Specification Sheet

3COM
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SWITCH 40x0 FAMILY DATA SHEET
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The switches in the 3Com Switch
40x0 Family (Switch 4050, Switch
4060, and Switch 4070), based on a
3Com-developed ASIC architecture,
deliver 56 Gbps multilayer switching
capacity for bandwidth-intensive core
backbones and demanding enterprise
applications. Each switch delivers
non-blocking Layer 2 and Layer 3
switching across all ports, forwarding
at speeds in excess of 40 Mpps.
Many Gigabit backbones require mul-
timode and single mode fiber for
connectivity to distributed wiring
closets or buildings, and copper
cabling for high bandwidth connec-
tions to servers and hosts in the data
center.
The 3Com Switch 40x0 family delivers
integrated media flexibility by pro-
viding different combinations of
1000BASE-SX and 10/100/1000 ports,
GBIC ports (normally used for campus
backbone connectivity), and SFP
ports.
In addition, using link aggregation,
these switches can be connected to an
external server farm aggregation
device such as the 3Com SuperStack 3
Switch 4924. An optional expansion
slot accommodates a 4-port Gigabit
module for even greater flexibility.
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SuperStack
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3 Switch 4400 stacks
SuperStack
3 Switch 4400 stacks
3Com Switch 4005
XRN Distributed Fabric
XRN Distributed Fabric
SuperStack
3 Switch 4400 stack
Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
RSTP (802.1w)
RSTP (802.1w)
NIC Load Balancing (or Teaming)
3Com
1000BASE-T
Server NICs
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3Com Switch 4070
3Com Switch 4070
High-Performance
Switching and Flexibility
for the Backbone
3Com Switch 40x0 in the
Campus Backbone