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Features and benefits
Quality of Service (QoS)
• 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
• Bandwidth shaping:
– Port-based rate limiting: provides per-port
ingress-/egress-enforced maximum bandwidth
– Classifier-based rate limiting: uses access
control list (ACL) to enforce maximum bandwidth
for ingress traffic on each port
– Guaranteed minimum: provides per-port,
per-queue egress-based guaranteed minimum
bandwidth
• 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
Management
• Remote Intelligent Mirroring: mirrors selected
ingress/egress traffic based on ACL, port, MAC
address, or VLAN to a local or remote E8200,
E6200, E5400, or E3500 switch anywhere on the
network
• RMON, XRMON, and sFlow v5: provide
advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for
statistics, history, alarms, and events
• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP): automated device discovery protocol
provides easy mapping by network management
applications
• 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
• Management simplicity: includes HP E-Series
common networking features and CLI
implementation (common across HP
E5400/E8200/E6200/E6600/E3500 switches)
• Command authorization: leverages RADIUS to
link a custom list of CLI commands to an individual
network administrator's login; also provides an audit
trail
• Friendly port names: allow assignment of
descriptive names to ports
• Dual flash images: provide independent primary
and secondary operating system files for backup
while upgrading
• Multiple configuration files: can be stored to
the flash image
Connectivity
• IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet:
Lowers power consumption in periods of low link
usage. (Supported on v2 zl 10/100/1000 &
10/100 modules)
• IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE):
provides up to 15.4 W per port to IEEE
802.3af-compliant PoE-powered devices such as IP
phones, wireless access points, and security
cameras
• IEEE 802.3at Power Over Ethernet Plus:
provides up to 30 W per port to IEEE 802.3 for
PoE-/PoE+-powered devices such as video IP
phones, IEEE 802.11n wireless access points, and
advanced pan/zoom/tilt security cameras
• Prestandard PoE support: detects and provides
power to prestandard PoE devices; see list of
supported devices in the product FAQ at
www.hp.com/networking
• High-density port connectivity: up to 12
interface module slots and up to 288 wire-speed
10/100/1000 PoE-enabled ports or 48 10-GbE
ports per system
• Jumbo frames: on Gigabit and 10-Gigabit ports,
they allow high-performance remote backup and
disaster recovery services
• Auto-MDIX: automatically adjusts for
straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100
and 10/100/1000 ports
• ipv6: IPv6 host: enables switches to be managed
and deployed at the IPv6 network's edge - Dual
stack (IPv4 and IPv6): transitions from IPv4 to IPv6,
supporting connectivity for both protocols - MLD
snooping: forwards IPv6 multicast traffic to the
appropriate interface - IPv6 ACL/QoS: supports ACL
and QoS for IPv6 network traffic, preventing traffic
flooding - IPv6 routing: supports static and OSPFv3
routing protocols
