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HP ProCurve Switch 5300xl Series Reviewer’s Guide
Table of Contents
1. BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................5
1.1 HP ProCurve Networking ......................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Hewlett-Packard 5300 Switch Products ................................................................................................................5
1.2.1 HP ProCurve Switches Covered in this Guide ..................................................................................................5
1.3 HP ProCurve Adaptive EDGE Architecture™ ....................................................................................................6
1.4 HP Switch Positioning.............................................................................................................................................7
1.4.1 Positioning for the HP ProCurve Switch 5308xl...............................................................................................8
1.4.2 Positioning for the HP ProCurve Switch 5304xl...............................................................................................8
2. EVALUATION FEATURES AND BENEFITS ....................................................................9
2.1 Feature Set Summary..............................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1 Architecture.......................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2 High Availability...............................................................................................................................................9
2.1.3 Prioritization / QoS............................................................................................................................................9
2.1.4 Security..............................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.5 Bandwidth Management..................................................................................................................................10
2.1.6 Network Management .....................................................................................................................................10
2.1.7 Availability......................................................................................................................................................10
2.1.8 Service and Support.........................................................................................................................................10
2.1.9 New Features in Software Release E.07.0x.....................................................................................................11
2.2 Architecture ...........................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.1 Hardware Architecture Summary....................................................................................................................11
2.2.2 N-Chip.............................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.2.1 Classification and Lookup .......................................................................................................................12
2.2.2.2 N-Chip Programmability .........................................................................................................................12
2.2.2.3 Fabric Interface........................................................................................................................................12
2.2.2.4 The N-Chip CPU .....................................................................................................................................12
2.2.3 F-Chip..............................................................................................................................................................13
2.2.4 The Master CPU..............................................................................................................................................13
2.3 High Availability....................................................................................................................................................13
2.3.1 IP Routing........................................................................................................................................................13
2.3.2 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, 802.1w...........................................................................................................14
2.3.2.1 IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol.....................................................................................................14
2.3.3 Switch Meshing (LAN Aggregation) ..............................................................................................................15
2.3.4 XRRP – Router Redundancy Protocol ............................................................................................................16
2.4 Prioritization / QoS ...............................................................................................................................................17
2.4.1 Priority Queues................................................................................................................................................17
2.4.2 QoS Classifiers ................................................................................................................................................17
2.4.3 IEEE 802.1p Priority Support..........................................................................................................................18
2.4.4 Diffserv / TOS Support ...................................................................................................................................18
2.4.5 End-to-End QoS ..............................................................................................................................................19
2.5 Security...................................................................................................................................................................19
2.5.1 Filtering ...........................................................................................................................................................19
2.5.1.1 ACLs – Access Control Lists ..................................................................................................................19
© Hewlett-Packard Co. 2002, 2003 Rev 1.1 – 2/11/2003
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
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