HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch
Brand: HPE | Category: Network Switches
SKU: HP-S0F88A | Part #: S0F88A | MPN: S0F88A
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About the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C redefines the top-of-rack switching paradigm by embedding AMD Pensando Distributed Services Platform technology directly into a high-density 1U chassis. This architecture offloads stateful firewall processing, NAT, telemetry, and flow tracking onto the dedicated DPU ASIC, freeing the primary switching silicon to maintain full 12.8 Tbps of non-blocking forwarding capacity across 48 SFP56 ports and 6 QSFP-DD uplinks. The result is a single device that simultaneously delivers Layer 2/3 fabric switching and enterprise-grade security services at wire speed without the latency penalties or additional appliance footprint associated with traditional service chaining.
Ideal for
- Zero-trust data center microsegmentation enforcing stateful east-west firewall policies between workloads at line rate without external firewall appliances
- High-density NVMe-oF and GPU cluster top-of-rack aggregation requiring 25/100/400GbE connectivity with integrated telemetry for AI and HPC workloads
- Private cloud and VMware/Kubernetes environments using distributed policy enforcement at the hypervisor edge for container and VM traffic isolation
- Carrier and service provider edge PoPs demanding inline NAT, ACL, and flow telemetry with hardware-accelerated DDoS mitigation at rack level
- Compliance-driven enterprise data centers replacing dedicated north-south firewall tiers with distributed stateful inspection embedded at every rack
- Multi-tenant colocation facilities providing per-tenant hardware-isolated security domains and granular per-flow visibility without shared firewall bottlenecks
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | HP (HPE Aruba Networking) |
| Model | CX 10000-48Y6C |
| Form Factor | 1U rack-mount |
| Total Switching Capacity | 12.8 Tbps |
| Forwarding Rate | Up to 9.52 Bpps |
| Fixed Downlink Ports | 48 x SFP56 (1/10/25GbE) |
| Fixed Uplink Ports | 6 x QSFP-DD (40/100/400GbE) |
| Management Ports | 1 x RJ-45 out-of-band management, 1 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C console |
| Embedded DPU | AMD Pensando Distributed Services Platform (DSP) ASIC |
| Distributed Services | Stateful IPv4/IPv6 firewalling, NAT, microsegmentation, ACL enforcement, VXLAN VTEP, telemetry and flow analytics — all hardware-accelerated on DPU |
| Stateful Firewall Throughput | Up to 3.2 Tbps stateful firewall at line rate via Pensando DPU |
| Concurrent Firewall Sessions | Up to 64 million stateful sessions |
| Routing Protocols | BGP, OSPF, OSPFv3, IS-IS, RIP, static routing, ECMP, VRF-Lite |
| Overlay & Tunneling | VXLAN, EVPN, GRE, IP-in-IP |
| Security Features | Stateful ACLs, distributed firewall, role-based access, MACsec (256-bit AES), Control Plane Policing (CoPP) |
| Telemetry & Analytics | Streaming telemetry, gNMI/gRPC, sFlow, ERSPAN, INT (In-band Network Telemetry), NetFlow/IPFIX via DPU |
| Operating System | ArubaOS-CX |
| Management Interfaces | REST API, gNMI, NETCONF/YANG, SNMP v2c/v3, Aruba Central (cloud management), CLI |
| Power Supply | Dual redundant hot-swappable PSUs (AC 110–240V), 80 Plus Platinum rated |
| Typical Power Consumption | Approximately 650W (typical loaded configuration) |
| Cooling | Front-to-rear or rear-to-front hot-swappable fan trays (field-selectable airflow direction) |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 45°C |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 1U: 44.45 mm x 440 mm x 520 mm |
| Regulatory Compliance | FCC Class A, CE, VCCI, UL/cUL, RoHS, REACH, TAA compliant |
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | HPE |
| Category | Network Switches |
| SKU | HP-S0F88A |
| Part Number | S0F88A |
| Condition | New |
| Model | CX 10000-48Y6C |
| Form Factor | 1U rack-mount |
| Total Switching Capacity | 12.8 Tbps |
| Forwarding Rate | Up to 9.52 Bpps |
| Fixed Downlink Ports | 48 x SFP56 (1/10/25GbE) |
| Fixed Uplink Ports | 6 x QSFP-DD (40/100/400GbE) |
| Management Ports | 1 x RJ-45 out-of-band management, 1 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C console |
| Embedded DPU | AMD Pensando Distributed Services Platform (DSP) ASIC |
| Distributed Services | Stateful IPv4/IPv6 firewalling, NAT, microsegmentation, ACL enforcement, VXLAN VTEP, telemetry and flow analytics — all hardware-accelerated on DPU |
| Stateful Firewall Throughput | Up to 3.2 Tbps stateful firewall at line rate via Pensando DPU |
| Concurrent Firewall Sessions | Up to 64 million stateful sessions |
| Routing Protocols | BGP, OSPF, OSPFv3, IS-IS, RIP, static routing, ECMP, VRF-Lite |
| Overlay & Tunneling | VXLAN, EVPN, GRE, IP-in-IP |
| Security Features | Stateful ACLs, distributed firewall, role-based access, MACsec (256-bit AES), Control Plane Policing (CoPP) |
| Telemetry & Analytics | Streaming telemetry, gNMI/gRPC, sFlow, ERSPAN, INT (In-band Network Telemetry), NetFlow/IPFIX via DPU |
| Operating System | ArubaOS-CX |
| Management Interfaces | REST API, gNMI, NETCONF/YANG, SNMP v2c/v3, Aruba Central (cloud management), CLI |
| Power Supply | Dual redundant hot-swappable PSUs (AC 110–240V), 80 Plus Platinum rated |
| Typical Power Consumption | Approximately 650W (typical loaded configuration) |
| Cooling | Front-to-rear or rear-to-front hot-swappable fan trays (field-selectable airflow direction) |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 45°C |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 1U: 44.45 mm x 440 mm x 520 mm |
| Regulatory Compliance | FCC Class A, CE, VCCI, UL/cUL, RoHS, REACH, TAA compliant |
Frequently Asked Questions about HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch
What does the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch do?
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch is enterprise networking hardware for data-center, campus, and branch deployments. Common roles include core/distribution switching, server uplinks, top-of-rack fabric, and edge connectivity in mixed Cisco/Juniper/Arista environments.
What does the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch do?
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch is enterprise networking hardware for data-center, campus, and branch deployments. Common roles include core/distribution switching, server uplinks, top-of-rack fabric, and edge connectivity in mixed Cisco/Juniper/Arista environments.
What does the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch do?
The HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch is enterprise networking hardware for data-center, campus, and branch deployments. Common roles include core/distribution switching, server uplinks, top-of-rack fabric, and edge connectivity in mixed Cisco/Juniper/Arista environments.
What are the headline specs of the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch?
Key specifications for the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch: new condition; manufacturer HP (HPE Aruba Networking); model CX 10000-48Y6C; form factor 1U rack-mount; total switching capacity 12.8 Tbps; forwarding rate Up to 9.52 Bpps; fixed downlink ports 48 x SFP56 (1/10/25GbE). Manufacturer part number S0F88A. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.
What are the headline specs of the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch?
Key specifications for the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000-48Y6C Switch: new condition; manufacturer HP (HPE Aruba Networking); model CX 10000-48Y6C; form factor 1U rack-mount; total switching capacity 12.8 Tbps; forwarding rate Up to 9.52 Bpps; fixed downlink ports 48 x SFP56 (1/10/25GbE). Manufacturer part number S0F88A. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.