HP ProCurve Switch E5406 zl

The HP E5400 series consists of the most advanced intelligent switches in the HP E Series product line. The E5400 series includes 6-slot chassis and associated zl modules and bundles. The foundation for all of these switches is a purpose-built, programmable 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 10/100, Gigabit and 10-Gigabit interfaces, integrated PoE+ on 10/100 and 10/100/1000Base-T ports, and a choice of form factors, the E5400 switches offer excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well as ease of deployment, operation, and maintenance.

• Advanced classifier-based QoS
  Classifies traffic using multiple match criteria based on layer 2, 3, and 4 information; applies QoS policies such as setting priority level and rate limit to selected traffic on a per-port or per-VLAN basis.
• Layer 4 prioritization
  Enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP port numbers.
• Traffic prioritization
  Allows real-time traffic classification into eight priority levels mapped to eight queues.
• Class of Service (CoS)
  Sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), layer 3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ.
• Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD)
  Monitors cable between two switches and shuts down the ports on both ends if the cable is broken, turning the bi-directional link into uni-directional; this prevents network problems such as loops.
• High-speed/capacity architecture
  691.2 Gbps crossbar switching fabric provides intra-module and inter-module switching with 480.3 million pps throughput on the purpose-built ProVision ASICs.
• Server-to-switch distributed trunking
  Allows a server to connect to two switches with one logical trunk that consists of multiple physical connections; enables load-balancing and increases resiliency.
• Secure management access
  Securely encrypts all access methods (CLI, GUI, or MIB) through SSHv2, SSL, and/or SNMPv3.
• Switch CPU protection
  Provides automatic protection against malicious network traffic trying to shut down the switch.