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.

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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).