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The Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-48P-L is a 1-RU rack-mount enterprise access switch featuring 48 × 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ ports, designed for deployment at the access layer with LAN Base software license.
Technical Specifications:
Ports: 48 × RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps (PoE+)
PoE Power Budget: ~435 W (typical for this variant)
Switching Capacity: 176 Gbps
Forwarding Rate: ~130.95 Mpps
Stacking: Up to 9 units, Cisco StackWise-480 (480 Gbps stack bandwidth)
Enclosure: 1 U rack mount
Software License: LAN Base (Layer 2 switching)
Key Features:
Provides full PoE+ power across 48 ports, enabling powering of wireless access points, IP phones, and cameras without separate injectors.
Stackable architecture with high bandwidth enables flexible scaling and simplifies management in access layer deployments.
Built on the Catalyst 3850 platform, allowing wired- and wireless-converged access design.
LAN Base feature set offers cost-effective access layer switching without full Layer 3 routing cost.
Ideal Use Cases:
Enterprise access layer environments with high port density and PoE requirements.
Deployments where large numbers of powered devices (APs, phones, cameras) are connected.
Networks that require stacking multiple switches for redundancy and ease of expansion.
Organizations that do not need full Layer 3 routing capabilities at the access layer but still demand high throughput and PoE support.