Specifications

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Introducing the ProCurve Switch 5300xl Series
Switch Features
Introducing the ProCurve
Switch 5300xl Series
■ the modules can be installed in any order and in any combination and can
be “hot swapped”.
■ the supported mini-GBICs can be hot swapped into the mini-GBIC xl
Module.
■ the supported transceivers can be hot swapped into the 10-GbE vl Module.
■ high performance -- 76.8 Gbps switching fabric delivering 48 Mpps
throughput.
■ plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational.
■ automatic learning of the network addresses in the switch’s 16,000-
address forwarding table, with configurable address aging value.
■ full-duplex operation available on all ports.
■ easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
• web browser interface—an easy to use built-in graphical interface
that can be accessed from common web browsers.
• console interface—a full featured, easy to use, VT-100 terminal inter-
face for out-of-band switch management, or for telnet access to the
switch. The console includes complete switch management through
a command line interface (CLI) and a slightly reduced feature set
accessible through an intuitive menu interface.
• ProCurve Manager—an SNMP-based graphical interface that is used
to manage your entire network, included with your new switch.
• Supported by ProCurve Network Manager—an HP OpenView appli-
cation that accurately displays your switch on network maps and
provides a graphical interface for configuring and monitoring your
switch.
■ support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops.
■ support for up to 256 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide the
attached end nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs.
■ Layer 3 routing functionality:
•IP static routes
• RIP V1 and V2
• IRDP - ICMP Router Discovery Protocol
• OSPF- Open Shortest Path First
• DHCP relay
■ support for many other advanced features to enhance network perfor-
mance, security, and control— for a description, see the Management and
Configuration Guide that is on the ProCurve Web site, www.procurve.com.