Executive Summary; Introduction - HP 5400zl Series Technical Overview

Executive summary

HP ProCurve Networking has an extensive line of networking products built around the concept of the
HP ProCurve Adaptive EDGE Architecture™ (AEA) that provides the security, mobility, and
convergence capabilities that businesses demand while giving IT administrators the ability to adapt to
the changing needs of their organizations and control their infrastructure centrally.
This guide describes the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl series which are built upon
the principles of the Adaptive EDGE Architecture, bringing intelligence and performance to the Edge
in a cost-effective way and providing a platform for delivering the full Intelligent Edge capability. The
foundation for these switches is a purpose-built ProVision™ ASIC that allows the most demanding
networking features, such as quality of service (QoS) and security, to be implemented in a scalable yet
granular fashion. With a high-performance architecture, 10-GbE capability, and programmable ASIC,
these switches offer excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability.

Introduction

The current revision of this guide covers the following HP ProCurve switch products:
HP ProCurve Switch 5406zl Intelligent Edge (J8697A)
The HP ProCurve Switch 5406zl is a 4U switch with six zl line interface module slots designed to
support up to 144 Gigabit ports or 24 10-Gigabit ports. The throughput of the 5406zl switch fabric is
capable of up to 214 million (64 byte) packets per second (Mpps) with a backplane speed of 346 Gbps.
HP ProCurve Switch 5412zl Intelligent Edge (J8698A)
The HP ProCurve Switch 5412zl is a 7U switch with twelve zl line interface module slots designed to
support up to 288 Gigabit ports or 48 10-Gigabit ports. The throughput of the 5412zl switch fabric is
capable of up to 428 Mpps with a backplane speed of 692 Gbps.
HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G-PWR Intelligent Edge (J8692A)
The HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G-PWR is a 1U switch designed to support 20 10/100/1000 PoE
ports, four dual-personality ports, and four 10-Gigabit ports. The throughput of the 3500yl-24G-PWR
switch fabric is capable of up to 74 Mpps with a backplane speed of 115 Gbps.
HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl-48G-PWR Intelligent Edge (J8693A)
The HP ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G-PWR is a 1U switch designed to support 44 10/100/1000 PoE
ports, four dual-personality ports, and four 10-Gigabit ports. The throughput of the 3500yl-24G-PWR
switch fabric is capable of up to 110 Mpps with a backplane speed of 173 Gbps.
HP ProCurve Switch 6200yl-24G-mGBIC (J8992A)
The HP ProCurve Switch 6200yl-24G-mGBIC is a 1U switch designed to support up to 24 mini-GBIC
ports and up to four 10-Gigabit ports. The 6200yl-24G-mGBIC is designed to be deployed as an
aggregator of traffic from the edge to the core of the network. The throughput of the 6200yl-24G-
mGBIC switch fabric is capable of up to 74 Mpps with a backplane speed of 115 Gbps.
This guide is written primarily for technical evaluators and product reviewers of networking equipment
and solutions.
This guide provides detailed information and specifications about the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl,
3500yl, and 6200yl series products, with the assumption that details about standard protocols can be
referenced externally by those familiar with general networking.
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