HP 9304M - Manual (Page 7)

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide
1.4 HP Switch Positioning
HP identifies three different classifications for switches: node/desktop, top-of-stack and backbone
switches. The routing switches are targeted at the medium to large backbone. Requirements in this
area are high bandwidth, Layer 3 routing services, VLAN services, quality of service (QoS) controls,
flexible filtering, and fault tolerance. The HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M and HP ProCurve
Routing Switch 9308M meet all these needs, providing a stable, resilient, non-blocking backbone.
The HP ProCurve routing switches are well complemented by the Layer 2 HP ProCurve switches that
do the wiring closet, server farm, and desktop aggregation, uplinking to the routing switch through
either Gigabit Ethernet or 100 Mbps links or trunks.
9304M/9308M
10/100/Gigabit
Routing Switches
4000M/2424M
10/100 Mbps
Switches
with optional
Gigabit uplink
HP ProCurve Product Line
Increa
sing
Perf
orm
a
nce
8000M/1600M
10/100/Gigabit
Switches
10 Mbps Hubs
10 Mbps Switch
with 100 Mbps uplinks
10/100 Mbps
Hubs
Wiring Closet Backbone
HP Network Design Center
(factory-based, full-service)
1.4.1 Positioning for the HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M
The HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M is a feature-rich, modular, chassis-based Layer 3 routing
switch that delivers 48 million packets per second performance for up to 32 Gigabit ports or
88 10/100 Mbps ports. Layer 4 controls are also available, allowing tuning of packet streams based on
Layer 4 information without needing the cooperation of the end nodes. Port flexibility is provided
through the modular design, with modules available for 10/100 UTP autosensing connections, Gigabit
SX and LX connections, and 100Base-FX connections. Designed for medium-to-large networks, the
HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M provides non-blocking high performance Layer 3 routing in
collapsed backbones, data centers and server farms.
1.4.2 Positioning for the HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M
The HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M is a feature-rich, modular, chassis-based Layer 3 routing
switch that delivers 96 million packets per second performance on up to 64 Gigabit ports or
188 10/100 Mbps ports. Layer 4 controls are also available, allowing tuning of packet streams based on
Layer 4 information without needing the cooperation of the end nodes. Port flexibility is provided
through the modular design, with modules available for 10/100 UTP autosensing connections, Gigabit
SX and LX connections, and 100Base-FX connections. Designed for large networks, the HP ProCurve
Routing Switch 9308M provides non-blocking high performance Layer 3 routing at the core of the
network.
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