- Description
- Specifications
Modular Layer 3 Switching With VSX High Availability
Up to 960Gbps of switching, six half-width line-card slots, Gen7 ASICs, and VSX Live Upgrade in a compact 4U chassis make the HPE Aruba CX 5420 an intelligent, resilient core for small and medium campus and branch networks. Built-in MACsec, analytics, and automation come standard. It is a high-end foundation in our managed switches lineup.
Where It Fits
- Enterprise small and medium campus and branch network cores and access layers.
- Modular growth: 6 half-width line-card slots let you add port capacity and speeds as needs change.
- Wi-Fi 6 and IoT rollouts needing Smart Rate multi-gigabit and up to 90W Class-8 PoE.
- High-availability designs using VSX Live Upgrade for non-disruptive, fast upgrades.
Notable Features
- Up to 960Gbps switching (714 Mpps): wire-speed switching and routing on Gen7 ASICs with low latency.
- Built-in MACsec and full Layer 3: BGP, OSPF, PIM, and robust QoS for secure, scalable designs.
- Always-On PoE plus redundant management modules, power supplies, and N+1 fans for resiliency.
- AOS-CX operating system with Network Analytics Engine and Aruba Central management.
- Aruba Dynamic Segmentation enforces unified role-based policy across users, IoT, and devices.
