HP 5400zl Series Technical Overview page 2

Specifications ................................................................................................. 18
Management module .................................................................................. 18
Line interface modules ............................................................................... 19
HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl Series ................................................................... 24
Specifications ................................................................................................. 26
Additional line interface module ................................................................ 26
HP ProCurve Switch 6200yl .............................................................................. 27
Additional line interface module ................................................................ 28
Overview of features and benefits ..................................................................... 29
Performance ................................................................................................... 29
Security features ............................................................................................. 29
QoS functions ................................................................................................. 30
Convergence ................................................................................................... 30
Layer 2 switching ........................................................................................... 31
Bridging protocols .......................................................................................... 31
Routing protocols ........................................................................................... 31
IPv6 ................................................................................................................ 31
Multicast protocols ......................................................................................... 31
High availability and redundancy ................................................................... 31
Management ................................................................................................... 32
Diagnostics ..................................................................................................... 32
Future-proofing .............................................................................................. 32
Low cost of ownership ................................................................................... 32
Standards and protocols ..................................................................................... 33
Device management ....................................................................................... 33
General protocols ........................................................................................... 33
IP Multicast .................................................................................................... 33
IPv6 ................................................................................................................ 34
MIBs ............................................................................................................... 34
Network management .................................................................................... 34
OSPF .............................................................................................................. 34
QoS/CoS ......................................................................................................... 35
Security .......................................................................................................... 35
Performance and capacity .................................................................................. 35
Capacity and performance features comparison ............................................. 35
Per-port buffer sizes .................................................................................... 36
Routing and forwarding tables .................................................................... 36
Optimizing the 10-GbE port configuration .................................................... 37
Throughput and latency performance data ..................................................... 39
10 Gigabit performance traffic patterns ...................................................... 41
Throughput test ........................................................................................... 41
Latency measurements ................................................................................ 41
HP ProCurve warranty and support ................................................................... 42
Industry-leading warranty .............................................................................. 42
Appendix A: Premium License .......................................................................... 43
Intelligent Edge and Premium License ........................................................... 43
Appendix B: Policy Enforcement Engine .......................................................... 45
Policy Enforcement Engine benefits .............................................................. 46
Wire-speed performance for ACLs ................................................................ 46
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