Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

Since we use it as a closet access, which very well suited for that. We don't have any harsh environments at our site, so I would say that it's not geared towards harsh environments.

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches can be used in Enterprise and Datacenter networks. The platform is stable and provides a robust network. The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches can be installed with DUAL power supply and that way we have redundancy at power level. Catalyst comes with different uplink modules based on business requirements, we can order them.

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches are reliable, easy to implement redundantly with the new 9k line and top of the line. The serious customer who wants reliability chooses Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches for his campus.

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches made IT management easier with Automation platform.

Providing internet uplink, modular build up in uplink connectivity with 1G and 10G uplinks. In providing support for QinQ.

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches are well suited for your small to large enterprise campus networks where high performance, scalability, and reliability are critical. The modular design of Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches allows for easy expansion, and features like stacking enable simplified management. The PoE capabilities are ideal for scenarios where powering IP phones, CCTV cameras, and wireless access points.

Used them in well air coned rooms while not so good for non-airconed environment.

They are well suited for big campuses, where you have a lot of devices that need to be connected. And then they are very modular, such as fans, and power supply.

On smaller locations they are not so good because of the size, and are not fanless. They need a big wiring closet if you need to stack them.

I don't think there is a place where a Cisco Catalyst switch would not work. I have used them in classrooms, IDFs, MDFs, NEMA, Cabinets, and remote office situations. You would just have to understand the needs and purchase depending on that. For example, a 9200 fixed platform for shallower depths, or even a smaller fan less unit to be mounted on a shelf.

They are particularly useful at the access edge of the network within a campus environment

I think I've seen it in traditional, I mean I work in the traditional routing and switching environment, so I think it fits really well from a switching perspective. It fits really well in that space. I don't know too much about the SD-WAN and the cloud space. Whether it fits well or not, I would still have to explore that, but that's for other teams to look at. But as far as know, I think it fits very well in the legacy or traditional switching environment.

Well, obviously as what Cisco recommends, those are access layer switches, which means those are the switches that clients directly connect to. They're not the ones they use for routing. For that, we use routers.

Appropriate from the reliability point of view is reliable, appropriate in relation to performances and performances in relation to wearing temperature and all of those things, that's really good. But then when it comes to the price, Cisco is always expensive. We need to think about how we can make it market competitive price-wise because there are some other features like management these days that are going on the cloud and a lot of other features, are reduced just because of the technology advancement. So I think gradually Cisco needs to think about reducing the price as well.

I think it's well suited for well-air-conditioned locations. We noticed that we have to run it in data centers where there's very good air conditioning. It works pretty well. Doesn't tend to do well in areas where you've got a lot of heat because I've had situations where a 9300 fails. After all, it doesn't have enough cooling, but I can't fault the device because it's not meant for outdoor, but it doesn't hold well in warmer areas.

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches are ideal for big business networks that require scalability, high performance, and powerful security capabilities. Their support for VXLANs, LISP, VLANs, PoE, and comprehensive security features aids in the management of many user groups and devices. The cost of Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches may be a limiting factor for small enterprises with limited budgets. Other suppliers' more affordable products may be preferred. Cloud-native solutions or switches with deeper cloud integration may be more suited in scenarios where a large portion of the infrastructure is in the cloud and on-premises networking is minimized.

It's less appropriate for data centers. It's more appropriate for end users or employees. It can also be used for other stuff.

The only way I can think of where it's not well suited would be these deployments on the edge where we just have these legacy devices that we cannot, for whatever reason, get the vendors to upgrade past 10 megabits. And in those situations, we have to find a different hardware solution to connect those devices to the network as you, we have to use older switches that'll support the 10 megabit speeds.

I'm using it as the core switch for that for our Manchester site in the UK. I'm not using it as an access switch

It's suited to all our environments. We use multiple of these devices throughout our buildings, so I didn't make users for phones or laptops or hardware connections this product as well.

Modestly complicated routing. Near edge scenarios.

Core & distributed switch.
Access switch is expensive

Well suited for core switch in small/medium enterprise, aggregation switch in bigger networks. Less appropriate as access switch due to the price

They are good as accesswitches

Campus networks, or anywhere that port density is needed, along with a robust feature set.

When looking for a switch that can provide complete visibility into an environment and leverage it as a sensor then the Catalyst 9300 switch is a no-brainer. Other switches are restrictive and sometimes require you to purchase additional appliances. Hard to justify in a small office environment.