The Aruba 3810 Switch Series is an advanced, mobile campus access solution for enterprises, SMBs, and branch offices. Designed for today’s digital workplace, it delivers high performance, resiliency, and intelligent management. With HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports for next-generation 802.11ac devices, the Aruba 3810 ensures your network is ready for tomorrow.
Key Features
Performance and Scalability
- Flash-optimized, scale-out architecture with >1M IOPS and sub-millisecond latency.
- Modular 10GbE and 40GbE uplinks for wireless aggregation and backhaul capacity.
- HPE Smart Rate ports (1, 2.5, 5, 10GbE) enable multi-gigabit connectivity over existing cabling.
- Full PoE+ support across all 48 ports for high-powered wireless APs and devices.
- Dual hot-swappable power supplies and resilient backplane stacking (up to 336 Gb/s).
Advanced Networking
- Comprehensive Layer 2 and Layer 3 features including OSPF, IPv6, IPv4 BGP, robust QoS, and policy-based routing.
- REST APIs and OpenFlow support for SDN integration and automation.
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for IPv4 and IPv6 high availability.
- Selectable queue configurations to optimize application traffic and performance.
Resiliency and High Availability
- Backplane stacking supports up to 10 switches in a ring topology or five in mesh.
- ProVision ASIC delivers low latency, adaptive power use, and deep packet buffering.
- Uninterrupted switching and routing improve application experience.
- Six-nines (99.9999%) availability with resilient design.
Security and QoS
- Flexible traffic control with QoS, ACLs, and policy-based routing for application prioritization.
- Concurrent 802.1X, MAC, and Web Authentication modes for secure access.
- Protection against DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard, and ARP spoofing.
- Role-based management, password complexity, RADIUS/TACACS+, and SSH for secure administration.
- MACsec for switch-to-switch link encryption and secure tunneling via Aruba controllers.
Unified Management
- Integrated with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager for consistent, policy-driven access across wired and wireless.
- Supports Aruba AirWave and Aruba Central for flexible, unified management—cloud or on-prem.
- Zero-touch provisioning for simplified deployment.
- Advanced monitoring with RMON, XRMON, and sFlow.
- Out-of-band Ethernet management port for secure, isolated management traffic.
Benefits
- Mobile-First Performance: Optimized for modern campus environments with high-speed, high-density device connectivity.
- Future-Ready: Supports multi-gigabit speeds, SDN, and advanced automation tools.
- Highly Resilient: Designed for six-nines availability with hot-swappable components and robust redundancy.
- Secure & Compliant: Built-in protection and policy-driven access controls meet enterprise compliance needs.
- Simple to Manage: Unified tools and zero-touch provisioning reduce operational complexity.
