Cisco C9300L-48P-4X-E Switch

The Cisco Catalyst C9300L-48P-4X-E delivers PoE+ at up to 30 W per port on all 48 Gigabit Ethernet access ports. With the default 715 W power supply the PoE budget is 505 W, and dual power supplies scale it to 1440 W, which is enough for all 48 ports to draw the full 30 W at once (48 x 30 W = 1440 W). The budget, together with the installed power supplies, determines how many devices draw full power simultaneously.

The C9300L-48P-4X-E has four fixed SFP+ uplink ports that operate at 1G or 10G. These SFP+ slots accept 1G SFP and 10G SFP+ optics but do not support 25G SFP28 optics. Specific transceiver compatibility should be verified against the manufacturer's transceiver compatibility matrix at tmgmatrix.cisco.com. Transceivers are sold separately.

The C9300L-48P-4X-E supports Cisco StackWise-320 data stacking of up to eight members at 320 Gbps of stack bandwidth, using StackWise stacking cables that are ordered separately. It stacks with other C9300L switches and does not stack with the modular C9300, C9300X, Catalyst 9200, or other series. The fixed-uplink C9300L does not support Cisco StackPower.

The two switches have the same 48 PoE+ access ports, the same PoE budget, the same Network Essentials license, and the same StackWise-320 stacking, and differ in uplinks and throughput. The -4X model has four 1G/10G SFP+ uplinks with 176 Gbps of switching capacity and a 130.95 Mpps forwarding rate. The -4G model has four 1G SFP uplinks with 104 Gbps of switching capacity and a 77.38 Mpps forwarding rate. Choose the -4X when the uplink to the distribution layer needs 10G now or later.

Both are 48-port PoE+ fixed-uplink switches with 10G SFP+ uplinks at the Network Essentials tier delivering up to 30 W per port, and they differ in PoE budget. The 48P-4X-E defaults to a 715 W supply with a 505 W budget, scaling to 1440 W with dual supplies. The 48PF-4X-E is a full-PoE+ model that defaults to a 1100 W supply with an 890 W budget, up to 1440 W. Choose the 48PF when more of the 48 ports must draw full power from a single supply.

No. The switch runs on its included perpetual base license indefinitely. Under Cisco's ordering model, new switch orders include a term-based Cisco DNA or Cisco Catalyst software subscription of the same tier as the network license; that subscription unlocks Cisco Catalyst Center and cloud-managed features. When the subscription term ends, the switch continues operating on the perpetual base license capabilities after a reload.

Yes. Cisco's migration guidance positions the Catalyst 9300L as the successor to the end-of-sale Catalyst 3650. Migrating from a 3650 to the C9300L-48P-4X-E moves the access layer to Cisco IOS XE, StackWise-320 stacking, and 10G uplinks with the Network Essentials feature set.

Network Devices Inc. sells the C9300L-48P-4X-E as current, new, factory-sealed stock. Cisco publishes End-of-Sale and End-of-Life status for every Catalyst 9300 Series part number on its official End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices page for the series, which is the authoritative source for a specific SKU. Buyers standardizing on a platform for a multi-year refresh should confirm the current status there before ordering.

The C9300L-48P-4X-E is sold new and factory-sealed. It is covered by a Network Devices Inc. one-year warranty and a 30-day return policy.