cisco Catalyst 9200 Catalyst 9200L vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6100
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 9200L is a fixed configuration 1U enterprise access switch engineered for simple branch office and campus deployments. 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 9200 Catalyst 9200L | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Mar 2019 | Sep 2020 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Port options | 24 or 48 ports 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet | — |
| Fixed uplinks | 4x 1GbE SFP or 4x 10GbE SFP+ optical ports | — |
| Stacking technology | StackWise-80 with dedicated stacking cables | — |
| Stacking bandwidth | 80 Gbps stacking bandwidth up to 8 switches | — |
| Poe budget | Up to 740W PoE+ across ports | — |
| Operating system | Cisco IOS XE | Aruba AOS-CX |
| Switching capacity | Up to 176 Gbps | Up to 176 Gbps throughput |
| Form factor | — | 1U fixed configuration switch |
| Access ports | — | 12, 24, or 48 ports of 1GbE (10/100/1000BASE-T) |
| Uplink ports | — | 4x 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ optical uplinks |
| Poe capabilities | — | IEEE 802.3at Class 4 PoE up to 370W across ports |
| Management | — | Aruba Central, Aruba NetEdit, Web GUI, and REST APIs |
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