Which Aruba CX switch series provides high-performance core switching in a modular chassis?

The Aruba CX 8400 Switch Series is specifically designed as a high-performance, modular chassis solution for the enterprise campus core and aggregation layers. It features a carrier-grade, 7-slot chassis with a non-blocking architecture, providing high availability and scalability through redundant management, power, and fabric modules, along with hot-swappable line cards. This modular design allows for flexible port density and performance scaling, making it the ideal choice for a robust network core as described in the question.

The Aruba CX 6200 series consists of stackable, fixed-port switches designed for the access layer, not the core, and they are not modular chassis-based. The Aruba CX 8325 series are high-performance core and aggregation switches, but they are fixed-port (1U) models, not modular chassis switches. The Aruba CX 9300 series are high-performance data center switches, but they are also fixed-port (1U) models, not modular chassis switches for the campus core. ---

1. Aruba CX 8400 Switch Series Datasheet. (2023). Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "The Aruba CX 8400 Switch Series is a modern, intelligent and high-availability modular switch solution ideal for use in the enterprise campus core and aggregation." (Page 1, Overview).

2. Aruba CX 6200 Switch Series Datasheet. (2023). Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "The Aruba CX 6200 Switch Series is a next-gen family of stackable access switches... These are fixed configuration switches..." (Page 1, Product overview).

3. Aruba CX 8325 Switch Series Datasheet. (2023). Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "The Aruba CX 8325 Switch Series is a campus core and aggregation switch series... These 1U switches offer a compact and high-performance solution..." (Page 1, Product overview).

4. Aruba CX 9300 Switch Series Datasheet. (2023). Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "The Aruba CX 9300 Switch Series is a next-generation 100GbE/400GbE data center switch... These 1U switches..." (Page 1, Product overview).