Cisco Catalyst C1300-24XTS Review A Neat 24-port 10GbE Switch

Today we are looking at the Cisco Catalyst C1300-24XTS. This is an interesting switch because it offers 24 independent 10GbE ports, split evenly between 12x 10Gbase-T ports and 12x SFP+ cages. That port mix matters for administrators who have a blend of 10GBase-T-capable servers or workstations alongside fiber-connected storage or uplinks. We have looked at a number of these switches before, including the C1300-16XTS, C1300-12XS, C1300-12XT-2X, and C1300-8FP-2G. The 24-port model is the one that is really neat, and it has been running without issue for months, so it is finally time for the review. Let us get into the hardware.

Cisco Catalyst C1300-24XTS Hardware Overview

The Cisco Catalyst C1300-24XTS is a 1U rackmount switch with a metal chassis. The unit measures 444.3mm by 273mm by 43.94mm and weighs 4.2kg. Unlike many of the lower-port-count models we have reviewed, this is a full 1U unit that fills out the rack…