C9300-48P-A Cisco Catalyst 9300 48-Port PoE+ Network Advantage Switch
The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches represent Cisco's premier stackable enterprise switching platform, engineered for advanced security, IoT integration, mobility solutions, and cloud connectivity. The C9300-48P-A model features 48 PoE+ ports with Network Advantage capabilities, establishing the next generation of the industry's most widely deployed switching infrastructure.
With 480 Gbps stacking bandwidth, these switches deliver the industry's highest-density stacking solution complemented by a highly flexible uplink architecture. Optimized specifically for high-density 802.11ac Wave2 deployments, the Catalyst 9300 Series sets new benchmarks for network scale and performance. The platform's future-ready x86 CPU architecture, enhanced memory capacity, and container support enable native execution of third-party applications and scripts directly within the switch.
Product Comparison
| Feature |
C9300-48P-A |
C9300-24P-A |
| Product Description |
Catalyst 9300 48-port PoE+, Network Advantage |
Catalyst 9300 24-port PoE+, Network Advantage |
| Total 10/100/1000 or Multigigabit copper ports |
48 POE+ |
24 POE+ |
| Default AC power supply |
715W AC |
715W AC |
| Available PoE power |
437W |
445W |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
1.73 x 17.5 x 17.5 Inches |
1.73 x 17.5 x 17.5 Inches |
| Weight |
16.33 Pounds |
16.33 Pounds |
Technical Specifications
Part Number: C9300-48P-A
Product Description: Catalyst 9300 48-port PoE+, Network Advantage
Total 10/100/1000 or Multigigabit copper ports: 48 POE+
Default AC power supply: 715W AC
Available PoE power: 437W
Cisco StackWise-480: Yes
Cisco StackPower: Yes
Default power supply: PWR-C1-715WAC-P/2
Switching capacity: 256 Gbps on 48-port Gigabit Ethernet model
Stacking bandwidth: 480 Gbps
Total number of MAC addresses: 32,000
Total number of IPv4 routes: 32,000 (24,000 direct routes and 8000 indirect routes)
IPv4 routing entries: 32,000
IPv6 routing entries: 16,000
Multicast routing scale: 8,000
QoS scale entries: 5,120
ACL scale entries: 5,120
Packet buffer per SKU: 16 MB buffer for 24- or 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models
FNF entries: 64,000 flow on 24- and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet models
DRAM: 8 GB
Flash: 16 GB
VLAN IDs: 4,000
Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs): 2,000
Jumbo frames: 9,198 bytes
Total routed ports per 9300 Series stack: 208
Wireless bandwidth per switch: Up to 96 Gbps on 48-port Gigabit Ethernet model
Forwarding rate: 154.76 Mpps
Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.73 x 17.5 x 17.5 Inches
Weight: 16.33 Pounds
Mean time between failures (hours): 299,000
Safety Certifications
- UL 60950-1
- CAN/CSA-C222.2 No. 60950-1
- EN 60950-1
- IEC 60950-1
- AS/NZS 60950.1
- IEEE 802.3
Electromagnetic Emissions Certifications
- 47 CFR Part 15
- CISPR22 Class A
- EN 300 386 V1.6.1
- EN 55022 Class A
- EN 55032 Class A
- CISPR 32 Class A
- EN61000-3-2
- EN61000-3-3
- ICES-003 Class A
- TCVN 7189 Class A
- V-3 Class A
- CISPR24
- EN 300 386
- EN55024
- TCVN 7317
Environmental: Reduction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) 5