HPE Aruba CX 8360-16Y2C Switch - L3 Managed - 16x 1/10/25GbE SFP/SFP+/SFP28 + 2x 40/100GbE QSFP+/QSFP28 - Rear-to-Front Airflow - Rack-mountable - TAA Compliant

The HPE Aruba CX 8360-16Y2C is a high-performance L3 managed switch designed for demanding enterprise data center and campus environments. With 16 ports of 1/10/25 Gigabit Ethernet and 2 uplink ports supporting 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet, this switch delivers exceptional throughput and low latency for bandwidth-intensive applications. Its rear-to-front airflow and 1U rack-mountable form factor make it ideal for standard data center racks. TAA compliant for US government and federal projects.

Advantages

High switching capacity of 1.2 Tbps and throughput of 892 Mpps ensure wire-speed performance. Advanced Layer 3 routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, VRRP, PIM, IGMP, ECMP, IS-IS, RIPng) provide robust network segmentation and traffic management. Support for VXLAN, EVPN, and MACsec enables modern network virtualization and security. Redundant hot-plug power supplies (1+1) enhance reliability.

Suitable for

• Enterprise data center top-of-rack or leaf/spine deployments
• Campus network aggregation or core switching
• High-performance computing (HPC) environments
• Government and defense networks requiring TAA compliance

Key specifications

• Device Type: L3 Managed Switch
• Enclosure: Rack-mountable 1U
• Ports: 16 x 1/10/25 Gigabit SFP/SFP+/SFP28 + 2 x 40/100 Gigabit QSFP+/QSFP28
• Switching Capacity: 1.2 Tbps
• Throughput: 892 Mpps
• MAC Address Table: 131,072 entries
• Jumbo Frame Support: 9198 bytes
• Routing Protocols: OSPF, BGP, VRRP, PIM, IGMP, ECMP, IS-IS, RIPng
• Management: SNMP, RMON, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, CLI, NTP
• Advanced Features: VLAN, QoS, ACL, LACP, EEE, VXLAN, EVPN, MACsec, PTP
• Power Redundancy: 1+1 hot-plug
• Airflow: Rear-to-Front
• TAA Compliant: Yes
• Operating System: Aruba AOS-CX
• Processor: Intel Xeon D-1518
• RAM: 16 GB DDR4
• Flash Memory: 32 GB
• Max Power Consumption: 290 W
• Latency (64-byte packets): < 1 µs

Recommendations

For optimal performance, pair with HPE Aruba CX 8360 series transceivers and cables. Ensure proper airflow clearance in the rack. Refer to the HPE Aruba Networking CX 8360 Switch Series Installation and Getting Started Guide for detailed setup instructions.