Specification Sheet

3COM
®
SWITCH 4060 DATA SHEET
High Availability
Without Compromise
3Com’s Gigabit Multilayer Switching
software, supported by the 3Com
Switch 4060, provides feature rich
Layer 2 functionality, Layer 3 switch-
ing for IP networks, and enhanced
QoS services.
Advanced Layer 2 features such as
VLAN tagging, Multicast Filtering,
Link Aggregation, Spanning Tree,
Rapid Spanning Tree (802.1w) and
support for seven groups of RMON
provide a rich feature set for demand-
ing Gigabit backbones.
The 3Com Switch 4060 supports four
priority queues per port, Weighted
Round Robin queue scheduling, traf-
fic classification and prioritization
based on Layer 2 (physical port,
802.1p, Ethertype), Layer 3 (DSCP, IP
host address and IP subnet) and Layer
4 (TCP/UDP) information. Priority
remarking for DSCP and application
filtering is also available for enhanced
traffic control across the backbone.
The Switch 4060 also supports Layer
3 switching for IP networks, enabling
a wide array of services such as uni-
cast IP routing supporting static
routes, RIP and RIPv2, IP Multinetting,
Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)
and UDP Helper. Routed Access
Control Lists based on IP address
information can also be used to pro-
vide enhanced control and security
across a Layer 3 switching implemen-
tation.
For more efficient use of Internet
bandwidth, the 3Com Switch 4060
enables automatic redirection of web
traffic to 3Com SuperStack 3
Webcache appliances, enhancing
overall web performance.
The Switch 4060 provides enhanced
device management functionality
through support for BootP/DHCP
clients, seven groups of RMON, and
RMON event notification via an inte-
grated SMTP client.
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Advanced Multilayer
Switching Functionality
High availability is one of the key
requirements for connectivity in the
core backbone of enterprise networks.
The 3Com Switch 4060 delivers this
capability through a combination of
hardware and software features that
provide redundancy, reliability, ser-
viceability, and high network-level
availability without compromising
performance or functionality.
The Switch 4060 supports two redun-
dant, load sharing and hot-swappable
power supplies in addition to hot-
swappable fan trays and GBIC
transceivers. Network-level availabil-
ity features such as Link Aggregation
and Rapid Spanning Tree enable
resilient data paths across the network
for even greater fault tolerance.