3Com 3CR17250-91 Data Sheet - Page 1

DATA SHEET 3Com® Switch 5500G 10/100/1000 Family Premium stackable Gigabit switches deliver maximum security, convergence features and intelligence required by the most demanding advanced enterprise networks OVERVIEW The 3Com® Switch 5500G 10/100/1000 Family delivers premium levels of performance, security and reliability for robust switching at the enterprise network edge. The family consists of Layer 2/3/4 Gigabit Ethernet and Power over Ethernet switches, with advanced features that can accommodate the most demanding applications, offering resilient and secure connectivity and the latest traffic-prioritization technologies to optimize applications on converged networks. Designed for maximum flexibility and scalability, 3Com Switch 5500G models come with 24 or 48 Gigabit ports, and offer optional modules for 10-Gigabit and SFP Gigabit uplink connections. The switches can be stacked up to eight units high using patented 3Com XRN® (eXpandable Resilient Networking) technology. One XRN stack can provide up to 448 Gigabit Ethernet ports, with 96 Gbps resilient stacking bandwidth, all centrally managed, with high-end enterprise chassis-class availability. Further expansion is possible via clustered stacking technology, allowing single IP management for up to 32 devices from different 3Com switch families, including the Switch 5500G, 5500, 4500G, 4210 and 4200G. KEY BENEFITS ENTERPRISE-LEVEL PERFORMANCE 3Com Switch 5500G 10/100/1000 devices provide switching capacity of up to 240 Gbps for 48-port models and 192 Gbps for 24-port models. Wirespeed line-rate performance is delivered on all ports within the stack. Advanced Layer 3 routing-including OSPF, PIM-SM, PIM-DM and RIP v1/v2-helps deliver optimal performance and system response. BUILT FOR FLEXIBILITY AND GROWTH The 3Com Switch 5500G family consists of five models: choose 24 or 48 Gigabit ports, with or without PoE; a fifth SFP model offers 24 SFP Gigabit ports. Four ports on each of these models are dual-purpose or "dual-personality," functioning as either 10/100/1000 or with fiber Gigabit SFPs; two of these four SFP ports also support Fast Ethernet fiber. All models come with an applications module slot for adding ports or capabilities. Install an 8-Port SFP Gigabit module, or a 1- or 2-port 10-Gigabit module. Use this in the future to add a 3Com Open Services Networking (OSN) module. from top: 3Com Switch 5500G-EI 24-Port, Switch 5500G-EI PWR 24-Port, Switch 5500G-EI 48-Port, Switch 5500G-EI PWR 48-Port, Switch 5500G-EI 24-Port SFP