Full English Description for Cisco C9300X-24HX-E
1. Part Number Naming Breakdown
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C9300X: High-performance stackable Layer 3 enterprise multi-gigabit switch platform built on crypto-accelerated UADP 2.0sec ASIC, supporting StackWise-1T 1 Terabit stacking bandwidth, StackPower+ power pooling and one hot-swappable C9300X-NM modular uplink slot with hardware line-rate 100G IPsec encryption accelerationCisco.
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24HX: 24 universal multi-gigabit RJ45 downlink ports auto-negotiating 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G transmission speeds with Cisco UPOE++ (90W per port) inline power, fully compliant with IEEE 802.3bt Type 4 standard; backward compatible with IEEE 802.3af (15.4W PoE) and IEEE 802.3at (30W PoE+) powered endpoints, designed for ultra-high-power Wi‑Fi 7 APs, 4K video conference units, video wall controllers, large-format digital signage and PTZ IP surveillance cameras.
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E: Perpetual Network Essentials IOS XE on-prem license tier. Only unlocks base Layer 2 switching and limited Layer 3 routing functions; premium enterprise capabilities including full BGP/EIGRP routing suite, TrustSec zero-trust micro-segmentation, Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), full unsampled streaming telemetry and 256-bit AES MACsec are locked and unavailable, reserved for Network Advantage (-A) license tierCisco.
2. Short Sales One-Liner (For BOM, Quotation & Datasheet Header)
Cisco Catalyst C9300X-24HX-E, 1RU rack-mount stackable Layer3 10G multi-gigabit UPOE++ aggregation switch, 24-port 100M/1/2.5/5/10G multi-rate RJ45 90W UPOE++ downlinks with one modular high-speed uplink expansion slot, pre-installed permanent Network Essentials IOS XE license, StackWise-1T 1Tbps stacking and StackPower+ power pooling supported, factory-shipped single 1100W AC PoE power supply, managed via local CLI and basic Cisco Catalyst Center for cost-sensitive smart building, high-power Wi-Fi 7 AP termination and ultra-high-bandwidth multi-gigabit access closets with restricted advanced routing and security requirements.
3. Complete Product Overview Paragraph
The Cisco Catalyst C9300X-24HX-E is a fixed-form-factor high-density 10G multi-gigabit UPOE++ stackable Layer 3 enterprise access switch within the Catalyst 9300X series, optimized for budget-friendly modern campus and smart building deployments requiring 10G copper bandwidth and maximum 90W inline power for power-intensive next-gen wireless access points, 4K video conferencing hardware, large-format digital signage and high-performance PTZ IP surveillance cameras. Equipped with 24 universal auto-sensing multi-gigabit RJ45 UPOE++ downlink ports, the chassis integrates one dedicated hot-swappable C9300X-NM modular uplink slot to flexibly deploy 10G/25G/40G/100G high-speed optical uplink modules for elastic bandwidth scaling to aggregation and core layers. Powered by UADP 2.0sec crypto ASIC with hardware crypto acceleration for line-rate 100G IPsec tunnels, this model runs native IOS XE software with permanent Network Essentials license, delivering foundational Layer 2 switching and constrained Layer 3 routing functions while blocking full premium enterprise feature sets exclusive to Network Advantage licensed hardware variants. It leverages StackWise-1T hardware stacking to combine up to 8 identical C9300X switches into a single unified logical switching fabric with 1 Tbps aggregate stacking bandwidth, delivering sub-50ms fast stack failover convergence for enterprise-class network reliability. Native StackPower+ technology dynamically aggregates power supplies across the entire stack for UPOE++ redundancy, load balancing and automatic power redistribution during hardware failure events. Dual hot-swappable AC power supply slots and field-replaceable variable-speed fan trays eliminate single points of hardware failure. The switch supports limited on-premises management via console CLI, SNMPv3 or basic Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center) integration rather than Meraki cloud dashboard, with basic zero-touch provisioning and sampled traffic monitoring built for mid-size hybrid copper-fiber campus and smart building infrastructures with moderate ultra-high-power PoE device loads and no demand for advanced zero-trust security, full streaming analytics or SD-Access fabric orchestration.
