A Layer 2 managed Ethernet switch with 48 PoE ports and four 1G SFP ports.
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 6000 switch provides 48 10/100/1000BASE-T Class 4 PoE ports supporting IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at, four 1G SFP ports, a USB-C console port, and a USB Type-A host port. It offers 104 Gbps switching capacity and 77.3 Mpps throughput, with management through HPE Aruba Networking Central, Web GUI, CLI, and NetEdit. The switch has fixed fans, a fixed 950 W power supply, and supports rack or horizontal-surface mounting.
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 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PoE Budget | — | 220 W | 400 W |
| PoE Output Type | PoE 802.3af, PoE+ 802.3at | 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 | 304.4 mm | — | — |
| Weight | 4.33 kg | — | — |
| Switching capacity | 104 Gbps | — | — |
| Forwarding capacity | 77.3 Mpps | — | — |
| MAC address table size | 8192 count | — | — |
| Power draw | idle · 28.8 W, maximum · 818 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 | 40.6 dB | — | — |
| Maximum frame size | 9198 bytes | — | — |
| Input current, maximum | 9.3 A | — | — |
| Packet buffer | 12.38 MB | — | — |
| Device management | CLI, Cloud portal, SNMP, Web GUI | — | — |
| Rail kit included | No | — | — |
| Lifetime warranty | Yes | — | — |
| Compliance standard | EN 55032, EN 55035:2017+A11:2020, EN 62368-1, UL 62368, IEC 62368-1, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1, FCC Part 15 Class A, EN 60825-1, IEC 60825-1, CISPR 32 Class A, AS/NZS CISPR 32 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, VCCI Class A, CNS 15936 Class A, CISPR 35, 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 | — | — |
| PoE ports | 48 ports | — | — |
| Power supply type | Internal | — | — |
| Switching features | Spanning Tree (STP, 802.1D), Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP, 802.1w), Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP, 802.1s), Link aggregation (LACP, 802.3ad), VLANs (802.1Q), Traffic prioritisation (802.1p), DSCP QoS, Flow control (802.3x), IGMP snooping, LLDP (802.1AB), LLDP-MED, Storm control, Energy-Efficient Ethernet (802.3az), Auto MDI/MDI-X, 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 | 9.3 A | — | — |
| Maximum VLANs | 4094 count | — | — |
| Number of power inputs | 1 count | — | — |
| Maximum ARP entries | 1024 count | — | — |
| Maximum ACLs | 1914 count | — | — |
| Directives | RoHS, WEEE, REACH | — | — |
| Needs separately-sold parts | No | — | — |
| IPv4 unicast routes | 512 count | — | — |
| IPv6 unicast routes | 512 count | — | — |
| Routing protocols | Static routing | — | — |
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