cisco Catalyst 9300 Catalyst 9300 vs juniper EX Series EX3400
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 9300 switch series is the premier stackable enterprise campus switching platform for security, IoT, mobility, and cloud connectivity. The Juniper EX3400 is an enterprise 1U access switch offering modular power supplies, dual field-replaceable cooling fans, and dedicated 40GbE uplinks for campus networks.
| cisco Catalyst 9300 Catalyst 9300 | juniper EX Series EX3400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | juniper |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2017 | May 2016 |
| Form factor | 1U modular switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Chassis ports | 24 or 48 ports copper (1GbE, Multi-gigabit) or SFP/SFP+ fiber | — |
| Modular network modules | Up to 4x 10G SFP+, 8x 10G SFP+, 2x 40G QSFP+, 2x 25G SFP28, or 2x 100G QSFP28 | — |
| Stacking performance | StackWise-480 delivering 480 Gbps across 8 switches | — |
| Poe delivery | Cisco UPOE+ up to 90W per port (IEEE 802.3bt Class 8) | — |
| Security features | Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), MACsec-256, Trustworthy Solutions | — |
| Application hosting | Native Docker container and ThousandEyes enterprise agent hosting | — |
| Ports | — | 24 or 48x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports |
| Uplinks | — | 4x 10GbE SFP+ and 2x 40GbE QSFP+ uplinks |
| Power supplies | — | Dual redundant field-replaceable modular AC or DC power supplies |
| Switching capacity | — | Up to 336 Gbps / 250 Mpps forwarding capacity |
| Cooling | — | Dual field-replaceable fan modules with front-to-back or back-to-front airflow |
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