WS-C3850-48F-E Catalyst 3850 Switch
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WS-C3850-48F-E Overview
Cisco Catalyst C3850-48P Switch Layer 3 - 48 * 10/100/1000 Ethernet POE+ ports - IP service - managed- stackable WS-C3850-48F-E
Overview
WS-C3850-48F-E Overview
Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-48F-E, Managed, L3, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Cisco next generation Catalyst WS-C3850-48F-E is integrated with 48 Ethernet POE+ ports stackable enterprise level switch in IP service feature set. WS-C3850-48F-E enables sophisticated layer 2-4 switching capability by providing the optimal solution for access layer and aggregation layer.
Quick Specs
Product Code | WS-C3850-48F-E |
Enclosure Type | 1 RU |
Feature Set | IP Service |
Network SFP uplink module selection | C3850-NM-4-1G C3850-NM-2-10G C3850-NM-4-10G |
Ports | 48 x 10/100/1000 ports with PoE+ |
Available PoE Power | 800W |
Maximum stacking number | 9 |
Stack bandwidth | 480 Gbps |
Forwarding Performance | 130.95 Mpps |
Switching Capacity | 176 Gbps |
RAM | 4 G |
Flash Memory | 2 G |
Dimensions | 44.5 cm x 48.8 cm x 4.45 cm |
Product Details
Figure 1 shows the front panel of the WS-C3850-48F-E with a blank module installed.
Note：
① | Mode button | ④ | USB Type A storage port |
② | Status LEDs | ⑤ | 48 * 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports |
③ | USB mini-Type B (console) port | ⑥ | Network SFP uplink module slot |
· The status LEDs include STAT (status), DUPLX (duplex), SPEED, STACK, SYST (system), ACTV (active) PoE and S-PWR (Stack Power).
· The switch supports one hot-swappable network module that provides uplink ports to connect to other devices. The switch should only be operated with either a network module or a blank module installed.
Figure 2 shows the back panel of the WS-C3850-48F-E.
Note：
① | Ground connector | ⑤ | StackWise port connectors |
② | CONSOLE (RJ-45 console port) | ⑥ | StackPower connectors |
③ | Fan modules | ⑦ | Power supply modules |
④ | MGMT port |
Figure 3 shows the StackWise-480 and StackPower connectors.
IP service feature set can only stack with other Catalyst 3850 Series IP service switches.
The Modules, Licenses and Accessories
licenses and accessories of this switch.
Models | Description |
C3850-NM-4-1G | Cisco 3850 Series 4 x 1GE Network Module |
C3850-NM-2-10G | Cisco 3850 Series 2 x 10GE Network Module |
C3850-NM-4-10G | Cisco 3850 Series 4 x 10GE Network Module |
Cisco 3850 Series Power Supply 1100W AC | |
Cisco 3850 Series Secondary Power Supply 1100W AC Config 1 Secondary Power Supply | |
CAB-SPWR-30CM= | Catalyst 3750X and 3850 Stack Power Cable 30 CM |
CAB-SPWR-150CM | Catalyst 3750X and 3850 Stack Power Cable 150 CM |
STACK-T1-50CM= | Cisco StackWise-480 50cm stacking cable for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switch |
STACK-T1-1M= | Cisco StackWise-480 1m stacking cable for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switch |
Compare to Similar Items
Models | WS-C3850-48T-E | WS-C3850-48F-E |
Feature Set | IP Service | IP Service |
Network SFP uplink module | C3850-NM-4-1G C3850-NM-2-10G C3850-NM-4-10G | C3850-NM-4-1G C3850-NM-2-10G C3850-NM-4-10G |
Ports | 48 * 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports | 48 * 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports with PoE+ |
Available PoE Power | Not Supported | 800W |
Switch to Something New
Why Upgrade to Catalyst 9300? | See the Catalyst 9300 Series
Stackable 48 10/100/1000 Ethernet PoE+ ports, with 1100WAC power supply 1 RU, IP Services feature set
- Managed L3 SNMP v1, SNMP v2c, SNMP v3
- Quality of Service (QoS) support
- Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity: 48
- MAC address table: 32000 entries Switching capacity: 176 Gbit/s
- Access Control List (ACL)
- Stackable
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Summary Description
Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-48F-E, Managed, L3, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000), Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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Specification
WS-C3850-48F-E Specification
WS-C3850-48F-E Specification | |
model info: | WS-C3850-48F-E |
enclosure type | Rack-mountable - 1U |
Ports | 48 x 10/100/1000 (POE+) |
Network management Interface | ● Ethernet management port: RJ-45 connectors, 4-pair Cat-5 UTP cabling |
Available PoE Power | 800W |
Switching Capacity | 176Gbps |
