Catalyst C9300-24S

The switch features 24 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet SFP fiber downlink ports, enabling cost-effective fiber-to-the-desktop, secure government, and industrial environments where copper cabling is impractical. A modular uplink slot accepts C9300-NM series network modules with flexible uplink speeds from 1G SFP to 10G SFP+, 25G, 40G, and 100G, providing unmatched network agility. Delivering 208 Gbps switching capacity and a forwarding rate of 154.76 Mpps, the platform supports 32,000 MAC addresses, 4,000 VLANs, 9,198-byte jumbo frames, and a 16 MB packet buffer. StackWise-480 technology provides 480 Gbps stacking bandwidth, supporting up to eight switches per stack with NSF/SSO for sub-50-ms failover protection. The chassis includes three N+1 redundant field-replaceable fans with dual PSU slots; Cisco StackPower enables power pooling across stack members.

Built on Cisco IOS XE and the UADP 2.0 ASIC, the switch includes hardware-based AES-256 MACsec encryption, 802.1X authentication, Encrypted Traffic Analytics, and TrustSec. Available with perpetual Network Essentials (-E) or Network Advantage (-A) licenses, plus mandatory Cisco DNA subscriptions for SD-Access automation. Ideal for campus access layers, fiber-to-the-desktop environments, and secure government/defense networks requiring high-density fiber connectivity with flexible modular uplink expansion.