Cisco C9300-24P-A Full Official English Specification Description
1. Product Overview & Suffix Definition
Cisco Catalyst C9300-24P-A is stackable Layer3 enterprise access switch within Catalyst 9300 Intent-Based Networking portfolio, powered by UADP 2.0 ASIC and Cisco IOS XE OS, designed for campus access, Wi-Fi AP, IP camera and IP phone PoE deployment.
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P: 24×10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 ports with IEEE802.3af/at PoE+ (max 30W per port)
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A: Preinstalled permanent Network Advantage perpetual DNA license (top-tier full feature software) vs Network Essentials(E) / Meraki cloud(M) variantsCisco
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Supports StackWise-480 stacking (max 8 chassis per stack, 480Gbps stacking bandwidth) and StackPower cross-chassis power resource pooling.
2. Port Configuration
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24 fixed auto-sensing 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 downlink ports, full PoE+ compliant, total default PoE power budget: 445W with factory single PSU
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1 rear hot-swappable modular Network Module slot, compatible with C9300-NM-4G / C9300-NM-8X / C9300-NM-2Q / C9300-NM-4M for flexible 1G/10G/25G/40G uplink expansion
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RJ45 serial console + Mini-USB out-of-band local management port
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Dedicated StackWise-480 stacking interface for inter-switch stacking cabling
3. Core Hardware Performance
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Non-blocking Standalone Switching Capacity: 208 Gbps
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Wire-speed Forwarding Rate (64-byte frame): 154.76 Mpps
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MAC Address Table: 32768 MAC entries (32K)
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Shared dynamic global packet buffer: 16MB
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Max Jumbo MTU: 9198 Bytes
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System memory: 8GB DRAM + 16GB onboard industrial Flash storage
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Routing Scale(Network Advantage): IPv4 up to32,000 routes; IPv6 up to16,000 routes; Flexible NetFlow up to64,000 flow entries
4. Power & Thermal Spec
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Factory default PSU: Single hot-swappable modular 715W AC power supply (PWR-C1-715WAC), vacant second PSU slot supports redundant AC/HVDC upgrade for higher PoE budget expansionCisco
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Input: Universal AC 100–240V 50/60Hz; StackPower available to share power among stacked membersCisco
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Cooling: 3 field-replaceable variable-speed hot-swappable fan modules with N+1 redundant thermal control
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Supports Perpetual PoE & Fast PoE for uninterrupted power to critical PoE endpoints during power fluctuation
5. Mechanical & Installation
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Form Factor: Standard 1RU 19-inch EIA rackmount chassis
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Dimension: H:44mm × W:445mm × D:445mm (1.73in ×17.5in ×17.5in)
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Net Weight: ~7.9 KG
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Deployment: Standard EIA19” rack installation or optional desktop placement
6. Software Feature Set (Network Advantage Full License, Core difference vs Essentials)
OS: Cisco IOS XE, fully compatible with Cisco DNA Center for ZTP zero-touch provisioning, SD-Access fabric deployment, telemetry and automation
Layer2 Functions
Full 802.1Q VLAN (4094 VLAN IDs), STP/RSTP/MSTP, IGMP/MLD Snooping, Port Security, broadcast/multicast storm suppression, hardware ingress/egress ACL filtering, IEEE802.3az EEE Energy Efficient Ethernet
Full Layer3 Routing (Advantage exclusive full features, unavailable on Essentials)
Static IPv4/IPv6, RIP/RIPng, OSPFv2/v3, full EIGRP, complete BGP, full MPLS, PIM ASM/SSM multicast, VRRP, Policy-Based Routing(PBR)
Advanced Security & Manageability
Hardware Trust Anchor Module(TAM) secure boot & anti-tamper, 802.1X/MAB/WebAuth port authentication, hardware-accelerated AES256 MACsec encryption, DHCP Snooping, DAI, ETA(Encrypted Traffic Analytics, Advantage exclusive); Supports SSHv2, SNMPv2c/v3, NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, local CLI management
7. Environmental & Compliance
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Operating ambient temperature: 0°C ~ +45°C; Storage: -40°C ~ +70°C; Operating humidity:5%~95% non-condensing
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Certifications: UL, CSA, IEC60950-1, CE, FCC Class A, RoHS, REACH, TAA compliant
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