Maximum stacking number | up to 9 switches with same IOS feature set in same series |
Stack Bandwidth | 480Gbps |
Forwarding Performance | 130.95Mpps |
FNF (Flexible NetFlow) entries | 48,000 flows |
Maximum VLANs IDs | 4,000 |
MAC Address Table Size | 32K |
CPU | Multicore CPU |
RAM | 4 G |
Flash Memory | 2 G |
Wireless | |
Number of AP per switch/stack | 100 |
Number of wireless clients per switch/stack | 2000 |
Total number of WLANs per switch | 64 |
Wireless bandwidth per switch | up to 40Gbps |
Supported Aironet AP series | 3600, 3500, 2600, 1600, 1260, 1140, 1040 |
Expansion / Connectivity | |
Console ports | USB (Type-B), Ethernet (RJ-45) |
Expansion Slot(s) | 1 network module slot and 1 power redundant slot |
Network Modules Selection | ● C3850-NM-4-1G: 4 x 1G uplinks network module |
Stacking cable | ●STACK-T1-50CM StackWise stacking cable with a 0.5 m length |
Stack Power Cable (recommended) | ●CAB-SPWR-30CM stack power cable with a 30CM length |
Power supply | PWR-C1-1100WAC |
Power Device | Power supply - redundant - plug-in module |
Power Redundancy | optional |
Voltage range (Auto) | 100V-240V |
Power Consumption of standalone(in Watts) | 143.77 (Max) |
Miscellaneous | |
Width | 17.5 Inches (44.5 Cm) |
Depth | 19.2 Inches (48.8 Cm) |
Height | 1.75 Inches (4.45 Cm) |
Weight | 17.6 Pounds (8.0Kg) |
Rack Mounting Kit | optional |
MTBF in hours | 241,050 |
Compliant Standards | ● IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protoco ● IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T |
System software / license | |
System software | IOS IP Services |
EnergyWise license | ENERGY-MGMT, ENERGY-MGT-100-K9 |
Access Point Licenses | ●L-LIC-CT3850-UPG: Primary upgrade license SKU for Cisco 3850 wireless controller (e-delivery) |
features | ●EEM ● RPS Support ● IP service-level agreements (SLAs) ● Advanced IP unicast routing protocols ● Jumbo Frames ● VLANS ●Voice Vlan ●VTPv2 ●CDPv2 ●LLDP ● 802.3ad LACP and PAgP ● PVST/PVST+ ● 802.1W/802.1S ●Port Fast/Uplink Fast ●Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) ● port CoS Trust and Override ● Trusted Boundary ● ACL Classification ●ingress Policing ● Auto QoS ● Per VLAN policies ● 802.1p queues ● Scheduling ● Priority Queuing ● Configure CoS Priority Queues ●Configure CoS Priority Queues ● Configure Queue Weights ● Configure Buffers and Thresholds ●Class & Policy Maps ● Modify CoS and DSCP Mapping ● Weighted Tail Drop ● IGMPv1,v2,v3 and MLDv1, v2 ● DHCP server ● DSCP transparency ● HSRP, VRRP, BLGP ● RIPv1, v2 EIGRP, PIM OSPF, OSPFv3, EIGRPv6, BGPv4, IS-ISv4 ● VRF-lite ● PIM-SM/DM, PIM sparse-dense mode, SSM ● Flexible Netflow |
Advanced Network security | ● Port security ● DHCP snooping ●Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI) ● IP source guard ●The Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) |
Management | ●BRIDGE-MIB ●CISCO-AUTH-FRAMEWORK-MIB ●CISCO-SNMP-TARGET-EXT-MIB ●CISCO-STACKMAKER-MIB |
Technical Support and Services | ● Cisco SMARTnet Service ● Cisco Smart Foundation Service ● Cisco SP Base Service ● Cisco Focused Technical Support Services |
Environmental Ranges | |
With AC power supply Operating environment and altitude | |
Operating temperature up to 5000 ft (1500 m) | 23ºF to 113ºF (-5ºC to +45ºC) |
Operating temperature up to 10,000 ft (3000 m) | 23ºF to 104ºF (-5ºC to +40ºC) |
Short-term exception at sealevel with single fan failure | 23ºF to 113ºF (-5ºC to +45ºC) |
Short-term exception up to 5000 feet (1500 m) | 23ºF to 122ºF (-5ºC to 50ºC) |
Short-term exception up to 10,000 feet (3000 m) | 23ºF to 113ºF (-5ºC to 45ºC) |
With DC power supply Operating environment and altitude (NEBS) | |
Operating temperature up to 6000 ft (1800 m) | 23ºF to 113ºF (-5ºC to +45ºC) |
Operating temperature up to 10,000 ft (3000 m) | 23ºF to 104ºF (-5ºC to +40ºC) |
Operating temperature up to 13,000 ft (4000m) | 23ºF to 95ºF (-5ºC to 35ºC) |
Short-term exception up to 6,000 feet (1800 m) | 23ºF to 131ºF (-5ºC to +55ºC) |
Short-term exception up to 10,000 feet (3000 m) | 23ºF to 122ºF (-5ºC to +50ºC) |
Short-term exception up to 13,000 feet (4000 m) | 23ºF to 113ºF (-5ºC to +45ºC) |
Short-term exception at sealevel with single fan failure | 23ºF to 113ºF (-5ºC to +45º) |
Storage environment | -40ºF to 160ºF (-40ºC to 70ºC) |
Operating altitude | Up to 13,000 Feet (Up to 4000 Meters) |
Storage altitude | Up to 15,000 Feet (Up to 4573 Meters) |
Operating relative humidity | 10% to 95% noncondensing |
