HP 2424M User Manual
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HP ProCurve Switch 4000M / 8000M / 2424M / 1600M Reviewer’s Guide
2.12
Port Security.........................................................................................................................................................19
2.13
Flexibility ..............................................................................................................................................................19
2.14
Reliability..............................................................................................................................................................20
2.14.1
Availability....................................................................................................................................................20
2.14.1.1
MTBF...................................................................................................................................................20
2.14.2
Lifetime Warranty (Best in the Industry)......................................................................................................20
2.14.3
Service and Support ......................................................................................................................................21
2.14.4
Year 2000 Compliance..................................................................................................................................21
2.15
Network Management .........................................................................................................................................21
2.15.1
MIB Support .................................................................................................................................................22
2.15.2
RMON Support.............................................................................................................................................22
2.15.3
HP Extended RMON ....................................................................................................................................22
2.15.4
Network Monitoring Port..............................................................................................................................23
2.15.5
Console Support............................................................................................................................................23
3.
PERFORMANCE TESTING .........................................................................................24
3.1
Throughput/Packet Loss Rate ............................................................................................................................24
3.1.1 HP ProCurve Switch 4000M / 8000M ..............................................................................................................24
3.1.2 HP ProCurve Switch 2424M.............................................................................................................................24
3.1.3 HP ProCurve Switch 1600M.............................................................................................................................25
3.1.4 Gigabit Port Throughput ...................................................................................................................................25
3.2
Congestion Control..............................................................................................................................................25
3.2.1 Unidirectional Congestion Testing....................................................................................................................25
3.2.2 Bi-directional Congestion Testing (X-Stream)..................................................................................................26
3.3
Latency .................................................................................................................................................................26
3.4
Broadcast Latency ...............................................................................................................................................27
4.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .....................................................................................28
4.1
ProCurve Networking Web Site.........................................................................................................................28
4.2
Reseller Plaza .......................................................................................................................................................28
4.3
White papers ........................................................................................................................................................28
5.
PRICING.......................................................................................................................29
6.
APPENDIX A: PERFORMANCE FIGURES.................................................................30
6.1
HP ProCurve Switch 4000M / 8000M................................................................................................................30
6.1.1 Throughput test .................................................................................................................................................30
6.1.1.1
100BT .......................................................................................................................................................30
6.1.1.2
10BT .........................................................................................................................................................30
6.1.2 Latency Test - unicast traffic.............................................................................................................................30
6.1.2.1
100Mbps ...................................................................................................................................................30
6.1.2.2
10Mbps .....................................................................................................................................................30
6.1.3 Latency Test - broadcast traffic.........................................................................................................................31
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