Full-featured console
provides complete control of the switch with a familiar CLI
Web interface
allows configuration of the switch from any Web browser on the network
RMON and sFlow
provide advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events
Multiple configuration files
allow multiple configuration files to be stored to a flash image
Troubleshooting
Ingress and egress port monitoring
enable network problem solving
Traceroute and ping
enable testing of network connectivity
Virtual cable tests
provide visibility to cable problems
Layer 2 switching
32K MAC addresses
provide access to many Layer 2 devices
4,094 port-based VLANs
provide security between workgroups
IEEE 802.1ad QinQ and Selective QinQ
increase the scalability of an Ethernet network by providing a hierarchical structure; connect multiple LANs on a high-speed
campus or metro network
Gigabit Ethernet port aggregation
allows grouping of ports to increase overall data throughput to a remote device
10 GbE port aggregation
allows grouping of ports to increase overall data throughput to a remote device
Spanning Tree/MSTP, RSTP, and STP Root Guard
prevent network loops
sFlow
allows traffic sampling
GVRP VLAN Registration Protocol
allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs
Layer 3 services
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
determines the MAC address of another IP host in the same subnet; supports static ARPs; gratuitous ARP allows detection of
duplicate IP addresses; proxy ARP allows normal ARP operation between subnets or when subnets are separated by a Layer 2
network
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
simplifies the management of large IP networks and supports client and server; DHCP Relay enables DHCP operation across
subnets
Layer 3 routing
Layer 3 IPv4 routing
provides routing of IPv4 at media speed; supports static routes, RIP and RIPv2, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP
QuickSpecs
HP 5820 Switch Series
Overview
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