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• Chassis-based design for
enterprise building core and edge
• On-board switching for superior
performance
• Resilient configuration for
highest availability
3Com
®
Switch 7700 Family
Key Benefits
Scalability
Scales to 288 Fast Ethernet, or 120 Gigabit
Ethernet ports. Add 10 Gbps (10Gigabit
Ethernet) connections for switch-to-switch
links. Choose from 8-slot redundant,
7-slot, and 4-slot chassis configurations.
Performance
Provides up to 240 Gbps switching
performance with local switching on each
blade. Helps reduce congestion in the core
of the network, improving application
response times when accessing data across
the network.
Prioritize Converged and other
Business-Critical Traffic
Advanced policy-based Class of Service/
Quality of Service (CoS/QoS), eight
priority queues, committed access rates,
and bandwidth limiting and filtering
enables identification and prioritization of
business-critical traffic, such as voice, for
optimal network performance. Routing of
multicast traffic in hardware on the Switch
7700 helps enable maximum performance
for streamed voice and video data.
Network Level Availability
Helps minimize network down-time,
providing a robust platform capable of
supporting VoIP traffic. Enable rapid
disaster recovery with resilient links, link
aggregation, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP),
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP),
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
(VRRP). Redundant chassis architecture
supports power supplies, fans and hot-
swappable switching modules for virtually
non-stop operation, while sub-one-second
fabric failover on the 3Com Switch 7700R
helps enable the highest level of network
availability.
Security
IEEE 802.1X RADIUS Network Login and
Access Control Lists provide secure network
access control. Management traffic can be
authenticated using SNMP v3 and SSH
encryption
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, preventing unauthorized
configuration of the network. Layer 3
protocols can also be authenticated.
Network Control
All 3Com Switch 7700 modules support
hardware-based packet filters, Virtual
LANs (VLANs; protocol-and port-based)
and RMON support for greater network
control.
Advanced Layer 3 Support
Provides multiprotocol routing support of
IP and multicast traffic control through
IGMP and PIM SM/DM routing, for
logical network segmentation and secure
communication. IPX routing supports
banking and education environments.
Capabilities for MAN deployments and
larger networks are provided through the
support for BGP
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and IS-IS
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Flexibility
Modular design of the Switch 7700 enables
additional modules to be inserted as, and
when, the network grows. Provides a
range of port densities and media types
for connections of 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps,
with fiber or copper cabling requirements.
Powerful Management
Comprehensive support within the 3Com
management application software suite,
including the standalone package 3Com
Enterprise Management Suite, 3Com
Network Director, or 3Com Network
Administrator for HP OpenView-based
management. 3Com Network Supervisor
may also be used in smaller networks.
DATA SHEET
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Available in the 3Com Advanced Feature Software, at additional cost
