Introduction

The Aruba CX 6300 Switch Series is a modern, flexible and intelligent family of stackable switches ideal for enterprise access, aggregation and core deployments.

A powerful distributed architecture supports scalable, non-blocking performance to future-proof your network for tomorrow's unpredictable demands. This series has built-in, high-speed uplinks and include models with 24 SFP+ ports and full-density 60W PoE with multi-gigabit Ethernet for a high-performance network.

A cloud-centric design with a fully programmable OS delivers automation and simplicity, including easy-to-use configuration tools for error-free installs. Built-in monitoring and analytics across the network provide operators with immediate troubleshooting and problem resolution insights.

Management features

Switch layer

L3

Quality of Service (QoS) support

Y

Configuring Location Settings (CLI)

Y

System event log

Y

Ports & interfaces

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity

48

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type

Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)

SFP module slots quantity

4

Console port

USB

USB 2.0 ports quantity

1

Network

Networking standards

IEEE 802.1D,IEEE 802.1ab,IEEE 802.1ak,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.1s,IEEE 802.1v,IEEE 802.3ad,IEEE 802.3ae,IEEE 802.3bt

10G support

Y

Port mirroring

Y

IP routing

Y

Policy-based routing

Y

Link aggregation

Y

Auto MDI/MDI-X

Y

Spanning tree protocol

Y

VLAN support

Y

Optical fiber

Transmission distance (max)

10 km

Data transmission

Switching capacity

496 Gbit/s

Throughput

369 Mpps

Latency (1 Gbps)

2.28 µs

Latency (10 Gbps)

1.46 µs

Number of queues

8

Packet buffer memory

8 MB

Security

DHCP features

DHCP relay,DHCP server

Access Control List (ACL)

Y

IGMP entries

8000

SSH/SSL support

Y

Multicast features

Multicast support

Y

Multicast MAC address table

32000 entries

IPv4 multicast entries

8000

IPv6 multicast entries

8000

Number of multicast groups filtered

8000

MLD entries

4000

Protocols

Routing protocols

OSPF,OSPFv3

Design

Rack mounting

Y

Stackable

Y

Product colour

Black

Airflow direction

Front-to-back airflow

Certification

EN 60950-1:2006; +A11:2009 +A1:2010; +A12:2011 + A2:2013 UL 60950-1 2nd Ed CAN/CSA-C22.2; No. 60950-1-07 IEC 60950-1:2005 EN 55022:2010, A; EN 55032:2012, A; EN 55024:2010; EN 61000-3-2:2014; EN 61000-3-3:2013 FCC 15 A ICES-003 A VCCI A; CISPR 22 A; CISPR 32 A; CISPR 24:2010

Performance

Physical stacking (units)

10

Built-in processor

Y

Processor model

ARM Cortex-A72

Processor frequency

1800 MHz

Internal memory

8192 MB

Flash memory

32000 MB

Noise level

31.5 dB

Power

Power supply included

Y

Number of power supply units

1

AC input voltage

100 - 240 V

AC input frequency

50/60 Hz

Input current

2.5/1.4 A

Power consumption (max)

74 W

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

N

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 45 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 70 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

15 - 95%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

15 - 90%

Operating altitude

0 - 3040 m

Non-operating altitude

0 - 4600 m

Weight & dimensions

Width

442 mm

Depth

327 mm

Height

43.9 mm

Weight

4.46 kg

Packaging data

Rack mount kit

Y