HP E5500 switch delivers premium levels of performance, security, & reliability for robust switching at the enterprise network edge. E5500-48 is a Layer 3 Fast Ethernet switch, with advanced features that can accommodate the demanding applications. It offers resilient & secure connectivity & the traffic-prioritization technologies to optimize applications on converged networks. Designed for maximum flexibility & scalability, it comes with 48 10/100 ports, plus four active SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet ports for stacking & uplinks. It can be stacked up to eight units high in one location
- or distributed over several sites apart & connected via Gigabit links to form a virtual "stack". One stack can provide up to 384 Fast Ethernet ports & may be managed centrally as a single-IP entity.