Your network keeps dropping connections when users stream video or IoT devices demand power. Youve tried adding more switches, but the bandwidth limits and PoE budget still choke performance. HPE solves this with a single, stackable switch that delivers 48 Smart Rate ports, 5 GbE speeds, and 2880 W PoE, plus four SFP56 uplinks. The CX 6300M gives you non-blocking throughput and easy cloud-native management, so you can keep every device online without juggling multiple boxes.
HPE Aruba CX 6300M 48-port, Smart Rate 5GbE Class 6 PoE and 4-port SFP56 Switch
This is a 1U, rack-mountable, stackable Layer 3 switch designed for enterprise access, aggregation, or top-of-rack data-center use. It fits IT teams that need high-density PoE for APs and cameras while keeping management simple through a single cloud console.
Benefits
- HPE delivers 5 GbE per port, ending bottlenecks.
- Provides 2880 W PoE to power APs, cameras, and IoT.
- Allows up to ten-unit stacking for simple scaling.
- Gives you real-time analytics via the Aruba Network Engine.
- Supports Layer 3 routing, BGP and OSPF for campus cores.
- Reduces management overhead with a single cloud console.
Features
- 48 Smart Rate RJ45 ports, 1/2.5/5/10 GbE
- 4 SFP56 uplink slots, 10 GbE each
- 2880 W total PoE budget, IEEE 802.3bt
- 880 Gbps switching capacity, non-blocking
- 10-unit Virtual Switching Framework stacking
- ARM Cortex-A72 processor, 1.8 GHz
- 8 MB packet buffer, jumbo frame support
- DDR4-SDRAM, 8000 MB internal memory
Specifications
| Management features |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Yes |
| Switch layer |
L3 |
| Switch type |
Managed |
| Ports & interfaces |
| SFP module slots quantity |
4 |
| Installed SFP+ modules quantity |
0 |
| Installed SFP modules quantity |
0 |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity |
48 |
| Network |
| VLAN support |
Yes |
| Auto MDI/MDI-X |
Yes |
| Flow control support |
Yes |
| Link aggregation |
Yes |
| Rate limiting |
Yes |
| Spanning tree protocol |
Yes |
| Port mirroring |
Yes |
| 10G support |
Yes |
| Networking standards |
IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ak, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3bt, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z |
| Optical fiber |
| Transmission distance (max) |
10 km |
| Data transmission |
| Packet buffer memory |
8 MB |
| Jumbo frames support |
Yes |
| Latency (10 Gbps) |
1.5 µs |
| Latency (1 Gbps) |
4.24 µs |
| Throughput |
654 Mpps |
| Throughput |
654 Mpps |
| Switching capacity |
880 Gbit/s |
| MAC address table |
29490 entries |
| Security |
| SSH/SSL support |
Yes |
| IGMP snooping |
Yes |
| Access Control List (ACL) |
Yes |
| DHCP features |
DHCP server |
| Protocols |
| Routing protocols |
BGP, BGP4, IP, OSPF |
| Design |
| Product colour |
Grey |
| Form factor |
1U |
| Stackable |
Yes |
| Rack mounting |
Yes |
| Performance |
| Flash memory |
32000 MB |
| Internal memory |
8000 MB |
| Memory type |
DDR4-SDRAM |
| Processor frequency |
1800 MHz |
| Processor model |
ARM Cortex-A72 |
| Built-in processor |
Yes |
| Physical stacking (units) |
10 |
| Power |
| AC input voltage |
100 - 240 V |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) |
| Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget |
2880 W |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) |
Yes |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Weight |
6.02 kg |
| Height |
385 mm |
| Depth |
442 mm |
| Width |
44 mm |
