Cisco C9300-24P-E Full Original English Official Specification Description
1. Product Overview & Suffix Definition
Cisco Catalyst C9300-24P-E is stackable Layer3 enterprise access switch of Catalyst 9300 IBN (Intent-Based Networking) family, powered by UADP 2.0 ASIC and IOS XE operating system for campus access, VoIP phone, Wi-Fi AP and IP camera PoE deployment.
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P: 24×10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 ports with IEEE802.3at PoE+, max 30W per single port
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E: Preinstalled perpetual Network Essentials permanent base license, lower feature tier vs Network Advantage(-A) and Meraki cloud-managed(-M) versionsCisco
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Supports StackWise-480 stacking (max 8 switches per logical stack, total 480Gbps stacking bandwidth) and StackPower cross-chassis power resource pooling for redundant power sharing among stacked units.
2. Port Configuration
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24 fixed auto-sensing 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 downlink ports with full PoE+ capability; default total PoE budget: 445W with factory single PSU, expandable to 720W after installing secondary 715W AC power supply
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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 modules 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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Exclusive StackWise-480 dedicated stacking interface for inter-chassis stacking cabling
3. Core Hardware Performance Parameters
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Non-blocking standalone Switching Fabric Capacity: 208 Gbps
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Wire-Speed Forwarding Rate (64-byte standard Ethernet frame): 154.76 Mpps
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MAC Address Table capacity: 32768 MAC address entries (32K)
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Global shared dynamic packet buffer: 16MB
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Maximum configurable Jumbo Frame MTU: 9198 Bytes
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System onboard memory: 8GB DRAM + 16GB industrial embedded Flash storage
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Routing Scale: IPv4 up to32,000 routes; IPv6 up to16,000 routes
4. Power & Thermal Specifications
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Factory default equipped with single hot-swappable modular 715W AC power supply (PWR-C1-715WAC), vacant second PSU slot supports later upgrade of redundant AC/HVDC power to raise PoE budget
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Universal input AC range: 100–240V 50/60Hz; compatible with StackPower cross-stack power allocation
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Cooling configuration: 3 field-replaceable variable-speed hot-swappable fan modules with N+1 redundant thermal control, auto fan speed adjustment for energy saving
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Supports Perpetual PoE and Fast PoE for continuous power supply to critical PoE terminals during transient power fluctuations
5. Mechanical & Installation Spec
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Form Factor: Standard 1RU 19-inch EIA rack mount chassis
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Overall Dimension: H:44mm × W:445mm × D:445mm / 1.73in ×17.5in ×17.5in
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Approximate net weight: ~7.9KG
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Supported deployment: Standard 19-inch cabinet rack installation or optional desktop flat placement
6. Software Feature Set (Network Essentials Base License, Core difference vs Advantage-A)
OS Platform: Cisco IOS XE, compatible with Cisco DNA Center for zero-touch provisioning and basic SD-Access deployment, feature set limited to Essentials tier functions
Layer 2 Full Supported Features
Complete 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, DHCP Snooping & Dynamic ARP Inspection(DAI)
Basic Layer3 Routing (Essentials exclusive limitation: No full BGP/complete MPLS compared to Advantage-A)
Static IPv4/IPv6 routing, RIP/RIPng, OSPFv2/v3, EIGRP Stub routing, basic PIM multicast, VRRP; Full BGP, complete MPLS suite, Policy-Based Routing(PBR) are unavailable under Network Essentials license and require upgrade to Network Advantage license
Security & Manageability
802.1X/MAB/WebAuth port authentication, Trust Anchor Module(TAM) secure boot, basic SSHv2/SNMPv2c/v3 management, limited Flexible NetFlow; Encrypted Traffic Analytics(ETA), full hardware MACsec AES256 encryption, TrustSec segmentation belong to Advantage exclusive advanced features
Supports NETCONF/YANG/RESTCONF for programmable automation and local CLI maintenance access.
7. Environmental & Global Compliance Certification
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Operating ambient temperature range: 0℃ ~ +45℃ (32℉~113℉); Storage temperature: -40℃ ~ +70℃
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Operating relative humidity:5%~95% non-condensing working environment
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Global certifications: UL, CSA, IEC60950-1, CE, FCC Class A, RoHS, REACH, TAA compliance certified
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