Cisco Catalyst 3850 Specification Guide

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Data Sheet 
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches 
Product Overview 
The Cisco
® 
Catalyst
®
 3850 Series is the next generation of enterprise-class stackable Ethernet access and 
aggregation layer switches that provide full convergence between wired and wireless on a single platform. Cisco
’s 
new Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) powers the switch and 
enables uniform wired-wireless policy enforcement, application visibility, flexibility and application optimization. This 
convergence is built on the resilience of the new and improved Cisco StackWise-480 technology. The Cisco 
Catalyst 3850 Series Switches support full IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), Cisco Universal Power 
over Ethernet (Cisco UPOE), modular and field-replaceable network modules, RJ45 and fiber-based downlink 
interfaces, and redundant fans and power supplies. 
● 
Integrated wireless controller capability with: 
◦ 
Up to 40G of wireless capacity per switch (48-port models) 
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Support for up to 50 access points and 2000 wireless clients on each switching entity (switch or stack) 
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24 and 48 10/100/1000 data PoE+ and Cisco UPOE models with energy-efficient Ethernet (EEE) 
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12- and 24-port SFP-based models 
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Cisco StackWise-480 technology provides scalability and resiliency with 480 Gbps of stack throughput 
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Cisco StackPower
 technology provides power stacking among stack members for power redundancy 
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Three optional uplink modules with 4 x Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet, or 4 x 10 Gigabit 
Ethernet ports 
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Dual redundant, modular power supplies and three modular fans providing redundancy 
◦ 
Full IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) with 30W power on all copper ports in 1 rack unit (RU) form factor 
◦ 
Cisco UPOE with 60W power per port in 1 rack unit (RU) form factor 
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Software support for IPv4 and IPv6 routing, multicast routing, modular quality of service (QoS), Flexible 
NetFlow (FNF), and enhanced security features 
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Single universal Cisco IOS
®
 Software image across all license levels, providing an easy upgrade path for 
software features 
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Enhanced limited lifetime warranty (E-LLW) with next business day (NBD) advance hardware replacement 
and 90-day access to Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support