HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F - Managed Layer 3 switch, 48 ports, PoE+, 4x SFP56

The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 48-port Layer 3 Managed Switch, equipped with PoE+ and 4x SFP56 (50GbE) uplinks (TAA), is designed for enterprise campus access and aggregation. This model includes 48 Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports and four SFP56 slots, supporting 50 Gbps uplink connections to core networks. It provides a 496 Gbit/s switching capacity and a 369 Mpps forwarding rate. As a Layer 3 switch, it handles IP routing to segment LANs and reduce the need for external routers.

The 1U rack-mountable chassis fits into standard data centre enclosures. Administrators can manage the hardware through web-based interfaces, cloud platforms, or the USB-C console port. The system supports stacking up to 10 units, allowing multiple switches to be managed as a single unit. Network traffic is secured and prioritised using built-in MACsec 256 encryption, 802.1X authentication, and Quality of Service protocols.

• Total PoE budget of 2880 W, providing up to 30 W per port across all 48 Gigabit interfaces to power access points and IP cameras.
• Supports up to 1024 active Virtual LANs (VLANs) for local network segmentation and traffic isolation.
• Hardware-based Access Control Lists (ACL) with capacity for up to 20,480 rules to enforce security policies.
• Static IP routing capacity of up to 61,000 entries for managing multi-subnet environments.
• Equipped with a dual-core 1.8 GHz Arm Cortex-A9 processor and 8 GB of DDR4 RAM.