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• Managed, Rack-mountable, 24 x 1G ports, 4 x SFP56 uplinks (1/10/25/50G*), Non-PoE model, Layer 3

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Properties	HPE Aruba 6300F 4-port SFP56 Switch (JL668A)
Product Family	HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300 Switch Series
Product Type	Switch
Key Features	Advanced Layer 3 features including BGP, OSPF, VRF, EVPN/VXLAN; robust security and QoS Model performance: 448 Gbps switching capacity; 334 Mpps forwarding 1U fixed-hardware switch, non-PoE (PoE available on other CX 6300 models) Uplinks: 4 × SFP56 (1/10/25/50G*); *50G via SFP56 DAC for VSF interconnect/stacking Aruba Network Analytics Engine; single-pane management with Aruba Central Dynamic Segmentation for secure user/IoT access Intelligent monitoring, visibility, and remediation with HPE Aruba Networking Network Analytics Engine Manage via a single pane of glass with HPE Aruba Networking Central across wired, wireless, and WAN Aruba NetEdit support for automated configuration and verification Aruba Dynamic Segmentation enables secure and simple access for users and IoT *50G capability is for use with 50G DACs for both interconnect and VSF stacking. 50G transceivers and DACs are not supported on S0E91A and S0X44A switch models, which requires QSFP to SFP56 DAC cable for VSF stacking with other CX 6300 switch models. VSF stacking is not supported on 1G ports.

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Specifications	HPE Aruba 6300F 4-port SFP56 Switch (JL668A)
Description	24 × 10/100/1000BASE-T ports 4 × SFP/SFP+/SFP28/SFP56 uplink ports (1/10/25/50G*; *50G via SFP56 DAC for VSF interconnect/stacking)
Power supplies	Internal (fixed) power supply (200W)
Fans	Fixed fans
Dimensions	(H) 4.39 cm x (W) 44.2 cm x (D) 32.7 cm (1.73” x 17.4” x 12.9”)
Configuration weight	4.36 kg (9.61 lbs)
Additional Specifications
CPU	Quad Core ARM Cortex™ A72 @ 1.8GHz
Memory and flash	8 GB DDR4 32 GB eMMC
Packet buffer	8 MB Packet Buffer Memory
Performance
Model switching capacity	448 Gbps
Model throughput capacity	334 Mpps
Average latency (LIFO-64- bytes packets)	1Gbps: 2.28ųSec 10Gbps: 1.46ųSec 25Gbps: 1.90ųSec 50Gbps: 3.49ųSec (50G capability is for use with 50G DACs for both interconnect and VSF stacking. 50G transceivers and DACs are not supported on S0E91A and S0X44A switch models, which requires QSFP to SFP56 DAC cable for VSF stacking with other CX 6300 switch models. VSF stacking not supported on 1G ports.)
Stack size	10 members
Max. stacking distance	Up to 10 kms with long range transceivers
Switched Virtual Interfaces (dual stack)	1,024
IPv4 host table (ARP)	49,152
IPv6 host table (ND)	49,152
IPv4 unicast routes	61,000
IPv6 unicast routes	8,192
IPv6 multicast routes	8,192
MAC table capacity	32,768
IGMP groups	8,192
MLD groups	8,192
IPv4/IPv6/MAC ACL entries (ingress)	20,480/5,120/20,480
IPv4/IPv6/MAC ACL entries (egress)	8,192/2,048/8,192
VRF	256
Environment
Operating temperature	32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C) up to 5,000 ft. Derate -1 degree C for every 1,000 ft from 5,000 ft to 10,000 ft. Can support excursion to 131°F (55°C) for short periods1 of time.
Operating relative humidity	5% to 95% @ 104°F (40°C) non-condensing
Non-operating	(-40°F to 158°F ) (-40°C to 70°C) up to 15,000 ft
Non-operating storage relative humidity	5% to 95% @ 149°F (65°C) non-condensing
Max operating altitude	10,000 feet (3.04 km) Max
Max non-operating altitude	15,000 feet (4.6 km) Max
Acoustic	Sound Power, LWAd = 4.9 Bel Sound Pressure, LpAm (Bystander) = 31.6 dB
Primary airflow	Primary airflow: Front/side-to-back
Electrical characteristics
Frequency	50Hz/60Hz
AC voltage	Fixed PSU: 100V-120V/200V-240V
Current (for voltages listed above)	Fixed PSU: 2.5A/1.4A
Power consumption (230VAC)	Idle: 49W 100% Traffic Rate: 63W
Safety
Europe: EN 60950-1:2006 +A11:2009 +A1:2010 +A12:2011 + A2:2013 US: UL 60950-1 2nd Ed. Canada: CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 Worldwide: IEC 60950- 1:2005 w/all known National Deviations
Emissions
Europe: EN 55022:2010, Class A EN 55032:2012, Class A EN 55024:2010 EN 61000-3-2:2014 EN 61000-3-3:2013 US: FCC part 15 Class A Canada: ICES-003 Class A Worldwide: VCCI Class A CISPR 22 Class A CISPR 32 Class A CISPR 24:2010
Lasers
EN 60825-1:2007 / IEC 60825-1:2007 Class 1 Class 1 Laser Products / Laser Klasse 1 (Applicable for accessories – Optical Transceivers only)
Immunity
Generic	CISPR 24 / CISPR 35
EN	EN 55024:2010 / EN 55035:2017
ESD	IEC 61000-4-2
Radiated	IEC 61000-4-3
EFT/Burst	IEC 61000-4-4
Surge	IEC 61000-4-5
Conducted	IEC 61000-4-6
Power frequency magnetic field	IEC 61000-4-8
Voltage dips and interruptions	IEC 61000-4-11
Harmonics	IEC 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-2
Flicker	IEC 61000-3-3, EN 61000-3-3
Mounting and enclosure
Mounts in an EIA standard 19 in. telco rack or equipment cabinet. Horizontal surface mounting only. 2-post rack kit included.