Storage relative humidity | 10% to 95% noncondensing |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the primary performance benefits of the Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-48F-E for enterprise networks? +
The WS-C3850-48F-E is a high-performance Layer 3 switch designed to unify wired and wireless access. With 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports supporting PoE+, it provides robust throughput and advanced switching capacity, making it an ideal core or distribution component for bandwidth-intensive enterprise environments that require reliable data processing and traffic management.
Does the WS-C3850-48F-E support Power over Ethernet (PoE) for high-draw devices? +
Yes, this model supports PoE+, allowing you to power devices such as high-definition IP cameras, video endpoints, and advanced Wi-Fi 6 access points directly through the Ethernet cable. This simplifies your cabling infrastructure and eliminates the need for individual power injectors at the network edge, significantly streamlining your deployment of power-hungry hardware.
Can the Cisco WS-C3850-48F-E be integrated into a stackable configuration? +
Absolutely. This switch is designed for stackable deployment, which allows you to manage multiple physical switches as a single logical entity. By utilizing Cisco StackWise technology, you can increase your port density and network resiliency while simplifying management tasks through a single IP address, providing a scalable solution that grows alongside your organization.
What is the significance of the IP Services license on this Catalyst 3850 unit? +
The IP Services feature set is an advanced software license that enables sophisticated Layer 3 routing protocols, such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP. This makes the WS-C3850-48F-E suitable for complex enterprise network architectures that require dynamic routing, policy-based connectivity, and robust inter-VLAN communication, moving beyond the capabilities of standard Layer 2 or IP Base switches.
Is the WS-C3850-48F-E compatible with existing Cisco management tools? +
This switch is fully compatible with Cisco’s standard management ecosystem, including Cisco DNA Center, CLI, and SNMP-based management platforms. You can integrate it seamlessly into your current network monitoring tools, ensuring consistent policy enforcement and granular visibility across your infrastructure, whether you are managing a single switch or a large-scale enterprise campus network.
How does the Layer 3 capability of this switch improve network traffic flow? +
By performing Layer 3 routing at the access or distribution layer, the WS-C3850-48F-E reduces bottlenecks caused by hair-pinning traffic to a centralized core router. It enables wire-speed routing between subnets, which is essential for minimizing latency in environments with high volumes of internal traffic, such as voice-over-IP, video conferencing, and heavy data transfer applications.
What are the recommended deployment scenarios for this managed PoE switch? +
This switch is ideal for enterprise-level deployments requiring high reliability and PoE+ density. It is commonly used in office buildings, campus networks, and large-scale branch offices where support for wireless access points, IP phones, and networked security devices is critical. Its managed features also allow for rigorous security and quality-of-service policies, ensuring stable network performance.
What levels of security and reliability can I expect from the Catalyst 3850 series? +
The platform includes enterprise-grade security features such as TrustSec for identity-based access control and snooping features to protect against spoofing. Reliability is enhanced through modular, field-replaceable power supplies and fans, ensuring that your network remains operational even under heavy load or hardware failure scenarios, keeping your essential business communications consistently online.
How can I obtain a bulk quote for multiple Cisco WS-C3850-48F-E units? +
For organizations planning large-scale infrastructure upgrades, BuyRouterSwitch.com provides dedicated procurement assistance. Simply contact our sales team directly through our website to discuss your project requirements. We specialize in providing competitive volume pricing and can facilitate bulk quotes for large quantities of switches to ensure your network project stays within its designated budget.
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