A fixed 48-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with four 1G SFP ports for Layer 2 network connectivity.
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6000 switch provides 48 10/100/1000BASE-T ports, four 1G/1G SFP ports, a USB-C console port, and a USB Type-A host port. It has a fixed power supply and fixed fans, offers 104 Gbps switching capacity and 77.3 Mpps throughput, and supports Web GUI, CLI, cloud-based and on-premises HPE Aruba Networking Central management. The switch mounts in an EIA-standard 19-inch telco rack or equipment cabinet, with the rack-mounting kit included, or can be mounted on a horizontal surface.
How this product lines up against others in Enterprise.
| Installation method | Rack 19", Desktop | DIN rail | Rack 19", Desktop, Wall |
| Link technology | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet |
| Port speed | 1G | 10G | 10G |
| Rack Units Height | 1 U | — | 1 U |
| Product line | HPE Aruba Networking | — | — |
| Lifecycle status | Active | — | — |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 45 °C | — | -5 to 50 °C |
| Specification group | active | — | active |
| Downlink Media Type | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet |
| Downlink Ports | 48 ports | 8 ports | 24 ports |
| Downlink Speed | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
| Uplink Media Type | Fiber | Fiber | Fiber |
| Uplink Speed | 1 Gbps | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| AC Input Voltage | 100 to 240 V | — | 90 to 290 V |
| DC Input Voltage | — | 48 to 57 V | — |
| HVDC Input Voltage | — | — | 190 to 290 V |
| Input Frequency | 50 to 60 Hz | — | 45 to 65 Hz |
| PoE | No | Yes | Yes |
| PoE Budget | — | 220 W | 400 W |
| PoE Output Type | — | PoE 802.3af, PoE+ 802.3at | PoE+ 802.3at |
| Input Type | AC mains | DC | AC mains, DC |
| Network Ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 48 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 1G · Fiber · 4 ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 8 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 1G · Fiber · 2 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 10G · Fiber · 2 ports | Copper and Ethernet · 1G · Ethernet · 24 ports, Fiber Optic Transceiver · 10G · Fiber · 4 ports |
| Device Role | Switch | Switch | Switch |
| Width | 442.5 mm | — | — |
| Height | 43.9 mm | — | — |
| Depth | 246.5 mm | — | — |
| Weight | 2.98 kg | — | — |
| Switching capacity | 104 Gbps | — | — |
| Forwarding capacity | 77.3 Mpps | — | — |
| MAC address table size | 8192 count | — | — |
| Power draw | idle · 18.9 W, maximum · 35.2 W | — | — |
| Operating humidity | 5 to 95 % | — | — |
| Storage temperature | -40 to 70 °C | — | — |
| Storage humidity | 5 to 90 % | — | — |
| Maximum altitude | 3000 m | — | — |
| Processor model | Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 | — | — |
| CPU maximum clock | 1.02 GHz | — | — |
| Memory capacity | 2 GB | — | — |
| Onboard storage capacity | 8 GB | — | — |
| Cooling method | Active (fan) | — | — |
| Switching latency | 1G · 1.9 µs | — | — |
| Acoustic noise | 3.1 dB | — | — |
| Input current, maximum | 0.8 A | — | — |
| Packet buffer | 12.38 MB | — | — |
| Two-post mountable | No | — | — |
| Device management | Cloud portal, Web GUI, SNMP, CLI | — | — |
| Rail kit included | Yes | — | — |
| Lifetime warranty | Yes | — | — |
| Compliance standard | EN 55032, EN 55035:2017+A11:2020, EN 62368-1, UL 62368, IEC 62368-1, FCC Part 15 Class A, EN 60825-1, IEC 60825-1, CISPR 32 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, AS/NZS CISPR 32 Class A, CNS 15936 Class A, CISPR 35, EN 55035, EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3 | — | — |
| Security features | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) | — | — |
| IP protocols | DHCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, NTP | — | — |
| Memory type | DDR3L | — | — |
| Onboard storage type | eMMC | — | — |
| Power supply type | Internal | — | — |
| Switching features | Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP, 802.1w), Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP, 802.1s), Link aggregation (LACP, 802.3ad), VLANs (802.1Q), Traffic prioritisation (802.1p), Flow control (802.3x), IGMP snooping, MLD snooping, LLDP (802.1AB), LLDP-MED, Energy-Efficient Ethernet (802.3az), Auto MDI/MDI-X, Storm control, Access control lists (MAC/IP) | — | — |
| Management protocols | SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, HTTPS, SSH, TFTP, RADIUS, TACACS+ | — | — |
| Link aggregation groups | 8 count | — | — |
| Ports per aggregation group | 8 ports | — | — |
| Switching layer | Layer 2+ (static routing) | — | — |
| Management level | Managed | — | — |
| Airflow direction | Side-to-side | — | — |
| Rated input current | 0.8 A | — | — |
| Maximum VLANs | 4094 count | — | — |
| Number of power inputs | 1 count | — | — |
| Maximum ARP entries | 1024 count | — | — |
| Hot-swappable | No | — | — |
| Directives | RoHS | — | — |
| IPv4 unicast routes | 512 count | — | — |
| IPv6 unicast routes | 512 count | — | — |
| Routing protocols | Static routing | — | — |
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