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Power supplies
JL085A	HPE Aruba Networking X371 12VDC 250W 100-240VAC Power Supply
JL086A	HPE Aruba Networking X372 54VDC 680W 100-240VAC Power Supply
JL087A	HPE Aruba Networking X372 54VDC 1050W 110-240VAC Power Supply
JL670A	HPE Aruba Networking X372 54VDC 1600W 110-240VAC Power Supply
JL760A	HPE Aruba Networking X371 12VDC 250W 100-240VAC Power-to-Port Power Supply
JL757A	HPE Aruba Networking 6300M 250W 36-72VDC PSU
JL758A	HPE Aruba Networking 6300M 1050W 36-72VDC
Fan tray
JL669B	HPE Aruba Networking X751 Front-to-Back Fan Tray
JL761A	HPE Aruba Networking 6300M Power-to-Port Fan Tray
Accessories
J9583A	HPE X410 1U Universal 4-post Rack Mount Kit
J9583B	HPE Aruba Networking X414 1U Universal 4-pack Rack Mounting Kit
R9G48A	HPE Aruba Networking USB-A to RJ45 PC-to-Switch Cable
R8Z87A	HPE Aruba Networking USB-A to RJ45 PIN3TX-6RX Cable
R9J32A	HPE Aruba Networking USB-A to USB-C PC-to-Switch Cable
R9J33A	HPE Aruba Networking USB-C to USB-C PC-to-Switch Cable
S1H23A	HPE Aruba Networking CX Switch Bluetooth Adapter
845970-B21	HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter
Transceivers
J9054D	HPE Aruba Networking 100M SFP LC FX 2km MMF XCVR
J4858D	HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC SX 500m MMF Transceiver
J4859D	HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC LX 10km SMF Transceiver
J4860D	HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC LH 70km SMF Transceiver
J8177D	HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP RJ45 T 100m Cat5e Transceiver
JL745A	HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC SX 500m MMF TAA Transceiver
JL746A	HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP LC LX 10km SMF TAA Transceiver
JL747A	HPE Aruba Networking 1G SFP RJ45 T 100m Cat5e TAA Transceiver
J9150D	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC SR 300m MMF Transceiver (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models)
J9152D	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC LRM 220m MMF Transceiver (J9152D XCVR natively supported only in the R8S91A and R8S92A models)
J9151E	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC LR 10km SMF Transceiver (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
J9153D	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC ER 40km SMF Transceiver (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
JL563B	HPE Aruba Networking 10GBASE-T SFP+ RJ-45 30m Cat6A Transceiver (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
JL748A	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC SR 300m MMF TAA Transceiver
JL749A	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ LC LR 10km SMF TAA Transceiver
JL484A	HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP28 LC SR 100m MMF Transceiver (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
JL485A	HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP28 LC eSR 400m MMF Transceiver (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
JL486A	HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP28 LC LR 10km SMF Transceiver (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
S2N63A	HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP LC LR 10km SMF TAA XCVR
R0M48A	Aruba 50G SFP56 LC SR 100m MMF XCVR
Cables
S1J07A	HPE Aruba Networking 50G QSFP56 to SFP56 0.65m DAC Cable
S1J08A	HPE Aruba Networking 50G QSFP56 to SFP56 3m DAC Cable
J9281D	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable ( (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
J9283D	HPE Aruba Networking 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
JL487A	HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP28 to SFP28 0.65m Direct Attach Copper Cable (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
JL488A	HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP28 to SFP28 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
JL489A	HPE Aruba Networking 25G SFP28 to SFP28 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable (HPE QSFP28 to SFP28 Adapter (845970-B21) required when used with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models.)
R0M46A	HPE Aruba Networking 50G SFP56 to SFP56 0.65m DAC Cable (50G capability is for use with 50G DACs for both interconnect and VSF stacking. 50G transceivers and DACs are not supported on S0E91A and S0X44A)
R0M47A	HPE Aruba Networking 50G SFP56 to SFP56 3m DAC Cable (50G capability is for use with 50G DACs for both interconnect and VSF stacking. 50G transceivers and DACs are not supported on S0E91A and S0X44A)
JH234A	HPE X242 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 1m DAC Cable (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
JH235A	HPE X242 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 3m DAC Cable (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
JH236A	HPE X242 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 5m DAC Cable (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
R0Z22A	HPE Aruba Networking 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 7m AOC (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
R0Z23A	HPE Aruba Networking 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 15m AOC (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
R0Z24A	HPE Aruba Networking 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 30m AOC (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
JL307A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28-QSFP28 3m DAC Cable (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
R0Z25A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
JL307A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
R0Z26A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
JL856A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable
R0Z27A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 7m AOC (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
R0Z28A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 15m AOC (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
R0Z29A	HPE Aruba Networking 100G QSFP28 to QSFP28 30m AOC (For use with S0E91A and S0X44A switch models only)
Software
JL639AAE	HPE Aruba Networking NetEdit Single Node: 1 year
JL640AAE	HPE Aruba Networking NetEdit Single Node: 3 years
Aruba CX advanced licenses
S0T76AAE	HPE Aruba Networking CX Soft 63xx Sw Adv 10y E-STU
S0T77AAE	HPE Aruba Networking CX Soft 63xx Sw Adv 1y E-STU
S0T78AAE	HPE Aruba Networking CX Soft 63xx Sw Adv 3y E-STU
S0T79AAE	HPE Aruba Networking CX Soft 63xx Sw Adv 5y E-STU
S0T80AAE	HPE Aruba Networking CX Soft 63xx Sw Adv 7y E-STU
Aruba Central Foundation licenses
Q9Y78AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central Switch 6300/38xx Foundation 1-year Subscription E-STU
Q9Y79AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central Switch 6300/38xx Foundation 3-year Subscription E-STU
Q9Y80AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central Switch 6300/38xx Foundation 5-year Subscription E-STU
Q9Y81AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central Switch 6300/38xx Foundation 7-year Subscription E-STU
R3K02AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central Switch 6300/38xx Foundation 10-year Subscription E-STU
R6U83AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 1-year Subscription E-STU
R6U84AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 3-year Subscription E-STU
R6U85AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 5-year Subscription E-STU
R6U86AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 7-year Subscription E-STU
(R6U87AAE)	HPE Aruba Networking Central On-Premises 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 10-year Subscription E-STU
Aruba Central advanced licenses
Q9Y78AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 1-year Subscription E-STU
Q9Y79AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 3-year Subscription E-STU
Q9Y80AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 5-year Subscription E-STU
Q9Y81AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 7-year Subscription E-STU
R3K02AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Central 63xx or 38xx Switch Foundation 10-year Subscription E-STU
Aruba Fabric Composer
R8D18AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer Device Management Service Tier 3 Switch 1 year Subscription E-STU
R8D19AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer Device Management Service Tier 3 Switch 3-year Subscription E-STU
R8D20AAE	HPE Aruba Networking Fabric Composer Device Management Service Tier 3 Switch 5-year Subscription E-STU (
Support
JL658A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR4C9E)
JL659A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR4R3E)
JL660A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HL5Z0E)
JL661A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR4Z8E)
JL662A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HL6R3E)
JL663A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR5N2E)
JL664A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HL7J3E)
JL665A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR5W0E)
JL666A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR6E5E)
JL667A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR6P0E)
JL668A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR6X5E)
JL762A	4 Hour Onsite 3 Year (HR5N2E)

