The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series is Cisco’s flagship stackable enterprise switch platform, built for secure, high-performance networks supporting mobility, IoT, and cloud. Offering up to 480 Gbps of stacking bandwidth, it delivers industry-leading density and flexible uplink options. These switches form the foundation of Cisco’s Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) architecture and are optimized for high-density Wi-Fi 6 and 802.11ac Wave2 deployments. With an x86 CPU and expanded memory, the 9300 Series is future-ready—capable of running containers and third-party applications natively. Key features include Cisco StackWise technology for sub-50-ms failover, Cisco StackPower for efficient power sharing, and UADP 2.0 for scalable throughput. Powered by Cisco IOS XE, the platform offers deep programmability, robust security, and seamless IoT integration.