Cisco Catalyst 2960-L vs HPE Aruba CX 6000
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-L switch series is an entry-level fixed Gigabit Ethernet switch designed for small office, retail, and branch deployments. The Aruba CX 6000 switch series is an entry-level family of 1U fixed-configuration Gigabit Ethernet access switches designed for small branch offices, retail locations, and midsize enterprise wiring closets.
| Cisco Catalyst 2960-L | HPE Aruba CX 6000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Feb 2017 | Aug 2021 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Port options | 8, 16, 24, or 48 ports 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet | 12, 24, or 48 ports of 10/100/1000BASE-T |
| Uplink ports | 2x or 4x 1GbE SFP, or 4x 10GbE SFP+ uplinks | 2x or 4x 1GbE SFP optical uplinks |
| Poe support | IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at PoE+ up to 370W | IEEE 802.3at Class 4 PoE (up to 370W budget) |
| Acoustic rating | Fanless silent operation on 8, 16, and 24-port non-PoE models | — |
| Management | Web GUI, Bluetooth over-the-air management, and CLI | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U fixed rack or desktop switch |
| Switching capacity | — | Up to 104 Gbps |
| Operating system | — | AOS-CX with REST API automation and CLI |
| Acoustic profile | — | Fanless models available for quiet retail/office environments |
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