cisco Catalyst 3650 Catalyst 3650 vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6300F
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 6300F switch series is a family of fixed-configuration 1U stackable switches built for enterprise campus access and aggregation.
| cisco Catalyst 3650 Catalyst 3650 | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6300F | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Oct 2013 | Oct 2019 |
| Form factor | 1U stackable switch | 1U fixed stackable switch |
| Port configurations | 24 or 48 ports 10/100/1000 Ethernet or multi-gigabit copper | — |
| 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 fixed power and cooling rack switch |
| Downlink ports | — | 24 or 48 ports of 1GbE or Smart Rate multi-gigabit |
| Uplinks and stacking | — | 4x 10G/25G/50G SFP56 ports |
| Stacking bandwidth | — | Up to 200 Gbps VSF stacking bandwidth across up to 10 switches |
| Routing protocols | — | BGP, OSPF, VRF-lite, and static routing |
| Telemetry | — | Embedded Aruba Network Analytics Engine with distributed time-series database |
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