arista 7020R 7020TR-48 vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6100
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7020TR-48 is a 1U Gigabit Ethernet datacenter and campus access switch equipped with a deep 3GB packet buffer. The Aruba CX 6100 switch series is a family of 1U enterprise access switches offering Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with high-speed 10GbE SFP+ uplinks.
| arista 7020R 7020TR-48 | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2017 | Sep 2020 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Downlink ports | 48x 100M/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports | — |
| Uplink ports | 4x 10GbE SFP+ optical ports | 4x 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ optical uplinks |
| Packet buffer | 3GB deep packet buffer architecture | — |
| Switching capacity | 176 Gbps / 132 Mpps forwarding rate | Up to 176 Gbps throughput |
| Software | Arista EOS with CloudVision telemetry and ZTP | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U fixed configuration switch |
| Access ports | — | 12, 24, or 48 ports of 1GbE (10/100/1000BASE-T) |
| Poe capabilities | — | IEEE 802.3at Class 4 PoE up to 370W across ports |
| Operating system | — | Aruba AOS-CX |
| Management | — | Aruba Central, Aruba NetEdit, Web GUI, and REST APIs |
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