Technical overview

HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and 6200yl Series

Table of contents

 

Executive summary..............................................................................................

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Introduction..........................................................................................................

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Product positioning ..............................................................................................

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Overview ..........................................................................................................

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HP ProCurve Switch 5400z and 3500yl Series ................................................

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HP ProCurve Switch 6200yl-24G-mGBIC ......................................................

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ProVision ASIC Architecture ..............................................................................

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Inside the ProVision ASIC Architecture ..........................................................

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Classification and Lookup ............................................................................

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Policy Enforcement Engine ..........................................................................

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Network switch engine programmability......................................................

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Fabric Interface.............................................................................................

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ProVision ASIC CPU ...................................................................................

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Fabric ASIC..................................................................................................

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Management subsystem ...................................................................................

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Advanced capabilities of the product family....................................................

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Versatile Intelligent Port (VIP).....................................................................

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ProVision hardware resiliency......................................................................

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HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl Series ...................................................................

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5400zl chassis layout......................................................................................

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5412zl chassis layout......................................................................................

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Power supplies................................................................................................

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Fan tray...........................................................................................................

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zl modules ......................................................................................................

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Management module ..................................................................................

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Line interface modules ...............................................................................

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Power supply configurations ..........................................................................

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