Description
The Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-48XS-S switch is a high-performance enterprise aggregation and distribution platform designed for environments that require dense 10 Gigabit fiber connectivity, reliable traffic control, and scalable campus backbone performance. It features 48 x 1/10 Gigabit SFP/SFP+ fiber ports along with 4 x 40 Gigabit QSFP+ fixed uplink ports, delivering the bandwidth needed to connect access switches, servers, storage links, and other high-speed infrastructure where low-latency optical transport is essential. Cisco rates the platform at 1280 Gbps of switching capacity in a compact 1RU form factor, while StackWise-480 support allows multiple switches to operate as one resilient system for simplified growth and redundancy.
With IP Base (S) licensing, the switch provides advanced Layer 2 switching, static and dynamic routing support, and essential enterprise security and traffic management features for dependable aggregation-layer control. The WS-C3850-48XS-S platform is also widely regarded as one of Cisco’s more proven fixed 10G fiber Catalyst deployments because of its strong 48-port SFP+ density, integrated 40G uplinks, and long production history in enterprise backbone environments where sustained high-speed optical throughput is critical—making it a reliable solution for organizations that need scalable high-bandwidth fiber switching with solid Layer 3 functionality and operational flexibility.
