You have recommended Aruba 330 APs with Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports for an enterprise customer that needs very high performance and density. Which product should you recommend at the access layer…

Question

Options

• AAruba 2530 switches
• BAruba 2920 switches
• CAruba 3810 switches
• DHPE 10500 switches

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  71% (34)
• D
  19% (9)

Explanation

Aruba 3810 switches (C) are the correct access layer choice because they natively support Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports (2.5G/5G), which are required to fully utilize the high-throughput backhaul connections from the Aruba 330 APs - without multi-gigabit uplinks, the APs would be bottlenecked at the switch port.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Aruba 2530): Entry-level fixed switches with standard 1GbE ports only - cannot support the Smart Rate/multi-gigabit speeds the 330 APs demand.
• B (Aruba 2920): Mid-range switches that also lack native multi-gigabit port support, making them insufficient for this high-density, high-performance deployment.
• D (HPE 10500): A core/data center chassis switch - far too large and expensive for the access layer; it's designed for aggregation/core roles, not edge AP connectivity.

Memory tip: Think "Smart Rate APs need Smart Rate switches" - the Aruba 3810 is the access-layer switch in Aruba's lineup specifically built to match multi-gigabit AP capabilities, while the 2530/2920 are older/lower-tier models and the 10500 belongs in the core, not the access layer.

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