Compare Cisco 3850 Models

As we known, the new Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch, a successor to

the workhorse Cisco 3750 series, is built with a new, programmable
ASIC, the Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) chip, which gives it the
wireless LAN control functionality. It well represents the next
generations of Cisco's Catalyst 3000 series switches.
The Catalyst 3850 series has many highlights, such as integrate
wired and wireless networks, 480 Gbps stacking bandwidth, up to
40G wireless capacity, up to 2000 clients per stack, etc.
In this article, we will compare the main Cisco 3850 models to help
you distinguish the detailed differences among Cisco 3850 models.
The Catalyst 3850 comes in 3 different configurations: Non-PoE,
PoE+ and Full PoE+ support.
Each configuration supports 24 or 48 ports, except for Full PoE+
which is only supported in the 48 port version as shown in the table
below:
Models

Total
Default
Availabl StackPow
10/100/100 AC Power e PoE
er
0 Ethernet Supply
Power
Ports

WS-C3850-24T 24

350WAC

715WAC

435W

Yes

WS-C3850-48T 48
WS-C3850-24P 24 PoE+
WS-C3850-48P 48 PoE+
WS-C3850-48F 48 PoE+

1100WAC 800W

Note: Full PoE+ configurations guarantees 30watts of PoE power on

all ports.

More features of Cisco 3850 include:

In the following two tables, you will see the main Cisco 3850 MODEL
Comparison, with IP Base Software, with IP Services Software and
with LAN Base Software
With IP Base Software

Models

Default AC
Total
Power
Total
MultiSupply/
Optional
Gigabit
Gigabit Available
Network
Ethernet
Ethernet Power over Module
(GE) Ports
Ports
Ethernet
(PoE) Power

WSC385024T-S

24

350 W, no PoE

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Stack
Powe
r

Yes

WSC385048T-S

48

WSC385024P-S

24 PoE+

WSC385048P-S

48 PoE+

4 x 1 GE
350 W, no PoE 2 x 10 GE
4 x 10 GE

Yes

715 W, 435 W

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Yes

4 x 1 GE
715 W ,435 W 2 x 10 GE
4 x 10 GE

Yes

1100 W, 800
W

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE
4 x 10 GE

Yes

WSC385048F-S

48 PoE+

WSC385012S-S

12 Small
Form-Factor
Pluggable
(SFP)

350 W, no PoE

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Yes

WSC385024S-S

24 SFP

350 W, no PoE

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Yes

WSC385024U-S

24 UPOE

1100 W, 800
W

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Yes

1100 W, 800
W

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE
4 x 10 GE

Yes

1100 W, 800
W

4
2
4
8
2

x
x
x
x
x

1 GE
10 GE
10 GE
10 GE
40 GE

Yes

4
2
4
8
2

x
x
x
x
x

1 GE
10 GE
10 GE
10 GE
40 GE

Yes

WSC385048U-S
WSC385024XU-S

48 UPOE

24 UPOE

24 UPOE

WSC385036 UPOE
12X48U-S

12 UPOE

1100 W, 800
W

WSC385012XS-S

12 SFP+

350 W, no PoE 4 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-

16 SFP+

350 W, no PoE Slot Used

Yes

C385016XS-S
WSC385024XS-S

4 x 10 GE
715 W, no PoE 8 x 10 GE
2 x 40 GE

24 SFP+

Yes

WSC385032XS-S

32 SFP+

715 W, no PoE Slot Used

Yes

WSC385048XS-S*

48 SFP+

750 W, no PoE

Fixed 4 x
40 GE

No

WSC385048 SFP+
48XS-F-S*

750 W, no PoE

Fixed 4 x
40 GE

No

With IP Services Software

Models

Total
Total GE MultiEthernet Gigabit
Ports
Ethernet
Ports

Default AC
Power
Optional
Supply/
Network
Available Module
PoE Power

Stack
Powe
r

WS-C385024
24T-E

350 W, no
PoE

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C385048
48T-E

350 W, no
PoE

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE
4 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C385024 PoE+
24P-E

715 W, 435 4 x 1 GE
W
2 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C385048 PoE+
48P-E

4 x 1 GE
715 W, 435
2 x 10 GE
W
4 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C385048 PoE+
48F-E

1100 W,
800 W

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE
4 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C385012 SFP
12S-E

350 W, no
PoE

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C3850- 24 SFP

350 W, no

4 x 1 GE

Yes

24S-E

PoE

2 x 10 GE

WS-C385024 UPOE
24U-E

1100 W,
800 W

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C385048 UPOE
48U-E

1100 W,
800 W

4 x 1 GE
2 x 10 GE
4 x 10 GE

Yes

1100 W,
800 W

4
2
4
8
2

x
x
x
x
x

1 GE
10 GE
10 GE
10 GE
40 GE

Yes

x
x
x
x
x

1 GE
10 GE
10 GE
10 GE
40 GE

Yes

WS-C385024 UPOE
24XU-E

24 UPOE

WS-C385036 UPOE
12X48U-E

12 UPOE

1100 W,
800 W

4
2
4
8
2

WS-C385012 SFP+
12XS-E

350 W, no
PoE

4 x 10 GE

Yes

WS-C385016 SFP+
16XS-E

350 W, no
PoE

Slot Used

Yes

WS-C385024 SFP+
24XS-E

715 W, no
PoE

4 x 10 GE
8 x 10 GE
2 x 40 GE

Yes

WS-C385032 SFP+
32XS-E

715 W, no
PoE

Slot Used

Yes

WS-C385048 SFP+
48XS-E*

750 W, no
PoE

Fixed 4 x 40
No
GE

WS-C385048 SFP+
48XS-F-E*

750 W, no
PoE

Fixed 4 x 40
No
GE

* The 48 Port SFP+ models will be available in Q3CY15. The 48 Port

SFP+ models do not support StackWise-480 or StackPower
Note: Customers need to purchase the IP Base software model or
the IP Services software model in order to use a Cisco Catalyst 3850
Series Switch as a wireless controller. LAN Base models require the
purchase of a StackPower cable separately to enable StackPower
functionality.

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