Cisco Catalyst C1300-8FP-2G Review a 10-Port PoE Managed Switch from Cisco

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Rohit Kumar
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Cisco Catalyst C1300-8FP-2G Internal Hardware Overview

Popping off the top of the switch, we can see the layout. This is actually a huge switch compared to some 10-16 port 10GbE switches we have seen.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 1
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 1

Starting at the top, we are just going to show you the power supply.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Battery 1
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Battery 1

Here is the center with the heatsink fins.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 3
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 3

That giant heatsink is actually for the PSU, not for the switch chip.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 7
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 7

Here is the other side with the power cables that go to the switch PCB.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 2
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 2

Here are the wires that go to the switch PCB.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 4
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 4

Next, we can see the switch chip under a large heatsink.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Heat Sink 2
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Heat Sink 2

We popped off the heatsink, which longtime readers will probably do a double-take on, just like we did (hint: look at the clips.)

Under here, we got the Marvell Prestera DX switch chip (Marvell 98DX-DFH4 / 98DXC251A2.)

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Marvell 98DX DFH4 2
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Marvell 98DX DFH4 2

Here is inside the switch without the heatsink installed. The clip situation on the Marvell heatsink might make more sense if you look at this shot.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 8
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Inside 8

Something else we saw was that the internal storage was Kioxia branded.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Kioxia Chip 1
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Kioxia Chip 1

Here we have a Marvell 88E1680. This is an Alaska V transceiver that is designed to go between a Marvell Prestera DX switch chip and the ports.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Marvell Chip 1
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Marvell Chip 1

There were also two Marvell 88E1112C tranceivers for the single ports.

Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Marvell Chip 2
Cisco Catalyst 1300 8FP 2G Marvell Chip 2

Next, let us get to the management.

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