Campus Wired Connectivity
The Aruba CX switching portfolio provides a range of products for use in core, aggregation, and access layers of the campus. Aruba switches are built using a cloud-native operating system called AOS-CX. To achieve increased network resiliency and facilitate automation, AOS-CX implements a database centric operational model. With features like always-on PoE, Virtual Switching Framework (VSF) for access stacking, and Virtual Switching Extension (VSX) for core and aggregation redundancy, organizations can rely on Aruba CX switches for mission critical requirements throughout the campus.
Aruba ESP for Campus offers several two-tier and three-tier designs to suit the requirements of a range of organizational sizes. Larger organizations and those desiring a flexible foundation for growth will typically follow a 3-tier approach using a layer 3 only dedicated core, an aggregation layer which provides default-gateway services connected via routed links to the core, and an access layer connecting wired devices and wireless access points. Access switches are typically stacked using VSF, aggregation and core switches are paired using VSX. Access switch stacks cross-connect to aggregation pairs using Aruba’s multi-chassis link aggregation (MC-LAG) capability within VSX to ensure non-blocking, fault tolerant uplink capacity.