The HP 5400 zl Switch Series is a HP Networking ASIC based modular switch designed for enterprise-edge, SMB, & branch office core deployments. This Layer 3 switch has 760 Gbps backplane & license free software with an advanced Layer 2 & 3 feature set including IPv 6, IPv 4 BGP, policy based routing, OSPF & robust Qo S. Virtualization with HP Alliance One solutions & flexible connectivity including 1 & 10 Gigabit Ethernet & Po E+, the 5400 zl Switch Series is Software-defined Network (SDN) ready with support for Open Flow.