4. Detailed Hardware Interface Specifications
Downlink Copper Ports (24 × 10G Multi-Gigabit UPOE++ RJ45)
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24 universal multi-gigabit RJ45 ports auto-negotiating 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 5 Gbps and 10 Gbps transmission speeds over Cat5e/Cat6 cabling.
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Full UPOE++ compliance: Up to 90W per port under IEEE 802.3bt Type 4; backward compatible with IEEE 802.3af (15.4W PoE) and IEEE 802.3at (30W PoE+) powered devices.
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Native StackPower+ capability to aggregate and redistribute total UPOE power budget across all stacked switch members for shared power redundancy.
Modular Uplink Expansion Slot
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1 dedicated hot-swappable C9300X-NM network module slot, compatible with optional high-speed uplink modules:
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C9300X-NM-8Y: 8 × SFP28 (10G / 25G)
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C9300X-NM-4C: 4 × QSFP+ (40G)
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C9300X-NM-2C: 2 × QSFP28 (100G)
Stacking Interfaces
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Dual rear dedicated StackWise-1T stacking ports, total 1 Tbps aggregate stacking bandwidth per stack group; supports ring topology with sub-50ms stack failover convergence, maximum 8 switches per stack.
Management & Auxiliary Ports
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USB Type-A storage port for offline firmware upgrades and configuration backup.
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Mini-USB Type-B console port for local out-of-band CLI access.
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Independent 1G RJ45 out-of-band management port.
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LED status indicators for port activity, multi-gigabit speed negotiation, UPOE++ power delivery, power supply health, fan status, stack status and system fault alarms.
Power & Physical Form Factor
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Form Factor: 1RU standard 19-inch rack-mount chassis, dimensions 4.4 × 44.5 × 52.4 cm.
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Dual hot-swappable redundant AC power supply slots; factory pre-shipped with single 1100W AC PoE PSU (PWR-C1-1100WAC-P).
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Native UPOE power budget: Up to 735W usable PoE++ power capacity with single 1100W power supply; StackPower+ extends total pooled power capacity across stack members when multiple PSUs are deployed in stacked units.
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Thermal system: 3 field-replaceable redundant variable-speed fan trays with front-to-back airflow.
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Environmental compliance: Operating temperature range -5°C ~ 45°C, ENERGY STAR certified, fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, PoE, PoE+ and UPOE++ IEEE 802.3bt standards.
5. Core Hardware Performance Benchmarks
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Standalone Switching Capacity: 880 Gbps
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Standalone Forwarding Rate: 654.72 Mpps
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MAC Address Table Size: 32,000 MAC forwarding entries
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VLAN Support: Up to 4,094 IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs, limited SVI quantity under Network Essentials license
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QoS Hardware Queues: 8 priority hardware queues per physical port, full DSCP & 802.1p marking and hierarchical traffic scheduling optimized for multimedia and high-speed wireless traffic.
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Jumbo Frame Support: Up to 9198-byte jumbo frame transmission.
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Hardware ACL Capacity: 5,120 ingress/egress access control list entries.
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IPFIX Flow Telemetry: Only sampled flow export supported under Network Essentials license; full unsampled streaming telemetry exclusive to Network Advantage (-A)
6. Layer 2 Standard Feature Suite (Fully Supported under Network Essentials -E)
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN trunking, IEEE 802.3ad LACP EtherChannel (max 8 ports per bundle), complete spanning tree toolkit including PVST+, RPVST+, MSTP with BPDU guard, root guard and loop guard; LLDP/LLDP-MED unified endpoint discovery optimized for 10G multi-gigabit and high-power PoE endpoints, port security with sticky MAC address learning, broadcast/multicast storm suppression, IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3, SPAN/RSPAN local and remote traffic mirroring, private VLAN edge mode, voice VLAN auto-detection and traffic prioritization, hardware 128-bit AES MACsec link encryption (256-bit MACsec restricted to -A license).
