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Connectivity
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Dual-personality functionality: four 10/100/1000 ports or SFP slots for optional fiber connectivity such as Gigabit-SX, -LX, -LH or 100-FX
Performance
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35.7 Mpps at 64 bytes (ProCurve 2810-24G) and 71.4 Mpps at 64 bytes (ProCurve Switch 2810-48G): ten times the bandwidth for low-latency throughput
Resiliency and high availability
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IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP) and ProCurve trunking: support up to 24 trunks, each with up to 8 links (ports) per trunk
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IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree: provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees; provides legacy support for IEEE 802.1d and IEEE 802.1w
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Optional redundant power supply: provides uninterrupted power (provided by ProCurve 600 RPS/EPS)
Layer 2 switching
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VLAN support and tagging: supports the IEEE 802.1Q (4,096 VLAN IDs) and 256 VLANs simultaneously
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GARP VLAN Registration Protocol: allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs
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Jumbo packet support: supports up to 9,216 byte frame size to improve performance of large data transfers
Security
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Port security: allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator
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Protected ports: provides increased security by allowing specified ports to be isolated from all other ports on the switch; the protected port or ports can only communicate with the uplink or shared resources NEW!
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MAC address lockout: prevents configured particular MAC addresses from connecting to the network
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Multiple user authentication methods:
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IEEE 802.1X industry-standard way of user authentication using an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in conjunction with a RADIUS server
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Web-based authentication similar to IEEE 802.1X, provides a browser-based environment to authenticate clients that do not support the IEEE 802.1X supplicant
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MAC-based authentication client is authenticated with the RADIUS server based on the client's MAC address
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Multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port: provides authentication of up to 2 IEEE 802.1X users per port; prevents user "piggybacking" on another user's IEEE 802.1X authentication
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BPDU port protection: blocks Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) on ports that do not require BPDUs, preventing forged BPDU attacks
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Secure FTP: allows secure file transfer to/from the switch; protects against unwanted file downloads or unauthorized copying of switch configuration file
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TACACS+: eases switch management security administration by using a password authentication server
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Source-port filtering: allows only specified ports to communicate with each other
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Secure Shell (SSHv2): encrypts all transmitted data for secure, remote command-line interface (CLI) access over IP networks
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in the switch
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Switch management logon security: can require either RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication for secure switch CLI logon
Convergence
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IP multicast snooping and data-driven IGMP: automatically prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic
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IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP): automated device discovery protocol for easy mapping by network management applications
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Per-port broadcast throttling: selectively configure broadcast control on heavy traffic port uplinks
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Software updates: free downloads from the Web
Quality of Service (QoS)
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Traffic prioritization (IEEE 802.1p): allows real-time traffic classification into 8 priority levels mapped to 4 queues
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Class of Service (CoS): sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), L3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ
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Layer 4 prioritization: enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP port numbers
Manageability
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sFlow (RFC 3176): wire-speed traffic accounting and monitoring
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RMON: provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events
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Dual flash images: provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading
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Troubleshooting: ingress/egress port monitoring enables network problem-solving
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Multiple configuration files: allow multiple config files to be stored to flash image
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Stacking capability: single IP address management for a virtual stack of up to 16 switches, including the ProCurve 2500 series, 2510 series, 2600 series, 2610 series, 2800 series, 2810 series, 2900 series, 3400cl series, 3500l series, 4200vl series, 6108, 6200yl-24G-mGBIC, and 6400cl series
Ease of use
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Locator LED: allows users to set the locator LED on a specific switch to either turn on, blink, or turn off; simplifies troubleshooting by making it easy to locate a particular switch within a rack of similar switches
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Friendly port names: allow assignment of descriptive names to ports
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Find-Fix-and-Inform: finds and fixes common network problems automatically, then informs administrator
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ProCurve/IEEE Auto-MDIX: automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables on all RJ-45 ports
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