HP J8697A Advanced Traffic Management Guide

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Multiple Instance Spanning-Tree Operation
Loop Protection
Figure 3-34 shows examples where loop protection can be used.
Figure 3-34. Examples of Loop Protection Enabled in Preference to STP
Unmanaged switch
(does not support STP)
Loop protection enabled ‘edge’
ports that connect to unmanaged
switches and/or authenticated
clients
Switch
STP Domain
Spanning tree enabled ports
Web authentication clients
802.1X authentication clients

HP J8697A Specifications

General

Ports	24
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Power Supply	Internal
Management	Managed
VLAN Support	Yes
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	35.7 Mpps
Model	HP J8697A
Port Type	10/100/1000BASE-T
Layer	Layer 2