Description
Cisco Catalyst 8300 Edge Platform
| Overview | Product Overview |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Cloud Edge |
| Status | Available Order |
| Release Date | 19-OCT-2020 |
| Product ID | |
The Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms are best-of-breed, 5G-ready, cloud edge platforms designed for accelerated services, multi-layer security, cloud-native agility, and edge intelligence to accelerate your journey to cloud.
Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms (Catalyst 8300) with Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software deliver Cisco’s secure, cloud-scale SD-WAN solution for the branch. The Catalyst 8300 Series is purpose-built for high performance and integrated SD-WAN Services along with flexibility to deliver security and networking services together from the cloud or on premises. It provides higher WAN port density and a redundant power supply capability. The Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms have a wide variety of interface options to choose from—ranging from lower and higher module density with backward compatibility to a variety of existing WAN, LAN, voice, and compute modules. Powered by Cisco IOS XE, fully programmable software architecture, and API support, these platforms can facilitate automation at scale to achieve zero-touch IT capability while migrating workloads to the cloud. Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms also come with Trustworthy Solutions 2.0 infrastructure that secures the platforms against threats and vulnerabilities with integrity verification and remediation of threats.
The Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms are well suited for medium-sized and large enterprise branch offices for high WAN IPSec performance with integrated SD-WAN services.
Product highlights
Table 1. Product highlights
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Product feature |
Benefits and description |
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Multicore processors |
● Intel x86 CPU with 8-GB memory default (up to 32 GB memory upgrade)
● High-performance multicore processors support high-speed WAN connections.
● Dynamic core allocation architecture that can leverage data plane cores for I/O and service plane as per-user configuration.
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Embedded IPsec VPN hardware acceleration |
● Up to 5 Gbps of IPSec Internet Mix (IMIX) traffic
● Increases scalability for IPSec throughput needs for medium- and large-sized branches
● SSL and crypto hardware acceleration
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Integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports |
● Provides 6 built-in Layer 3 Ethernet ports for WAN or LAN with port speeds ranging from 10Mbps, 100Mbps, 1Gbps and up to 10Gbps, depending on platform model
● All platforms have at least 2 Ethernet ports that can support Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP or SFP+) based connectivity in addition to 4 RJ-45 connections, enabling fiber or copper connectivity.
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DRAM |
● All Catalyst 8300 platforms have 8G default DRAM and can be upgraded to 16G and 32G for higher scale and performance.
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Flash memory support |
● All Catalyst 8300 platforms have an integrated on-board 8G flash and it is not upgradeable. M.2 storage provides upgrade options for additional storage.
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M.2 storage |
● All the Catalyst 8300 models ship with default 16G M.2 USB for SD-WAN logging and additional storage on the platform. It can be upgraded to 32G M.2 USB and 600G M.2 Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)
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Default dual power supplies |
● All Catalyst 8300 platforms ship with dual power supplies for redundancy.
● AC Power over Ethernet (PoE), DC and High-Voltage DC (HVDC) options are available on all models.
● Enabling PoE portson Network Interface Modules (NIM) or on Service Modules (SM) requires at least one PoE supporting PSU to be installed
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Modularity and form factor |
● 1RU and 2RU form factor
● Supports SM, NIM, and Pluggable Interface Module (PIM) slots
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Integrated security |
● Hardware-anchored Secure Boot and Secure Unique Device Identification (SUDI) support for Plug and Play to verify the identity of the hardware and software
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Models and configurations
Figures 1 through 4 highlight the different models included in the Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms.
C8300-2N2S-4T2X is a 2RU platform with 2 SM and 2 NIM slots plus 2 x 10Gbps and 4 x 1Gbps embedded Layer3 Ethernet ports
C8300-2N2S-6T is a 2RU platform with 2 SM and 2 NIM slots plus 6 x 1Gbps embedded Layer3 Ethernet ports
C8300-1N1S-4T2X is a 1RU platform with 1 SM slot and 1 NIM slot plus 2 x 10Gbps and 4 x 1Gbps embedded Layer3 Ethernet ports
C8300-1N1S-6T is a 1RU platform with 1 SM slot and 1 NIM slot plus 6 x 1Gbps embedded Layer3 Ethernet ports
Tables 2 and 3 detail platform specifications and performance, respectively.
