Overview The HP 3600 EI Switch Series delivers premium levels of intelligent & resilient performance, security, & reliability for robust switching at the enterprise network edge. The series consists of Layer 3 Fast Ethernet & Po E/ Po E+ switches, with advanced features that can accommodate the most demanding applications. Secure, resilient connectivity & the latest traffic-prioritization technologies enhance converged networks. Designed for increased flexibility & scalability, HP 3600 EI series switches come with 24 or 48 10/100 ports, four active SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet ports for stacking & uplinks, & a 24-port 100BASE-FX switch with two or four Gigabit Ethernet SFP slots. Features Quality of Service (Qo S) • Broadcast control: allows limitation of broadcast traffic rate to cut down on unwanted network broadcast traffic Management • Friendly port names: allows assignment of descriptive names to ports Connectivity • IPv 6: Telnet: for allowing CLI access via IPv 6. SNMP: for IPv 6 switch management. DNS: for IPv 6 host management. DHCP: for auto IPv 6 address configuration of a switch. Performance • Nonblocking performance: up to 17.6 Gbps nonblocking switching fabric provides wire-speed switching with up to 13.1 million pps throughput Resiliency & high availability • Separate data & control paths: keeps control separated from services & keeps service processing isolated; increases security & performance Manageability • RMON (remote monitoring): provides advanced monitoring & reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, & events Layer 2 switching • 16/32K MAC address table: provides access to many Layer 2 devices