cisco Nexus 3000 Nexus 3548-X vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 8320
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Nexus 3548-X is a premier 1U ultra-low-latency datacenter switch built with Cisco Algo Boost technology specifically designed for algorithmic trading and financial exchanges. The Aruba CX 8320 switch series is an enterprise 1U campus core and datacenter top-of-rack switch delivering wire-speed 10GbE and 40GbE performance.
| cisco Nexus 3000 Nexus 3548-X | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 8320 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jun 2014 | Jun 2017 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 48x 1G/10GbE SFP+ ports | — |
| Switching capacity | 960 Gbps / 720 Mpps | Up to 2.5 Tbps |
| Latency | Sub-250 nanosecond switching latency in Warp Mode | — |
| Algo boost | Cisco Algo Boost ASIC technology with Warp Mode and Warp SPAN | — |
| Time stamping | Hardware IEEE 1588 PTP with nanosecond-level packet timestamping | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U fixed switch with redundant power and fans |
| Port options | — | 48x 10GbE SFP+ with 6x 40GbE QSFP+, or 32x 40GbE QSFP+ |
| Forwarding capacity | — | Up to 1,905 Mpps |
| High availability | — | Aruba VSX multi-chassis redundancy |
| Cooling airflow | — | Front-to-back (port-to-power) or back-to-front (power-to-port) |
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