Key Highlights:
- Supports up to 48 full PoE+ ports
- Built for resiliency with Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs), redundant power supplies, fans, and modular uplinks
- Offers flexible downlinks (data or PoE+)
- StackWise-160 optional stacking provides up to 160 Gbps bandwidth
- Powered by UADP 2.0 Mini ASIC with integrated CPU for scalable performance and efficiency
- Enhanced security with AES-128 MACsec, policy-based segmentation, and trustworthy systems
- Comprehensive Layer 3 features: OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS, RIP, and routed access
- Advanced visibility with Full Flexible NetFlow
- Integrated Cisco SD-Access:
- Automated policy-based management via Cisco ISE
- Assurance and troubleshooting with Cisco DNA Center
- Plug and Play (PnP) for easy branch and campus deployments
- Runs Cisco IOS XE: unified licensing, model-driven programmability, and telemetry
- Customizable ASIC architecture for flexible L2/L3, ACL, and QoS configuration
Technical Specifications
- Downlink Ports: 24 x 10/100/1000 PoE+
- Uplink Ports: 4 x 10G SFP+
- Power Supply: PWR-C5-600WAC (AC); Fans: Fixed redundant
- Software: Network Essentials
- Dimensions: 1.73 x 17.5 x 11.3 in (4.4 x 44.5 x 28.8 cm)
- Virtual Networks Supported: 1
- Stacking Bandwidth: 80 Gbps
- MAC Address Table: 16,000 entries
- IPv4 Routes: 11,000 total (8,000 direct, 3,000 indirect)
- IPv4/IPv6 Routing Entries: 3,000 / 1,500
- Multicast Routing Scale: 1,000
- QoS Entries: 1,000 | ACL Entries: 1,500
- Packet Buffer: 6 MB (per SKU)
- Flexible NetFlow: 16,000 flows (on 24/48-port models)
- Memory: 2 GB DRAM | 4 GB Flash
- VLANs Supported: 4094
- SVIs: 512
- Jumbo Frames: Up to 9198 bytes
- Wireless Bandwidth: N/A
- Switching Capacity: 128 Gbps
- Forwarding Rate: 190.4 Mpps
- MTBF: 390,310 hours


