cisco Catalyst 9300 Catalyst 9300 vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6300M
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 9300 switch series is the premier stackable enterprise campus switching platform for security, IoT, mobility, and cloud connectivity. The Aruba CX 6300M switch series delivers modular power, hot-swappable fan trays, and high-density Smart Rate multi-gigabit Ethernet in a 1U stackable enterprise platform.
| cisco Catalyst 9300 Catalyst 9300 | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6300M | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2017 | Oct 2019 |
| Form factor | 1U modular switch | 1U modular stackable switch |
| Chassis ports | 24 or 48 ports copper (1GbE, Multi-gigabit) or SFP/SFP+ fiber | — |
| Modular network modules | Up to 4x 10G SFP+, 8x 10G SFP+, 2x 40G QSFP+, 2x 25G SFP28, or 2x 100G QSFP28 | — |
| Stacking performance | StackWise-480 delivering 480 Gbps across 8 switches | — |
| Poe delivery | Cisco UPOE+ up to 90W per port (IEEE 802.3bt Class 8) | — |
| Security features | Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), MACsec-256, Trustworthy Solutions | — |
| Application hosting | Native Docker container and ThousandEyes enterprise agent hosting | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U modular chassis with hot-swap power and fans |
| Power supplies | — | Dual hot-swappable load-sharing power supplies |
| Downlink ports | — | 24 or 48 ports (1GbE, Smart Rate up to 5GbE, or SFP+ fiber models) |
| Poe capacity | — | High-power 802.3bt Class 8 PoE up to 90W per port (up to 2880W system budget) |
| Uplinks | — | 4x 10G/25G/50G SFP56 ports |
| Stacking | — | Up to 10 switches in a single VSF virtual stack |
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