Table 2. Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series specifications
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Model |
Description |
10G port density |
1G port density |
Slots |
Memory (DRAM) default |
Storage (M.2 SSD) default |
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C8300-2N2S-4T2X |
C8300 2RU w/ 10G WAN (2 SM and 2 NIM slots, and |
2 |
4 |
2 SM 2 NIM 1 PIM |
8 GB |
16 GB |
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C8300-2N2S-6T |
C8300 2RU w/ 1G WAN (2 SM and 2 NIM slots, and |
– |
6 |
2 SM 2 NIM 1 PIM |
8 GB |
16 GB |
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C8300-1N1S-4T2X |
C8300 1RU w/ 10G WAN (1 SM slot and 1 NIM slot, and |
2 |
4 |
1 SM 1 NIM 1 PIM |
8 GB |
16 GB |
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C8300-1N1S-6T |
C8300 1RU w/ 1G WAN (1 SM slot and 1 NIM slot, and |
– |
6 |
1 SM 1 NIM 1 PIM |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Table 3a Cisco controller mode (SD-WAN) performance specifications
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Feature |
C8300-2N2S-4T2X (2RU w/ 10G WAN) |
C8300-1N1S-4T2X (1RU w/ 10G WAN) |
C8300-2N2S-6T (2RU w/ 1G WAN) |
C8300-1N1S-6T (1RU w/ 1G WAN) |
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SD-WAN IPsec Throughput (1400Bytes) |
Up to 18Gbps |
Up to 15Gbps |
Up to 1.9Gbps |
Up to 1.9Gbps |
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SD-WAN IPsec Throughput (IMIX*) |
5Gbps |
4.3Gbps |
1.75Gbps |
1.75Gbps |
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SD-WAN Overlay Tunnels scale |
6000 |
6000 |
6000 |
6000 |
Table 3b Cisco autonomous mode (non SD-WAN) performance specifications
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Feature |
C8300-2N2S-4T2X (2RU w/ 10G WAN) |
C8300-1N1S-4T2X (1RU w/ 10G WAN) |
C8300-2N2S-6T (2RU w/ 1G WAN) |
C8300-1N1S-6T (1RU w/ 1G WAN) |
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IPv4 Forwarding Throughput (1400Bytes) |
Up to 19.7Gbps |
Up to 19.7Gbps |
Up to 19.7Gbps |
Up to 19.7Gbps |
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IPsec Throughput (1400Bytes) |
Up to 18.8Gbps |
Up to 15.8Gbps |
Up to 1.9Gbps |
Up to 1.9Gbps |
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Number of IPsec SVTI Tunnels |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
Table 3c Cisco autonomous mode (non SD-WAN) system scalability
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Feature |
C8300-2N2S-4T2X (2RU w/ 10G WAN) |
C8300-1N1S-4T2X (1RU w/ 10G WAN) |
C8300-2N2S-6T (2RU w/ 1G WAN) |
C8300-1N1S-6T (1RU w/ 1G WAN) |
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Number of ACLs per system |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
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Number of IPv4 ACEs per system |
72K |
72K |
72K |
72K |
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Number of IPv4 Routes |
1.6M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
1.6M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
1.6M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
1.6M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
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Number of IPv6 Routes |
1.5M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
1.5M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
1.5M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
1.5M w/ default 8GB, up to 4M w/ 32GB |
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Number of Queues |
16K |
16K |
16K |
16K |
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Number of NAT Sessions |
1.2M w/ default 8GB, up to 2M w/ 32GB |
1.2M w/ default 8GB, up to 2M w/ 32GB |
1.2M w/ default 8GB, up to 2M w/ 32GB |
1.2M w/ default 8GB, up to 2M w/ 32GB |
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Number of Firewall Sessions |
512K |
512K |
512K |
512K |
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Number of VRFs |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
4000 |