7. Layer 3, Security & Automation Features (Network Essentials -E Limitations)
Supported Restricted Layer 3 Routing
Static IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack routing, RIP v1/v2, OSPFv2/v3 capped at maximum 1,000 learned routing entries, EIGRP Stub mode only, VRRPv2/v3 gateway redundancy, basic PIM sparse-mode multicast routing.
Advanced Routing Locked to Network Advantage (-A)
Full EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, VXLAN, policy-based routing (PBR), unlimited OSPF route scale, end-to-end SD-Access fabric integration
Baseline Enterprise Security
IEEE 802.1X single-factor port authentication, MAB MAC bypass authentication, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), IP Source Guard, CoPP control-plane policing, hardware 128-bit MACsec only, basic ACL logging and threat filtering.
Restricted Automation & Visibility
Basic zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), limited NETCONF/YANG/RESTCONF programmability, sampled IPFIX flow export, partial Cisco Catalyst Center monitoring integration, granular RBAC multi-admin access control, centralized syslog and SNMPv3 logging.
Premium Features Unavailable on Network Essentials (-E)
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Unlimited OSPF dynamic routing table capacity
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TrustSec Adaptive Policy zero-trust segmentation with SGT tagging
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Full unsampled IPFIX streaming telemetry and Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA)
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Complete SD-Access wired fabric orchestration
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256-bit AES MACsec link encryption full support
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Embedded Catalyst 9800 wireless controller functionality
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IEEE 1588v2 PTP precise clock synchronization for industrial/video deployments
8. IOS XE License Tier Differentiation for C9300X On-Prem Switches
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Network Essentials (-E, Base Tier, This Model)
Full Layer 2 switching suite, limited OSPF route scale (max 1,000 entries), baseline port security, only sampled flow telemetry and basic ZTP automation. Advanced routing, TrustSec segmentation, ETA, ERSPAN and 256-bit MACsec are permanently disabled.
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Network Advantage (-A, Full Premium Tier)
Unlimited dynamic routing table capacity, TrustSec Adaptive Policy zero-trust traffic segmentation with SGT tagging, full unsampled IPFIX flow telemetry, Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), complete SD-Access wired fabric orchestration and native 256-bit AES MACsec link encryption support.
Key difference versus Meraki cloud-managed C9300X-M variants: C9300X-A/-E run native on-prem IOS XE with permanent perpetual licenses, while C9300X-M Meraki switches require renewable term-based cloud subscriptions and exclusive Meraki Dashboard cloud management. All switches within the same stack must deploy matching license tiers to guarantee full stacking interoperability and consistent end-to-end security policy enforcement.
9. Datasheet Short Summary Paragraph
The Cisco Catalyst C9300X-24HX-E is a 1RU stackable Layer 3 10G multi-gigabit UPOE++ enterprise switch equipped with 24 universal 100M/1/2.5/5/10G multi-rate 90W UPOE++ downlink ports and one modular high-speed uplink expansion slot, preloaded with permanent Network Essentials IOS XE license. Equipped with StackWise-1T 1Tbps high-bandwidth stacking, StackPower+ UPOE power pooling and redundant AC power/fan resiliency, it delivers complete Layer 2 switching, constrained limited-scale Layer 3 dynamic routing and baseline on-prem security & sampled traffic monitoring capabilities. This model targets cost-conscious small campus high-power Wi-Fi 7 AP termination, 4K video conference and digital signage deployments, and 10G multi-gigabit access closets that rely on local CLI or limited Cisco Catalyst Center management without requiring premium enterprise features such as unlimited routing tables, zero-trust micro-segmentation, full streaming traffic analytics and SD-Access fabric automation.
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