Aruba 3810 Switch Series takes out the competition

TheAruba 3810 Switch Serieshits the sweet spot for apowerful,scalablesolution andbest valuefit for customers who are building high-performancemobile-first networksand require a scalable, future-proof solution. These switches have an optimized feature set and are ideal for campus network aggregation and access for enterprises, branch offices, and SMBs.

To validate the Aruba architecture, independent testing agency Tolly evaluated the Aruba Switch Series along with the Cisco Catalyst 3850. The bottom line is thatTolly competitive test resultsshow that the Aruba 3810 Switch Series:

• Delivers 69% lower average L2 5-member stack latency比思科3850
• Delivers 51% lower average L2 standalone latency比思科3850
• Provides 29% lower TCO比思科3850in a 5,000 GbE port configuration
• Cost-per-Gigabit that is 30% lower than the Cisco 3850
• Includes full L3 features with no software licensing costs and a limited lifetime warranty

Equipment, Test Setup and Methodology

Performance tests were performed using Spirent's TestCenter 4.59 test tool, and 2x Spirent SPT-9000 Chassis, populated with 12-port 1GbE modules and 8-port 10GbE modules. All tests were run using Spirent TestCenter 4.59 on a Microsoft Windows 8 system. All switches tested were similarly configured. Below is the equipment tested (full test report here):

Low LATENCY is crucialto delivering a usable and enjoyable. Higher latency results in longer wait times. No one wants that! The Tolly test report demonstrates the Aruba 3810 coming in with more than 50% lower latency than the Cisco 3850 in both standalone and stacked configuration tests.

Don't waste your valuable time dealing with long reboot times.The Aruba 3810 takes less than 2 minutes to reboot, while the Cisco 3850 takes over 6 minutes, which is only okay if you want to call your mom or listen to the extended version of your favorite song while you wait.

More about the 3810

It is a powerful Advanced Layer 3 switch series with backplane stacking, low latency, and resiliency for a better mobile-first campus network experience. Designed with a powerful custom ASIC and ready for the latest high-speed APs withHPE Smart Ratemulti-gigabit Ethernet, the3810can be securely managed and monitored by software overlays likeAruba ClearPass Policy ManagerandAruba AirWave.

Highlights

• Powerful ArubaLayer 3 switch series with backplane stacking, low latency, and resiliency.
• Easy deployment and managementwith advanced security and network management tools likeAruba ClearPass Policy ManagerandAruba AirWave.

• HPE Smart Ratefor high-speed multi-gigabit capacity and PoE+ power using existing cabling.
• Modular wire-speed10GbE or 40GbE uplinks for amazing wireless traffic aggregation back to the core.
• Full PoE+ on all 48 portsfor power-hungry high-speed wireless APs.
• Optimized forSDNapplications with industry standard OpenFlow.
• No hidden costswith license-free fully featured software and limited lifetime warranty

For details:

Read the completeAruba 3810 Tolly Reportand learn more about theAruba 3810 Switchesand theAruba Digital Workplacesolution.