFP ports and exchanging routes with the WAN edge over BGP.

Hospital Networks Kept Apart By VRF

Hospitals that keep clinical devices, staff systems and guest traffic separate can carry each group in its own VRF over the fiber risers that terminate on this switch.

Product Comparison

Parameter

C9300-48S-A

C9300-48S-E

C9300-24S-A

C9300-48T-A

Downlink ports

48x 1G SFP

48x 1G SFP

24x 1G SFP

48x 10/100/1000 copper

Available PoE power

No PoE

No PoE

No PoE

No PoE

Default power supply

PWR-C1-715WAC-P (715W)

PWR-C1-715WAC-P (715W)

PWR-C1-715WAC-P (715W)

PWR-C1-350WAC-P (350W)

Uplink ports

Modular

Modular

Modular

Modular

Network license

Network Advantage

Network Essentials

Network Advantage

Network Advantage

Stack bandwidth

480 Gbps (StackWise-480)

480 Gbps (StackWise-480)

480 Gbps (StackWise-480)

480 Gbps (StackWise-480)

Switching capacity

256 Gbps (736 Gbps stacked)

256 Gbps (736 Gbps stacked)

208 Gbps (688 Gbps stacked)

256 Gbps (736 Gbps stacked)

C9300-48S-A and C9300-48S-E share the same 48-port 1G SFP hardware, and only C9300-48S-A carries Network Advantage, so the Essentials model fits fiber closets that run Layer 2 and OSPF within 1,000 routes and need no BGP, VRF or MPLS. A C9300-48S-E can still move to Advantage after installation with a C9300-LIC= term such as C9300-48-E-A-5, which cannot sit on the switch order. Buildings with 24 or fewer fiber drops can use C9300-24S-A, which keeps the 715W supply and runs 208 Gbps of switching capacity. Where endpoints sit within copper reach, C9300-48T-A provides 48 copper data ports on a 350W supply at the same 256 Gbps.

Ordering Checklist

  • Software subscription: Order an Advantage term from the 48-port 1G fiber group, C9300-DNA-A-48S-3Y, -5Y or -7Y, or C9300-DNX-A-48S-3Y, -5Y or -7Y for Cisco Catalyst. The 48-port copper terms such as C9300-DNA-A-48-5Y cover a different model group.
  • Uplink module: The configurator adds C9300-NM-8X by default; keep it, change it to another C9300-NM module, or choose C9300-NM-NONE. The uplink slot still needs a module or a blank to run.
  • Second power supply: A second PWR-C1-715WAC-P is selected by default and C9300-SPS-NONE removes it. Without it the switch runs on one supply with a blank in the second bay.
  • Stack 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. Longer stack runs use STACK-T1-1M or STACK-T1-3M.
  • Power cords: Two power cords ship with the switch and the configurator defaults to North America cords. Select the cord type for the destination country.

Optional Add-ons

Model

Description

C9300-NM-8X

Catalyst 9300 uplink network module with eight 10G/1G SFP+ ports

C9300-NM-2Y

Catalyst 9300 uplink network module with two 25G/10G/1G SFP28 ports

C9300-NM-2Q

Catalyst 9300 uplink network module with two 40G QSFP+ ports

C9300-NM-4G

Catalyst 9300 uplink network module with four 1G SFP ports

C9300-NM-4M

Catalyst 9300 uplink network module with four Multigigabit ports

PWR-C1-715WAC-P

Second 715W AC power supply for redundant operation in the second bay

PWR-C1-1100WAC-P

1100W AC power supply option for the Catalyst 9300 power bays

STACK-T1-50CM

50 cm StackWise-480 data stack cable

STACK-T1-1M

1 m StackWise-480 data stack cable

STACK-T1-3M

3 m StackWise-480 data stack cable

CAB-SPWR-30CM=

30 cm StackPower cable, spare

CAB-SPWR-150CM=

150 cm StackPower cable, spare

FAN-T2=

Field-replaceable fan module

SSD-120G

120 GB pluggable USB 3.0 SSD for the rear storage slot

SSD-240G

240 GB pluggable USB 3.0 SSD for the rear storage slot

C9300-48S-A Switch Rear Panel

The switch rear panel includes StackWise connectors, StackPower or XPS connectors, ports, fan modules, and power supply modules.

