Introduction to Cisco Catalyst 9200 Switch


Are you ready to upgrade from Cisco Catalyst 2960 X/XR switches to Cisco 9200 catalyst switches.
Today 13th Nov, 2018 Cisco Announces a new Catalyst switch 9200 in the Cisco Catalyst 9000 portfolio which already have Cisco catalyst 9300, 9400 and 9500 switches. This Catalyst 9200 switch which is an upgrade model to Cisco Catalyst 2960 X/XR switches. Cisco announces three different models in Cisco catalyst 9200 switches.

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series switches increase the power of intent-based networking and Cisco Catalyst 9000 hardware and software invention to a wider set of implementations. With its family aristocratic, the Catalyst 9200 Series brings the best-of-next generation catalyst features.

What will you get in Cisco catalyst 9200 Switch ?
With the capability of 160 Gbps bandwidth per stack, you can get 4x1G SFP or 4X10G SFP+ ports. As it is replacement of the Cisco Catalyst 2960 X/XR switches  you can have the Single common network OS across switching, routing, wireless, and IoT. Making the low end access switches with the IOS-XE OS and standard based programmable interfaces.

Fig 1.1- Cisco Catalyst 9200 Switch
With the Cisco catalyst 9200 switches, you can get the same features like streaming telemetry and yes now with Cisco catalyst 2900 which is replaced by 9200 you can have access switch with in SD-Access.We will discuss the difference between Cisco Catalyst 2960 X/XR switches with Cisco 9200 switches in my next article.

What are the various models of Cisco catalyst 9200 ?
  • Cisco comes up with the below mentioned models.
  • Catalyst 9200 24 and 48 port, fixed 1 G uplinks
  • Catalyst 9200 24 and 48 port, fixed 10 G uplinks
  • Catalyst 9200 24 and 48 port modular uplinks
Catalyst 9200 24 and 48 port, fixed 1 G uplinks
In this type, Cisco launces two models having 1 G uplink, these models are C9200L-24T/P-4G, C9200L-48T/P-4G. The features are below:
  • You will have the full PoE+ options with Cisco Catalyst 9200 switches.
  • As i discussed, you can get 4 x 1 G SFP fixed uplinks ports.
  • If you have 48 port switch, you can get up to 48 ports of full 30W PoE+
  • Now with low cost you can run SD-Access, Cisco StackWise, MACsec
  • With the Redundant power supplies and fans and IOS-XE features.
Catalyst 9200 24 and 48 port, fixed 10 G uplinks
In this type, Cisco launces two models having 10 G uplink, these models are C9200L-24T/P-4X, C9200L-48T/P-4X. The features are below:
  • You will have the full PoE+ options with Cisco Catalyst 9200 switches.
  • As i discussed, you can get 4 x 10 G SFP+ fixed uplinks ports.
  • If you have 48 port switch, you can get up to 48 ports of full 30W PoE+
  • Now with low cost you can run SD-Access, Cisco StackWise, MACsec
  • With the Redundant power supplies and fans and IOS-XE features.
Catalyst 9200 24 and 48 port, modular uplinks
In this type, Cisco launces two models having 10 G uplink, these models are C9200L-24T/P, C9200L-48T/P. The features are below:
  • You will have the full PoE+ options with Cisco Catalyst 9200 switches.
  • As i discussed, you can get 4 x 1/10 G, 2 x 25/40 G modular uplinks
  • If you have 48 port switch, you can get up to 48 ports of full 30W PoE+
  • Now with low cost you can run SD-Access, Cisco StackWise, MACsec
  • With the Redundant power supplies and fans and IOS-XE features.