Cisco C9300X-48HX-E Switch

The Cisco Catalyst C9300X-48HX-E delivers Cisco UPOE+ at up to 90 W per port on all 48 multigigabit access ports. With the default 1100 W power supply the PoE budget is 590 W, and dual 1900 W power supplies raise it to 3290 W. Because 48 ports at 90 W would require 4320 W, the 3290 W ceiling powers about 36 ports at the full 90 W, so the budget rather than the port count sets how many devices draw maximum power. Most deployments mix lower-draw devices, so real port coverage is higher.

All 48 access ports on the C9300X-48HX-E are multigigabit and run at up to 10G, auto-negotiating 100M, 1G, 2.5G, 5G, and 10G over structured copper, and each also delivers Cisco UPOE+ at up to 90 W. Switching capacity is 1,760 Gbps. The modular uplink slot adds 10G, 25G, 40G, or 100G options.

The C9300X-48HX-E has a modular uplink slot that takes a Cisco Catalyst 9300X network module, with options spanning 8x 10G, 8x 25G, 2x 100G, and 4x 100G, so uplinks can scale to 100G. The network module is ordered separately. Specific transceiver compatibility should be verified against the manufacturer's transceiver compatibility matrix at tmgmatrix.cisco.com. Transceivers are sold separately.

The C9300X-48HX-E supports Cisco StackWise-1T data stacking of up to eight members at 1 Tbps of stack bandwidth, plus Cisco StackPower+ for shared power across the stack. It can also stack with modular Catalyst 9300 switches, in which case the data stack runs at the lower StackWise-480 speed. StackWise and StackPower cables are ordered separately.

The two switches are identical hardware and differ only in license tier. The -E model ships with perpetual Network Essentials, which covers Layer 2 plus basic routed access such as static routing, RIP, EIGRP stub, OSPF for up to 1,000 routes, PBR, PIM stub multicast, and VRRP. The -A model ships with perpetual Network Advantage, which adds full OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, HSRP, VRF, VXLAN, LISP, and SGT segmentation. SD-Access and 100G IPsec (with an HSEC key) are enabled separately from the perpetual tier.

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 9300X as a successor to the end-of-sale Catalyst 3850. Migrating to the C9300X-48HX-E moves the access layer to Cisco IOS XE, StackWise-1T stacking, UPOE+ power, and 100G-capable uplinks with the Network Essentials feature set.

Network Devices Inc. sells the C9300X-48HX-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 C9300X-48HX-E is sold new and factory-sealed. It is covered by a Network Devices Inc. one-year warranty and a 30-day return policy.