Product Data Sheet / Brochure

Remote monitoring (RMON): uses standard SNMP to monitor essential network functions; supports events, alarm, history, and
statistics group plus a private alarm extension group
IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP): advertises and receives management information from adjacent devices
on a network, facilitating easy mapping by network management applications
sFlow (RFC 3176): provides scalable ASIC-based wirespeed network monitoring and accounting with no impact on network
performance; this allows network operators to gather a variety of sophisticated network statistics and information for capacity
planning and real-time network monitoring purposes
Management VLAN : segments traffic to and from management interfaces, including CLI/telnet, a Web browser interface, and
SNMP
Remote Intelligent Mirroring : mirrors ingress/egress ACL-selected traffic from a switch port or VLAN to a local or remote
switch port anywhere on the network
Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP): monitors a cable between two switches and shuts down the ports on both ends if the
cable is broken, preventing network problems such as loops
IPv6 management : future-proofs networking, as the switch is capable of being managed whether the attached network is
running IPv4 or IPv6; supports pingv6, tracertv6, Telnetv6, TFTPv6, DNSv6, syslogv6, FTPv6, SNMPv6, DHCPv6, and RADIUS
for IPv6
Troubleshooting : ingress and egress port monitoring enable network problem solving; virtual cable tests provide visibility into
cable problems
Connectivity
Auto-MDIX : automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100/1000 ports
Flow control : provides back pressure using standard IEEE 802.3x, reducing congestion in heavy traffic situations
Ethernet operations, administration and maintenance (OAM)
detects data link layer problems that occurred in the "last mile" using the IEEE 802.3ah OAM standard; monitors the status of the
link between two devices
Jumbo packet support : supports up to 9216-byte frame size to improve the performance of large data transfers
Optional 10 GbE ports : deliver, through the use of optional modules, additional 10GbE connections, which are available for
uplinks or high-bandwidth server connections; flexibly support copper, XFP, SFP+, or CX4 local connections
IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE+) support : simplifies deployment and dramatically reduces installation costs by
helping to eliminate the time and cost involved in supplying local power at each access point location
High-bandwidth CX4 local stacking : when stacked using CX4 local stacking, achieves 12 Gbps per connection, allowing for up to
96 Gbps total stacking bandwidth (full duplex) in a resilient stacking configuration
Performance
Nonblocking architecture
up to 192 Gbps nonblocking switching fabric provides wire-speed switching with up to 143 million pps throughput
Hardware-based wirespeed access control lists (ACLs)
help provide high levels of security and ease of administration without impacting network performance with a feature-rich
TCAM-based ACL implementation
Resiliency and high availability
Separate data and control paths : keeps control separated from services and keeps service processing isolated; increases
security and performance
External redundant power supply : provides high reliability
Smart link : allows 50 ms failover between links
Spanning Tree/MSTP and RSTP : provide redundant links while preventing network loops
Rapid Ring Protection Protocol (RRPP): connects multiple switches in a high-performance ring using standard Ethernet
QuickSpecs
HP 5500 SI Switch Series
Overview
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