cisco Catalyst 9300 Catalyst 9300X vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6300M
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 9300X is an enterprise stackable switch platform designed for high-throughput campus aggregation and next-generation Wi-Fi 6E/7 access layers. 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 9300X | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 6300M | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Nov 2021 | Oct 2019 |
| Form factor | 1U modular switch | 1U modular stackable switch |
| Port configurations | 24 or 48 ports 10G Multi-gigabit copper or 10G/25G SFP28 fiber | — |
| Uplink capacity | Modular network modules with dual 100G QSFP28 or quad 40G QSFP+ ports | — |
| Stacking bandwidth | StackWise-1T delivering 1 Tbps stacking throughput | — |
| Encryption | Hardware MACsec-256 on all downlink and uplink ports, plus line-rate IPsec | — |
| Switching capacity | Up to 1000 Gbps (1 Tbps) per switch | — |
| Poe budget | Up to 90W 802.3bt Class 8 PoE on all copper ports | — |
| 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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