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What switching capacity and forwarding rate does the Cisco Catalyst 3850 offer?
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The Catalyst 3850 provides up to 176 Gbps of switching capacity and a forwarding rate of 154.76 Mpps for high-performance Layer 2/3 switching.
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What PoE and UPOE capabilities are available on the Catalyst 3850?
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The Catalyst 3850 supports PoE+ delivering up to 30 W per port with a 740 W aggregate budget and UPOE modules for up to 60 W per port.
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How many switches can I stack with Cisco StackWise-480?
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You can stack up to nine Catalyst 3850 switches using StackWise-480, providing 480 Gbps of bidirectional stack bandwidth.
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Which Cisco IOS XE software versions and feature sets run on the Catalyst 3850?
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The Catalyst 3850 runs Cisco IOS XE, supporting IP Base and Network Advantage feature sets for advanced routing, security, and application services.
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What uplink modules are compatible with the Catalyst 3850?
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The switch supports modular uplinks including 1 GbE SFP, 10 GbE SFP+, and 40 GbE QSFP+ to accommodate diverse connectivity needs.
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What redundancy and power-supply options does the Catalyst 3850 provide?
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The Catalyst 3850 offers dual hot-swappable internal power supplies and optional external redundant power supply units for high availability.
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What advanced QoS features does the Catalyst 3850 support?
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It delivers hardware-based QoS with eight priority queues per port, supporting classification, marking, policing, shaping, and hierarchical policies.
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How can I manage and monitor the Catalyst 3850?
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Management options include CLI, Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, SNMP, REST APIs, and the embedded web GUI for full lifecycle control.
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What built-in security features are available on the Catalyst 3850?
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The Catalyst 3850 offers 802.1X port-based access control, MACsec encryption, Cisco TrustSec, Control Plane Policing, and dynamic ARP inspection.
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What licensing model does the Catalyst 3850 use?
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The Catalyst 3850 uses per-switch feature licenses with two tiers—Network Essentials and Network Advantage—via Permanent Activation Keys (PAKs).
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Is the Cisco Catalyst 3850 switch End-of-Life or supported?
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Cisco announced End-of-Sale for the Catalyst 3850 in June 2022 with End-of-Support slated for July 2027 under Cisco’s standard lifecycle policy.
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What IPv6 features are supported on the Catalyst 3850?
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The Catalyst 3850 supports full IPv6 forwarding, routing (OSPFv3, EIGRP named, BGP), ACLs, QoS, and neighbor discovery.
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Does the Catalyst 3850 support multicast routing and management?
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Yes, it includes IGMP snooping, static and dynamic group management, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, and MSDP for robust multicast support.
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How many MAC addresses and VLANs can the Catalyst 3850 handle?
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It supports up to 16,000 MAC address entries and 4,094 VLANs to scale enterprise network segmentation.
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What are the environmental and power-consumption specifications?
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Operating at 0–45 °C with up to 150 W typical power draw (non-PoE), the Catalyst 3850 meets NEBS and RoHS compliance.
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What warranty and support options are available for the Catalyst 3850?
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Cisco offers a limited lifetime hardware warranty with next-business-day replacement and optional SMARTnet service for 24×7 support.