1

Ground connectors

7

StackPower connectors

2

USB3.0–SSD port

8

AC OK (input) status LED

3

BEACON LED

9

PS OK (output) status LED

4

CONSOLE (RJ-45 console port)

10

StackWise-480 port connectors

5

MGMT (RJ-45 10/100/1000 management port)

11

Power supply modules

6

Fan modules

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Rear Panel of a Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switch

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.

1

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switch with optional network module1 (power supply and fan modules not shown)

9

Eight number-8 Phillips flat-head screws

2

AC power cord

10

Cable guide

3

Product documentation and compliance document

11

M4.0 x 20mm Phillips pan-head screw

4

Four rubber mounting feet

12

(Optional) RJ-45 console cable

5

Ground lug screw and ring terminal

13

(Optional) USB console cable

6

Two 19-inch mounting brackets

14

(Optional) StackWise-480/1T cable (0.5-meter, 1-meter, or 3-meter)

7

Four number-12 pan-head screws

15

(Optional) StackPower cable (0.3-meter or 1.5-meter)

8

Four number-10 pan-head screws

16

(Optional) StackWise-320 cable

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Specifications

Parameter Specification Parameter Specification
Product ID C9300-48S-A Network license Network Advantage
Downlink ports 48x 1G SFP Uplink Modular uplink slot for C9300-NM-4G, C9300-NM-4M, C9300-NM-8X, C9300-NM-2Q or C9300-NM-2Y; no module in the default shipping configuration
Management port 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port (RJ-45), RJ-45 console port, USB mini-Type B console port Minimum software release Cisco IOS XE 16.11.1a
USB port USB 3.0 Type A SSD storage Rear USB 3.0 SSD slot for 120 GB or 240 GB SSD
RFID Passive UHF RFID tag, GS1 EPC Gen 2 / ISO 18000-6C, 860-960 MHz Fiber connectors LC, through SFP transceivers on single-mode or multimode fiber
Switching capacity 256 Gbps (736 Gbps stacked) Forwarding rate 190.47 Mpps (547.62 Mpps stacked)
Stacking StackWise-480, 480 Gbps, up to 8 members at the same license level StackPower Up to 4 switches per StackPower stack, 8 with XPS-2200
MAC addresses 32,000 IPv4 routes 32,000 (24,000 direct + 8,000 indirect)
IPv6 routes 16,000 Multicast routes 8,000
QoS entries 5,120 ACL entries 5,120
Packet buffer 16 MB (24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models) Flexible NetFlow entries 64,000 flows (24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models)
DRAM 8 GB Flash 16 GB
VLAN IDs 4094 Switched virtual interfaces 1000
PVST instances 300 STP virtual ports (PVST/MST) 13,000
Jumbo frames 9198 bytes Total routed ports per stack 448
Default power supply PWR-C1-715WAC-P, 715W AC Power supply input 100-240 VAC
Power supply output heat 2,440 BTU/hr Power supply slots 2 internal; ships with one supply and a blank module, dual redundant supplies supported
PoE support No PoE; data-only SFP ports Fan modules 3 field-replaceable fans, N+1 redundancy (FAN-T2=)
Operating temperature -5 to 45°C up to 5000 ft (1500 m); -5 to 40°C up to 10,000 ft (3000 m) Storage temperature -40 to 70°C
Operating humidity 5% to 90% noncondensing Operating altitude Operating up to 10,000 ft (3000 m); storage up to 15,000 ft (4500 m)
Acoustic noise LpA 45 dB typical, 48 dB max; LwA 5.6 B typical, 5.9 B max (AC power) Dimensions (H x W x D) 1.73 x 17.5 x 19.2 in (4.3 x 44.4 x 48.8 cm) with default power supply; 1.73 x 17.5 x 17.7 in chassis only
Weight 7.86 kg (17.32 lb) with default power supply MTBF 281,920 hours
Safety certifications UL 60950-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, AS/NZS 60950.1 EMC certifications 47 CFR Part 15, EN 55032 Class A, CISPR 32 Class A, EN 55035, CISPR 35, ICES-003 Class A, KN32, KN35
Environmental compliance RoHS 5

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Questions & Answers

  • Can C9300-48S-A be stacked?

