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Cisco Cisco Catalyst 9200
Cisco Cisco Catalyst 9200
★ 3.4 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: Up to 392 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: Up to 292 Mpps
  • Ports: 24 or 48 ports (10/100/1000 or mGig), with modular or fixed uplinks
  • PoE Budget: Up to 1440W (PoE+ supported)
  • Layer: Layer 2 and Layer 3 (L2/L3)
  • Stacking support: StackWise-160 (160 Gbps) or StackWise-80 (80 Gbps)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Runs modern IOS XE; Support for Full PoE+ (up to 1440W); High availability with field-replaceable power supplies and fans on modular models; Integrated security with MACsec-128 and SD-Access compatibility.
  • ✘ Cons: Licensing model (DNA subscriptions) can be costly; StackWise modules and cables are sold separately; C9200L variants lack modular uplink flexibility.
  • Est. Price: $2,200 - $9,500

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Pro Max Aggregation (USW-Pro-Max-Aggregation)
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

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