Cisco C9300L-48T-4X-E — Catalyst 9300L 48-Port Data Switch with 4× 10G SFP+ Uplinks and Network Essentials
What it is
C9300L-48T-4X-E is a Cisco Catalyst 9300L Series enterprise access switch designed for campus, branch, and business networks that need 48 Gigabit Ethernet data ports plus 10 Gigabit uplinks.
It provides 48 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 access ports and 4 × fixed 10 Gigabit SFP+ uplinks. The “-E” version includes the Network Essentials software tier.
Why buyers pick C9300L-48T-4X-E (plain English)
48 standard Gigabit ports: Ideal for desktops, printers, servers, and other wired devices that do not need PoE.
10G uplinks built in: Four SFP+ uplinks give you significantly more backbone bandwidth than 1G uplinks.
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 a single logical system.
Network Essentials licensing: Provides the core enterprise switching and routing feature set without the extra cost of Network Advantage.
60-second spec box (C9300L-48T-4X-E)
Access / downlink ports
- 48 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45
- Data only
- No PoE / PoE+ support
Uplinks
- 4 × 10 Gigabit SFP+
- Fixed uplink configuration
- Supports compatible fiber, DAC, and SFP+ connections
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 options depending on configuration
- No PoE power budget required
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
- Campus edge switching
- Branch offices
- Data-only wired networks
- Deployments needing 10G uplinks
- Customers standardizing on Cisco IOS XE
Choose something else if:
- You need PoE+ → choose C9300L-48P-4X-E
- You only need 1G uplinks → choose C9300L-48T-4G-E
- You need more advanced routing features → choose C9300L-48T-4X-A
- 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-48T-4X-E is a Cisco Catalyst 9300L enterprise switch with 48× 1G data-only RJ-45 ports, 4× 10G SFP+ uplinks, Cisco IOS XE, stacking support, and Network Essentials licensing — a strong fit for enterprise access networks that need faster uplinks but do not require PoE.
