A compact Aruba 2530‑24 switch packs 12.8 Gb/s switching capacity into a single‑U chassis, offering 24 Fast Ethernet ports and two Gigabit SFP slots for uplinks. It runs on an ARM 800 MHz core with 256 MB DDR3 RAM, 128 MB flash, and supports L2 features, RADIUS/TACACS+ authentication, SSH, SNMP, and HTTP management in a robust 0‑45 °C operating range.