Primary Device
Cisco C9200L-24T-4G
★ 3.3 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Switching Capacity: 136 Gbps
- Forwarding Rate: 101.19 Mpps
- Ports (24x 1GbE + 4x 10GbE SFP+): 24 Gigabit Ethernet + 4 10-Gigabit SFP+
- PoE Budget: 370W (PoE+ on all ports)
- Layer: L3 (Fully Routable)
- Stacking Support: StackWise Virtual (SVL)
- Form Factor: 1RU rackmount
- Management: Cisco IOS XE, DNA Center capable
- Max Power Consumption: 520W
- VLAN Support: 4094 VLANs
- ACL Support: Yes (extensive)
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Industry-leading price-to-performance ratio; SD-Access and DNA Center integration for modern network automation; StackWise Virtual eliminates need for stack cables while enabling logical stacking; PoE+ on all 24 ports enables flexible IoT/access-point deployments; Energy-efficient performance with low total cost of ownership; Proven reliability with extensive enterprise deployments worldwide
- ✘ Cons: Limited to 1GbE on access ports (no multi-gigabit ports like 9300 series); Only 4× 10GbE uplinks may bottleneck high-density device deployments; Single power supply (no redundancy option); Requires IOS XE licensing and ongoing maintenance; Smaller switching capacity (136 Gbps) compared to flagship 9300/9400 platforms; PoE+ power budget (370W) splits across 24 ports, limiting simultaneous high-power device connections
- Est. Price: $8,500 - $11,500
Compare Against
Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
★ 5.0 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Switching Capacity: 760 Gbps
- Forwarding Rate: 565.44 Mpps
- Ports: (28) 10G SFP+, (4) 25G SFP28
- PoE Budget: N/A
- Layer: L3
- Stacking support: No (Hardware Stacking)
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Features Etherlighting™ for visual port/VLAN management, 25G SFP28 uplinks for high-speed backbone, Full Layer 3 switching capabilities, Fanless silent operation.
- ✘ Cons: Higher price premium for Etherlighting compared to Pro Aggregation, requires expensive SFP+ or SFP28 transceivers, no dedicated hardware stacking ports.
- Est. Price: $949 - $999