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HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 24-port 1GbE & 4-port SFP56 Switch (JL668A)

HPE Aruba Networking CX 6300F 24-port 1GbE & 4-port SFP56 Switch (JL668A)
The Aruba CX 6300F (JL668A) is a Layer 3, enterprise access switch with 24 × 1GbE copper ports and 4 × SFP56 uplinks supporting 1/10/25/50G (50G via SFP56 DAC for VSF). Built on the Aruba AOS-CX operating system with a modern, cloud-native design, it delivers advanced routing (OSPF, BGP, VRF, EVPN/VXLAN), automation/analytics via Network Analytics Engine, and stacking up to 10 members—ideal for campus access, wiring closets, and branch aggregation.

Key Features:

• 24 x Gigabit Ethernet Ports: Provides high-speed data transfer for wired devices across the network.
• 4 x SFP56 Uplink Ports: Supports 1G/10G/25G/50G uplink speeds for scalable network growth.
• Layer 3 Capabilities: Advanced Layer 3 features including OSPF, BGP, and static routing for efficient traffic management.
• Energy-Efficient Operation: Complies with industry standards for energy-efficient operation.
• Advanced Security Features: Includes Access Control Lists (ACLs) and 802.1X authentication for enhanced network security.

Technical Overview:

• Recommended for: Small to mid-sized businesses, enterprise environments, and branch offices.
• Ports: 24 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports, 4 x SFP56 uplink ports.
• Switching Capacity: 448 Gbps
• Forwarding Rate: 334 Mpps
• Management: Managed via Aruba Central, Web GUI, CLI, SNMP.
• Energy Efficiency: Compliant with IEEE 802.3az standards.

You can check the related tab for the HPE Aruba 6300F 24G 4 SFP56 Switch (JL668A) datasheet.