C9300-24UX-A Full Official English Specification Description

1. SKU Short Definition

Suffix parsing:

• UX: Multi-Gigabit 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T + Cisco proprietary UPOE up to 60W per port
• -A: Pre-activated permanent Network Advantage top-tier enterprise license (full advanced routing, security & SD-Access feature set)

2. Product Overview

Port & PoE Hardware Parameters

• 24×RJ45 Multi-Gigabit downlink ports: auto-negotiate 100Mbps /1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T, each supports IEEE802.3af/at + Cisco UPOE (max 60W single-port power output)
• Default factory equipped with single PWR-C1-1100WAC AC modular PSU, baseline total PoE budget = 490W; install redundant secondary 1100W AC PSU to expand total PoE budget via StackPower power pooling, enabling full 60W power provision for all ports simultaneously
• One rear modular uplink expansion slot, compatible with official C9300 network modules: C9300-NM-4G(4×1G SFP), C9300-NM-4M(4×10G SFP+), C9300-NM-2Q(2×40G QSFP+), C9300-NM-8X(8×10G SFP+), optional uplink bandwidth from 1Gbps to 40Gbps

Core Switch Performance Metrics

• Standalone Switch Fabric Capacity: 640 Gbps
• Wire-rate IPv4/IPv6 Forwarding Throughput: 476.19 Mpps
• Stacking: Cisco StackWise-480 with 480Gbps stacking bandwidth; max 8 identical C9300-series switches can be stacked into single logical chassis with dedicated stacking cables
• System hardware: 8GB DRAM +16GB onboard flash, three hot-swappable redundant cooling fans; embedded wireless controller centrally manages up to 200 Cisco enterprise wireless access pointsCisco
• Routing & MAC table scale: Max 4094 VLANs, 32000 MAC address entries, IPv4 route entries up to 32000, IPv6 route entries up to 16000; jumbo frame support up to 9198 Bytes

3. Software & Network Advantage License Core Features (-A vs -E Essentials)

1. Complete Layer2 switching suite: 802.1Q VLAN, STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP, port security, DHCP Snooping, DAI, full ACL filtering, IEEE802.1X/MAB port authentication
2. Full advanced Layer3 routing: Static, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VRF, Multicast PIM, SD-Access VXLAN fabric native support (all unavailable on Network Essentials -E model)
3. Enterprise-grade security: Hardware-based AES-256 MACsec link encryption, TrustSec SGT segmentation, Encrypted Traffic Analytics(ETA), advanced threat inspection, full Flexible NetFlow v10
4. Premium QoS & automation: Full per-port hierarchical QoS, advanced traffic policing/shaping, full ZTP zero-touch provisioning, complete Cisco DNA Center automation/assurance integration, full RESTCONF/YANG programmable API

4. Physical & Environmental Specifications

• Dimension: 44.5mm(H) × 445mm(W) × 470mm(D) /1.73in ×17.5in ×18.5in, standard 19-inch 1U rack installation
• Approximate net weight: 8.28kg (18.18lb)
• Operating ambient temperature: -5℃ ~ +45℃; storage temperature: -40℃ ~ +70℃; operating relative humidity:5%~90% non-condensing
• Global certification: UL60950-1, CE, FCC Class A, RoHS & WEEE compliant; Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty

5. Suffix Summary Recap

• UX = Multi-Gigabit 100M~10G + Cisco UPOE up to 60W per RJ45
• -A = Permanent Network Advantage License (Full L3 routing, MACsec, TrustSec, SD-Access supported)