HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide

2.Evaluation Features and Benefits

2.1Feature Set Summary

The HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M and HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M are store-and- forward Layer 3 routing switches that feature:

•A non-blocking Layer 3 architecture consisting of shared memory on each card, all interconnected via the backplane cross point matrix switch fabric. 9308M: 96 Million pps, 9304M: 48 Million pps.

•Hardware wire speed routing for IP and IPX. Processor-based 300,000 pps routing for AppleTalk.

•IP Functionality supported:

�Routing services: RIP (v1, v1 compatible v2, and v2), OSPF (RFC 1583 and RFC 2178 compliant).

�DNS Resolver - converts names to DNS server addresses

�UDP Helper - supports packet relay of UDP packets for certain services

•IPX RIP/SAP routing supported

•AppleTalk Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP) routing

•Multicast support: IGMP, PIM (dense) and DVMRP

•Link Aggregation (Port Trunks) – Switch-to-switch and switch-to-server aggregated links allow scalable bandwidth communication. Can be used in many cases to trunk to non-HP devices. Compatible with Cisco Fast EtherChannel (PAgP turned off).

•Up to (4096) 802.1Q compliant port-based, Layer 2 and Layer 3 VLANs for segmentation of local LANs

•Extensive filtering capabilities based on Layer 2 addresses and Layer 3 routes or addresses. For IP, Layer 4 port number filtering is supported. AppleTalk zone filtering is available. Filtering (except AppleTalk) is performed at wire-speed.

•Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) – Provides hot standby router services. A second 9300 can be in active stand-by on the network in case of failure of the primary router. VRRP is a proposed standard of the IETF, RFC 2338.

•One year warranty, support services are available for additional years.

•Free lifetime software updates (best in the industry)

•Free end-user telephone support available worldwide during the warranty period.

•Extensive net management capabilities including:

�Web-based management for anytime, anywhere configuration access

�HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches (standalone), seamless integration with HP OpenView/NT

�Integration into HP OpenView/UX with option HP Hub & Switch Management for HP OpenView/UX.

�SNMP/MIB II/RMON support on all ports for monitoring and control

�Ability to configure a network monitoring port for use with external probes or analyzers

•Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1D) support - one instance per VLAN.

•Year 2000 compliant

©1999 Hewlett-Packard Company

Revision 4.0 – 4/1/1999

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