HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide
2.8 Flexibility.................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.9 Reliability ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.9.1
Lifetime Software Updates (Best in the Industry) .......................................................................................... 17
2.9.2
Warranty - One Year....................................................................................................................................... 17
2.9.3
Availability ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.9.4
Service and Support ........................................................................................................................................ 17
2.9.5
Year 2000 Compliance ................................................................................................................................... 18
2.10 Network Management .......................................................................................................................................... 18
2.10.1
MIB Support ................................................................................................................................................... 18
2.10.2
RMON Support............................................................................................................................................... 19
2.10.3
Network Monitoring Port................................................................................................................................ 19
2.10.4
Console Support.............................................................................................................................................. 19
2.11 Some 9304M / 9308M Routing Switch Maximums ............................................................................................ 20
3. PERFORMANCE TESTING............................................................................................ 21
3.1 Throughput/Packet Loss Rate ................................................................................................................................ 21
3.2 Congestion Control.................................................................................................................................................. 22
3.2.1
Head-of-line-blocking..................................................................................................................................... 22
3.2.2
Bi-directional Congestion Testing (X-Stream) ............................................................................................... 22
3.3 Latency ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 24
4.1 ProCurve Networking Web Site............................................................................................................................. 24
4.2 Reseller Plaza ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.3 White papers ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
5. PRICING ......................................................................................................................... 25
6. APPENDIX A: PERFORMANCE FIGURES ................................................................... 26
6.1 HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M .................................................................................................................... 26
6.1.1
IP Routing Throughput Test – Packets Within Modules ................................................................................ 26
6.1.1.1 Gigabit-SX ports ......................................................................................................................................... 26 6.1.1.2 100BT ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
6.1.2
IP Routing Throughput Test – All Packets Across the Backplane.................................................................. 26
6.1.2.1 Gigabit-SX ports ......................................................................................................................................... 26 6.1.2.2 100BT ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
6.1.3
Latency Test - Unicast Traffic – Packets Within the Modules ....................................................................... 27
6.1.3.1 Gigabit-SX ports ......................................................................................................................................... 27 6.1.3.2 100Mbps ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
6.1.4
Latency Test – Unicast Traffic – Packets Across Backplane.......................................................................... 27
6.1.4.1 Gigabit-SX ports ......................................................................................................................................... 27 6.1.4.2 100Mbps
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