Name: Cisco Cisco Catalyst 9200
Brand: Cisco

Cisco Cisco Catalyst 9200

★ 3.3 Value Score

Switching Capacity: 56 Gbps (C9200L-24T-4G) to 400 Gbps (C9200-48PXG); up to 580 Gbps with stacking. C9200CX: 20 to 128 Gbps (no stacking)
Forwarding Rate: 41.67 Mpps (C9200L-24T-4G) to 297.61 Mpps (C9200-48PXG); up to 431 Mpps with stacking. C9200CX: 14.88 to 95.23 Mpps
Ports (breakdown): C9200 (modular): 24 or 48 downlink ports (T/P/PB/PL/PXG); PXG models add 8 mGig ports plus 16 or 40 1G ports; uplinks via field-replaceable modules (2x25G, 2x40G, 4x1G, 4x10G). C9200L (fixed): 24 or 48 downlink ports; uplinks 4x1G, 4x1/10G, or 2x1/10/25G; PXG models have 8 or 12 mGig ports plus 1G ports. C9200CX (fixed): 8 or 12 downlink ports, mostly 2x10G SFP+ uplinks (2X2G variants add 2x1G copper; 8UXG models have 8 UPOE ports, 4 mGig and 4 at 1G)
PoE Budget: PoE+ 30W per port. C9200 and C9200L: up to 1440W on 48-port models (dual 1KW PSUs), 740W on 24-port models (dual 600W PSUs). C9200CX: 240W per switch
Layer: L2/L3. Network Essentials: static routing, RIPv1/v2, RIPng, routed-access OSPF. Network Advantage: full OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, OSPFv3, EIGRPv6, PIM SM/SSM. C9200CX: same routing features plus basic BGP from IOS-XE 17.13.1
Stacking support: C9200: StackWise-160 (160 Gbps), up to 8 members. C9200L: StackWise-80 (80 Gbps), up to 8 members. C9200CX: not supported. Members must share a license level; mixed-family stacking is not supported
Total MAC Addresses: 32,000 (C9200, C9200CX); 16,000 (C9200L)
IPv4 Routing Entries: 4,000 (C9200, C9200CX); 3,000 (C9200L)

✔ Pros: Broad portfolio: fixed (L and CX) and modular (C9200) models across 24-port, 48-port and compact 8/12-port options; Full PoE+ on 48-port models up to 1440W with dual 1KW PSUs; Stacking with up to 8 members (StackWise-160 on C9200, StackWise-80 on C9200L) simplifies scaling; mGig ports on PXG and UPOE options support multi-gigabit APs; Network Advantage licensing adds full dynamic routing (OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, PIM) in hardware; Compact CX models add 240W PoE in a small chassis for branch and edge deployments; Large MAC and routing scale on C9200 and CX (32,000 MACs, 14,000 IPv4 routes)
✘ Cons: C9200CX models cannot be stacked, which limits scaling; Stacking is not allowed across families (C9200, C9200L, CX), which constrains mixed deployments; 24-port models top out at 740W PoE, below 48-port models; C9200L has a lower MAC and routing scale (16,000 MACs, 3,000 IPv4 routing entries) than the modular C9200; Advanced routing (full OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, PIM) requires the Network Advantage license, which adds to total cost; Price range spans reseller and list figures, so Cisco's current official USD pricing should be confirmed with an authorized partner
Est. Price: $2,045 - $15,196

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