Cisco C9300L-48P-4G-E — Catalyst 9300L 48-Port PoE+ Switch with 4× 1G SFP Uplinks and Network Essentials
What it is
C9300L-48P-4G-E is a Cisco Catalyst 9300L Series enterprise access switch designed for campus, branch, and business networks that need 48 Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ ports with standard 1 Gigabit fiber uplinks.
It provides 48 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 PoE+ access ports and 4 × fixed 1 Gigabit SFP uplinks. The “-E” version includes the Network Essentials software tier.
Why buyers pick C9300L-48P-4G-E (plain English)
48 PoE+ ports: Powers and connects a large number of IP phones, wireless access points, cameras, and other PoE devices from one switch.
Four dedicated fiber uplinks: The built-in 1G SFP ports provide straightforward uplink connectivity without using access ports.
Enterprise Catalyst platform: Runs Cisco IOS XE and supports VLANs, QoS, security, automation, telemetry, and centralized management.
Stackable design: Multiple Catalyst 9300L switches can operate together as one logical system for easier management and resiliency.
Network Essentials licensing: Provides the core enterprise switching and routing feature set without the broader Network Advantage license.
60-second spec box (C9300L-48P-4G-E)
Access / downlink ports
- 48 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45
- PoE / PoE+
- Up to 30W per port on supported devices
Uplinks
- 4 × 1 Gigabit SFP
- Fixed uplink configuration
- Supports compatible fiber or copper SFP transceivers
PoE
- IEEE 802.3af PoE
- IEEE 802.3at PoE+
- Total PoE budget depends on installed power supply configuration
Switching / routing
- Managed Layer 2 and Layer 3
- VLANs
- QoS
- STP / RSTP / MSTP
- EtherChannel / LACP
- IPv4 / IPv6
- Static routing
- ACLs
- Multicast support
- DHCP security features
Stacking
- Cisco StackWise
- Multi-switch stacking support
- Single logical management plane
Software
- Cisco IOS XE
- Network Essentials
- SKU suffix: -E
Management
- Cisco CLI
- SSH
- SNMP
- NETCONF / RESTCONF
- Cisco Catalyst Center integration
- Telemetry and automation support
Power
- Internal AC power supply
- Redundant power supply support
- PoE capacity varies with PSU configuration
Physical
- 1U rack-mount switch
- Enterprise Catalyst 9300L chassis
- Hot-swappable fan and power architecture
Where it fits (and when to choose something else)
Perfect for:
- Enterprise office access networks
- IP phone deployments
- Wireless access points
- Security camera networks
- Branch offices
- Campus edge switching
- High-density PoE environments
Choose something else if:
- You need 10G uplinks → choose C9300L-48P-4X-E
- You need more advanced routing features → choose C9300L-48P-4G-A
- You do not need PoE → choose a data-only Catalyst 9300L model
- You need multigigabit access ports → move to a higher-end Catalyst 9300 / 9300X model
- You only need basic SMB switching → a Catalyst 1300 model may be more cost-effective
TL;DR
C9300L-48P-4G-E is a Cisco Catalyst 9300L enterprise switch with 48 × 1G PoE+ RJ-45 ports, 4 × 1G SFP uplinks, Cisco IOS XE, stacking support, and Network Essentials licensing — ideal for high-density enterprise PoE access networks where 1G uplinks are sufficient.
