The HPE Aruba CX 8320 48-Port 10GBASE-T Switch provides high-density 10GbE copper connectivity for campus aggregation and data center deployments. Leveraging AOS-CX, it delivers automation, analytics, and high availability for scalable enterprise networks.
Guide price: Price range: £6,638.00 through £25,251.17 Ex. VAT
Enterprise data centre and campus aggregation networks require switching platforms capable of supporting high-density 10GbE connectivity.
The HPE Aruba CX 8320 48-Port 10GBASE-T Switch provides high-capacity switching designed for large enterprise and data centre deployments. Data-centre and fabric-oriented switching architecture, together with AOS-CX telemetry and modern routing protocols, supports scalable east-west traffic patterns across leaf-spine and high-bandwidth aggregation designs.
The switch features 48 × 10GBASE-T ports with high-speed uplink connectivity, enabling high-bandwidth connectivity for servers, storage, and aggregation layers. That helps operators scale server, storage, and application connectivity without losing visibility into traffic behaviour as workloads become more distributed and bandwidth intensive. Organisations that require higher-performance 10GBASE-T aggregation may also consider the HPE Aruba CX 8360-48XT4C v2 48-Port 10GBASE-T Switch, for supporting more demanding campus-core and top-of-rack traffic patterns.
The CX 8320 supports modern enterprise infrastructure with high-performance switching and simplified network automation. Better visibility and automation reduce manual troubleshooting effort, helping IT teams maintain reliable connectivity while the business adds devices, applications, and higher-speed network services.
Our specialists can help design and deploy HPE Aruba CX 8320 Switch solutions tailored to large enterprise networks. The resulting network design supports higher port density and faster uplink demands while keeping operational control anchored in the same switching platform and management model.
The HPE Aruba CX 8320 48-Port 10GBASE-T Switch is a campus core, aggregation, and data centre ToR platform, delivering dense copper 10GbE connectivity with 40GbE uplinks in a compact 1U design.
10GBASE-T Ports
Provides high-density copper connectivity for servers, aggregation, or high-speed campus access environments.
40GbE QSFP+ Uplinks
High-capacity uplinks connect efficiently to distribution, core, or spine layers.
Compact 1U Deployment
Combines dense 10GbE copper switching with a space-efficient rack footprint.
Campus Core and ToR Flexibility
Positioned for campus aggregation as well as top-of-rack data centre deployments.
VSX High Availability
Virtual Switching Extension supports resilient active-active network design.
AOS-CX Programmability
Modern software architecture enables automation and streamlined operations.
Advanced Telemetry
Built-in analytics improve network visibility and troubleshooting.
Whether modernising campus aggregation or deploying dense copper ToR switching, we help design Aruba CX 8320 48-Port 10GBASE-T environments for high-speed connectivity and resilient operations.
| Product Family | Aruba CX |
|---|---|
| Operating System | AOS-CX |
| PoE Budget (W) | None |
| Product Series | 8320 |
| Switching Capacity (Gbps) | |
| Deployment | Data Centre |
| Target Organisation Size | Enterprise |
| Primary Use Case | Leaf |
| Product Tier | Standard |
| Network Architecture | Layer 3 |
| Access Ports | 48 |
| Access Port Architecture | RJ45 10G |
| Uplink Ports | 6 |
| Uplink Architecture | QSFP+ |
| Total Ports | 54 |
| Maximum Port Speed | 40G |
| Port Configuration | 48×RJ45 10G + 6×QSFP+ |
| PoE | No |
| Stacking | Not supported |
| Power Redundancy | Hot-swappable PSUs |
| Maximum VLANs | 4094 |
| Routing Capability | Dynamic |
The HPE Aruba CX 8320 48-Port 10GBASE-T Switch is designed for organisations that need high-density copper 10GbE switching for campus core, aggregation, and top-of-rack data centre roles. It suits environments where many copper-connected servers, appliances, or high-speed user services need to be concentrated on one platform.
The Aruba CX 8320 48-Port 10GBASE-T Switch is well suited to campus core and aggregation layers where large numbers of high-speed copper links need to be terminated centrally. It supports enterprise campuses with dense 10GbE copper connectivity.
Data centre racks using copper 10GbE server connections often need dense top-of-rack switching with fast uplinks to the spine. The Aruba CX 8320 supports these environments with fixed 10GBASE-T switching and 40GbE uplinks.
Virtualisation environments often connect hypervisors and appliances over copper 10GbE within server rooms and data centres. The Aruba CX 8320 fits these deployments where many 10GBASE-T server ports are needed on one switch.
Application environments with many connected appliances, storage endpoints, or service nodes often need high-density copper switching. The Aruba CX 8320 supports these roles where multiple 10GbE services converge at the aggregation layer.
The Aruba CX 8320 also suits organisations that want one AOS-CX platform across campus core and 10GbE data centre switching. It supports more consistent operations across these enterprise network layers.
Our team can help design and deploy Aruba CX 8320 48-Port 10GBASE-T switching for campus core, copper aggregation, and top-of-rack data environments.
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