Which key attribute of the HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000 provides high-performance data processing?

Question

Options

• ALayer 2/3 Switching
• BASIC-based Architecture
• CVirtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• DQoS Management

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  94% (45)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

ASIC-based Architecture (B) is what gives the CX 10000 its high-performance data processing capability. ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) are purpose-built silicon chips designed to handle specific networking tasks - like packet forwarding and stateful firewall processing - at wire speed, without relying on general-purpose CPUs. This is what allows the CX 10000 to deliver distributed stateful services at scale.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Layer 2/3 Switching) - This describes a feature the switch performs, not the underlying mechanism that makes it fast. Many switches do L2/L3 switching without being high-performance.
• C (VRRP) - This is a redundancy/failover protocol for default gateway resilience. It's about availability, not processing speed.
• D (QoS Management) - QoS prioritizes traffic types; it manages how bandwidth is allocated, not raw processing power.

Memory tip: Think of ASIC as the "dedicated engine" - just as a sports car beats a minivan because it has a purpose-built engine, an ASIC beats a general CPU because it's designed for one job (network processing) done extremely fast. When you see "high-performance" or "wire-speed" in a question, ASIC is almost always the answer.

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