cisco Catalyst 3650 Catalyst 3650 vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6200M
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 3650 switch series is a standalone and stackable 1U access switch engineered to converge wired and wireless networks on a single platform. The Aruba CX 6200M switch series provides enterprise-grade modular resiliency in a 1U stackable form factor.
| cisco Catalyst 3650 Catalyst 3650 | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6200M | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Oct 2013 | Mar 2021 |
| Form factor | 1U stackable switch | 1U modular stackable switch |
| Port configurations | 24 or 48 ports 10/100/1000 Ethernet or multi-gigabit copper | 24 or 48 ports of 1GbE, with optional Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports |
| Fixed uplinks | 4x 1GbE SFP, 2x 10GbE SFP+, or 4x 10GbE SFP+ optical ports | — |
| Stacking throughput | StackWise-160 delivering 160 Gbps across up to 9 switches | — |
| Wireless convergence | Integrated wireless controller supporting up to 50 APs and 1000 clients | — |
| Power redundancy | Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies and three field-replaceable fans | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U modular power and fan rack switch |
| Power supplies | — | Dual hot-swappable redundant power supplies |
| Fan trays | — | Field-replaceable hot-swap fan trays |
| Poe support | — | IEEE 802.3bt Class 6 PoE (up to 60W per port, up to 1440W system budget) |
| Uplinks | — | 4x 10GbE SFP+ ports |
| Operating system | — | AOS-CX with Python scripting and NAE |
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