Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switches with standards based 802.3bt capabilities provide densest PoE options to enable the next generation flexible workspace. Catalyst 9300 and 9400 UPOE/UPOE+ ports could scale up to 256 90W ports on a 9300 in a stacked environment and up to 260 90W ports on the 9400 Modular chassis, giving customers flexible options to choose for the PoE deployments. Its PoE power sources are reliable; PoE assurance is guaranteed by Cisco DNA Center, which provides a complete view of connected end points, PoE capabilities and troubleshooting tools from a single dashboard. Cisco AI End point Analytics auto profiles endpoints seamlessly as they on-board the network. ISE can use these end point profiles to provide customized policies to secure the end points. Lastly, Cisco DNA Spaces, a SaaS-based cloud platform, delivers new business outcomes by leveraging the Application Hosting framework of the Catalyst 9000 Series switches.
By looking at multiple common 90W use cases, we proved Cisco Smart Building with Catalyst 9000 Series switches provide feature rich PoE capabilities that are worth investing in. Below are our highlighted findings.
Key Findings:
- Superior Portfolio of UPOE and UPOE+ Capabilities: With Cisco Smart Building, the Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches successfully provide features such as UPOE+, Perpetual PoE, Fast PoE, Intelligent Load Shedding, Port priority.
- Fast Power Restoration: The Fast PoE feature helps restore power to end points within 23 seconds upon a power failure.
- Highest Power Resiliency: Catalyst 9000 switches provide seamless hardware redundancy with capabilities like 1+N, N+N redundant power supplies, mixed AC and DC sources, and StackPower (9300).
- Seamless Integration with third-party endpoints: The Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switches work with a large ecosystem of PoE powered end points and their accompanying applications. Catalyst 9300 and 9400 Series switches are 802.3bt complaint up to 90W and seamlessly interoperate with IEEE 802.3bt compliant devices. The switches also interoperate with legacy PoE devices, covering all existing and new PoE devices as it supports a wide powering spectrum from 15W to 90W.
- Simplified, Centralized Management via Cisco DNA Center: Cisco DNA Center acts as a single pane-of-glass to onboard, provision and perform image upgrade at scale on the network devices. Assurance capabilities of DNA Center provide Network, Client and Application Assurance. PoE Assurance provides in-depth PoE network analysis and overview through a user-friendly interface to help customers plan, monitor, and troubleshoot the network.
- Insightful Visual Aids for Quick Analysis: Cisco DNA Center PoE Assurance shows powered endpoint device details, trends, event timelines, PoE categorization and classification. The PoE Insights highlights Perpetual PoE, Fast PoE, IEEE compliant and UPOE+ enabled devices.
- AI Endpoint Analytics: AI Endpoint Analytics provides users with additional benefits of auto profiling the endpoints by leveraging the Deep packet inspection capabilities of Catalyst 9000 switches. AI Endpoint Analytics combined with ISE provides seamless segmentation to secure the network.
- Application Hosting: Catalyst 9000 series switches application hosting is a key innovation and provides Edge computing at no additional cost to host third-party docker containers using Cisco Application Hosting Framework.
- SaaS-based Cloud Integration to Deliver New Outcomes: Cisco DNA Spaces, a
SaaS-based platform, delivers new outcomes like Sustainable Buildings, Employee Health & Safety, Productivity improvements, and Building Analytics.
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