Extend intent-based networking everywhere
Cisco® Catalyst® 9200 Series switches extend the power of intent-based networking and Catalyst 9000
hardware and software innovation to a broader set of deployments. With its family pedigree, Catalyst 9200
Series switches offer simplicity without compromise – it is secure, always on, and IT simplified.
As foundational building blocks for the Cisco Digital Network Architecture, Catalyst 9200 Series switches help
customers simplify complexity, optimize IT, and reduce operational costs by leveraging intelligence, automation
and human expertise that no other vendor can deliver regardless of where you are in the intent-based
networking journey.
Catalyst 9200 Series switches provide security features that protect the integrity of the hardware as well as the
software and all data that flows through the switch. It provides resiliency that keeps your business up and
running seamlessly. Combine that with open APIs of Cisco IOS XE and programmability of the UADP ASIC
technology, Catalyst 9200 Series switches give you what you need now with investment protection on future
innovations.
With full PoE+ capability, power and fan redundancy, stacking bandwidth up to 160 Gbps, modular uplinks,
Layer 3 feature support, and cold patching, Catalyst 9200 Series switches are the industry’s unparalleled
solution with differentiated resiliency and progressive architecture for cost-effective branch-office access.
Catalyst 9200 Series switches also provide operational choice of Cisco DNA Center, or Meraki cloud
monitoring.
Product overview
Product highlights
● Up to 48 ports of full Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) capability
● Resiliency with Field-Replaceable Units (FRU) and redundant power supply, fans, and modular uplinks
● Flexible downlink options with data, PoE+ or mGig
● Operational efficiency with optional backplane stacking, supporting stacking bandwidth up to 160 Gbps
● UADP 2.0 Mini with integrated CPU offers customers optimized scale with better cost structure
● Enhanced security with AES-128 MACsec encryption, policy-based segmentation, and trustworthy
systems
● Layer 3 capabilities, including OSPF, EIGRP, ISIS, RIP, and routed access
● Advanced network monitoring using Full Flexible NetFlow
● Cisco Software-Defined Access (SD-Access):
◦ Simplified operations and deployment with policy-based automation from edge to cloud managed with
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
◦ Network assurance and improved resolution time through Cisco DNA Center
● Plug and Play (PnP) enabled: A simple, secure, unified, and integrated offering to ease new branch or
campus device rollouts or updates to an existing network
● Cisco IOS XE: A Common Licensing based operating system for the enterprise Cisco Catalyst 9000
product family with support for model-driven programmability and streaming telemetry.
● ASIC with programmable pipeline and micro-engine capabilities, along with template-based,
configurable allocation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, Access Control Lists (ACLs), and Quality of
Service (QoS) entries
● Cloud-monitored Catalyst option
Features and benefits
Platform details
Switch models and configurations
Table 1. Catalyst 9200 Series models and configurations
1 Catalyst 9200 standalone and stack can support 25 Access Tunnels (for fabric enabled APs). Note: Over the top fabric deployments
eventually migrating to fabric wireless architecture should consider this limit during design/deployment
2 C9200-24PB-A, C9200-48PB-A SKUs supports 32 Virtual Networks. These SKUs cannot be stacked with C9200 SKUs with 4VNs
The Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series is made up of modular (C9200), fixed (C9200L) and compact (C9200CX)
switch models.
Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches
Table 2. Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switch configurations
Network modules
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches come with modular or fixed uplinks as indicated in Table 1. With modular
SKUs, the field-replaceable network modules provide infrastructure investment protection by allowing a
nondisruptive migration from 1G to 10G and beyond. When you purchase the switch, you can choose from the
network modules described in Table 2.
Figure 2.
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switch network modules
Table 3. Network module part numbers and descriptions
1 Supported only on C9200-24PXG, C9200-48PXG
2 Not supported on C9200-24PXG, C9200-48PXG
For additional details, please read our FAQ:
https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-9000/nb-09-cat-9k-faq-cteen.pdf.
Platform resiliency
Power supplies
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches support dual field-replaceable power supplies (Figure 3). Each switch
ships with one default power supply, and a second identical power supply can be purchased with the initial
order or can be added later. The second power supply can provide redundancy or additional power to PoE+
ports as needed.
Intelligent PoE+
● IEEE 802.3at PoE+ (up to 30W per port) is supported on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches to lower
the total cost of ownership for deployments that incorporate Cisco IP phones, Cisco Aironet® wireless
access points, or other standards-compliant PoE+ end devices. PoE+ removes the need to supply wall
power to PoE-enabled devices and eliminates the cost of adding electrical cabling and circuits that
would otherwise be necessary in IP phone and WLAN deployments. With Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series
switches, PoE+ power allocation is dynamic, and power mapping scales up to a maximum of 1440W of
PoE+ power.
● Perpetual PoE is supported on Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches, and maintains the PoE+ power
during a switch reload. This is important for critical endpoints such as medical devices and for Internet of
Things (IoT) endpoints such as PoE-powered lights, so that there is no disruption during a switch reboot.
● Fast PoE: When power is restored to a switch, Fast PoE starts delivering power to endpoints without
waiting for the operating system to fully load, thereby speeding up the time for the endpoint to start up.
Figure 3.
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switch dual redundant power supplies
Table 4 lists the PoE+ power availability for each model.
Table 4. PoE+ Power with primary and secondary power supplies
* Limited by port number and port rating (for example, 24 PoE+ 30W ports = 720W)
Stacking
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switch models are designed for stacking switches as a single virtual switch,
enabling customers to have a single management plane and control plane for up to 384 access ports.
Table 5 lists the supported stacking options.
Table 5. Supported stacking options
Mixed stacking is not supported. You cannot stack fixed (C9200L SKUs) with modular (C9200 SKUs) models,
or other Catalyst switches, e.g. Cisco Catalyst 2960-X and 2960-XR Series. Stacking not available on C9200CX
Series switches.
The optional StackWise-160 and StackWise-80 kits consist of two adapters and a stacking cable. The default
stacking cable is 0.5 m, but options of 1 m and 3 m are also available. Table 6 lists the stacking accessories.
Table 6. Stacking accessories
Figure 4.
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switch stacked units
Fan
Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches also come with dual fans and support redundancy. Cisco Catalyst 9200
Series switches support redundancy with dual fans. On the C9200 SKUs, the fan units are field-replaceable,
whereas on the fixed C9200L SKUs, the fan units are fixed. Table 7 lists the fan module part number.
Table 7. Fan modules
Performance and scalability
Table 8 lists performance and scalability metrics for Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches. Table 9 lists the
bandwidth specifications.
Table 8. Performance specifications
Table 9. Bandwidth specifications
* Measured with 64 byte packets
