The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches are Cisco’s premier stackable enterprise platform, crafted to support security, IoT, mobility, and cloud environments. As the next evolution of the industry’s most widely deployed switching platform, these switches form the backbone of Cisco’s Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) architecture. Offering up to 480 Gbps of stacking bandwidth, they deliver the highest-density solution with flexible uplink architecture. These switches are also optimized for high-density Wi-Fi 6 and 802.11ac Wave2, enabling large-scale network performance. With an x86 CPU architecture and increased memory, the Catalyst 9300 Series is ready for the future. It can host containers and run third-party applications and scripts directly within the switch, ensuring maximum flexibility. Designed with Cisco StackWise technology, the Catalyst 9300 Series offers flexible deployment options and supports nonstop forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO) for the most resilient stackable solution, with sub-50ms failover. The power-efficient Cisco StackPower architecture provides high-density Cisco UPOE and PoE+ ports, ensuring optimal power distribution. Built on Cisco’s Unified Access Data Plane 2.0 (UADP 2.0) architecture, the Catalyst 9300 Series is scalable, high-throughput, and designed to protect your investment. Featuring Cisco IOS XE, it delivers advanced security features and seamless IoT convergence with robust programmability.