    Yes. C9300-48S-A stacks with up to eight members, and every switch in the stack must run Network Advantage. StackPower joins the power supplies of up to four switches into a shared pool, or eight when an XPS-2200 is added.
  • Does C9300-48S-A support BGP and MPLS?

    Yes. Network Advantage on C9300-48S-A removes the 1,000-route OSPF cap and adds BGP, EIGRP, IS-IS and HSRP, plus VRF, VXLAN, LISP, MPLS and Cisco TrustSec. MACsec-256 encryption runs on the fiber links. The hardware needs Cisco IOS XE 16.11.1a or later.
  • Does a C9300-DNA-A-48S-5Y term for C9300-48S-A include ThousandEyes?

    Yes. The Advantage term brings the ThousandEyes Network and Application Synthetics license, PID TE-EMBEDDED-T, at no extra charge for the same term as the subscription. This applies to 3-year, 5-year and 7-year terms. D-DNAS-EXT-S-T for Cisco Spaces Extend is bundled in the same way.
  • Which power supplies besides PWR-C1-715WAC-P fit C9300-48S-A, and what redundancy applies?

    Catalyst 9300 chassis take 350W AC, 715W AC, 715W DC, 1100W AC and 1900W AC supplies. Each switch holds two supplies in an N+1 arrangement. All are Platinum-rated at 90% efficiency except the DC unit, which is Gold-rated. Per the Cisco datasheet, the supply PIDs end in -P for the Platinum AC models.
  • Can C9300-48S-A use the PWR-C1-1900WAC-P power supply?

    Yes. PWR-C1-1900WAC-P is listed as an available supply for modular-uplink Catalyst 9300 models and can be mixed with the other 9300 supplies. It delivers 1500W at 115V input and 1900W at 230V input. It also takes its own power cord, so order that cord with it.
  • What must sit in the uplink slot of C9300-48S-A if no network module is ordered?

    Fit a C9300-NM-BLANK filler. The switch runs only with a network module or the C9300-NM-BLANK installed, and the filler also preserves airflow through the chassis. The chassis ships with no network module by default, so select C9300-NM-NONE in the configurator only if the blank is also supplied.
  • What can be plugged into the USB ports of C9300-48S-A?

    The front USB Type A port is USB 3.0 at 5V and 900 mA and accepts Cisco USB flash drives. A USB mini-Type B console port sits beside the RJ-45 console. The rear panel has a USB 3.0 SSD slot for a 120/240 GB module, which you install for app hosting storage. The rear SSD slot takes SSD-120G or SSD-240G.
  • How is the 480 Gbps StackWise-480 bandwidth of C9300-48S-A built?

    StackWise-480 uses 6 rings of 40 Gbps each, which add up to the 480 Gbps stack bandwidth. A stack holds up to 8 members. Every member must run the same license tier, so Network Essentials and Network Advantage switches cannot share a stack. Per the Catalyst 9300 datasheet, plan the ring cabling with that limit in mind.
  • What are the default Access SDM template limits on C9300-48S-A?

    The default Access template on C9300-48S-A allows 4094 VLANs, 32,768 unicast MAC entries and 24,576 directly connected routes. It also allows 8,192 indirect routes and 1,024 PBR ACEs. IPv6 entries take two slots each. Check the active template with the show sdm prefer command after any change.
  • How deep is C9300-48S-A with a PWR-C1-1100WAC-P installed?

    With the 1100W supply installed, C9300-48S-A is 20.7 in deep. With the default supply it is 19.2 in deep. You must allow for the longest figure when you install the switch in a shallow rack, per the Catalyst 9300 datasheet.

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