cisco Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-X vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6100
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X switch series is a 1U stackable Gigabit Ethernet access switch family widely deployed across enterprise campus and branch environments. The Aruba CX 6100 switch series is a family of 1U enterprise access switches offering Gigabit Ethernet connectivity with high-speed 10GbE SFP+ uplinks.
| cisco Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 2960-X | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Jun 2013 | Sep 2020 |
| Form factor | 1U stackable switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Access ports | 24 or 48 ports 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet | 12, 24, or 48 ports of 1GbE (10/100/1000BASE-T) |
| Uplinks | 4x 1GbE SFP or 2x 10GbE SFP+ fixed ports | — |
| Stacking module | FlexStack-Plus delivering 80 Gbps across up to 8 switches | — |
| Poe capacity | IEEE 802.3at PoE+ up to 740W power budget | — |
| Switching capacity | Up to 216 Gbps | Up to 176 Gbps throughput |
| Form factor | — | 1U fixed configuration switch |
| Uplink ports | — | 4x 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ optical uplinks |
| 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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