3Com 3CR17250-91 Data Sheet - Page 3

3Com® Switch 5500G 10/100/1000 Family KEY BENEFITS (CONTINUED) FUTURE-PROOF INVESTMENT Standards-based switching and management features provide a networking solution that maximizes IT investment and supports emerging standards. Comprehensive IPv6 management features, as well as IPv6 traffic filtering and classification, prepares your network for this next generation IPv6 version while maintaining full compatibility with today's more common IPv4. WORLD-CLASS SERVICE, SUPPORT AND TRAINING The 3Com Switch 5500G is backed by 3Com and its authorized partners. Professional customer service organizations offer assessment, installation, management and maintenance support for network infrastructures. Skilled personnel with experience in a variety of network environments can assist 3Com customers through all phases of network planning, implementation, troubleshooting and product training. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS Provides up to 56 Gigabit Layer 2/3/4 switched ports per switch and up to 448 Gigabit ports per stack Equipped with four dual-purpose ports on each switch providing either 10/100/1000 or SFP Fast¥/Gigabit Ethernet connectivity Offers optional 1- and 2-port 10-Gigabit and 8-port SFP Gigabit modules for links to the network core Can be stacked eight units high and managed as a single-IP entity Delivers wirespeed and line-rate performance on all ports Offers OSPF and multicast routing, 3Com XRN stacking technology and IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet Provides high resiliency and continuous availability with active load sharing and support for ultra-fast failover recovery Implements multilayer distributed security including ACLs, DES 56/168-bit† encryption, IEEE 802.1X network login and RADA authentication Prioritizes converged network traffic with advanced CoS/QoS and other features to ensure high levels of service for latency-sensitive applications Supports advanced enterprise switching technology including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), VLAN VPN (Q-in-Q) and others Leverages existing power schemes in data centers and switching infrastructures with built-in support for both AC and DC power Consolidates administrative control and enhances core-to-edge visibility with an operating system shared with 3Com modular switches and routers Offers an SFP-based model with 24 SFP Gigabit ports, four of which are dual-purpose Backed by top-flight service, support and training from 3Com and 3Com authorized partners ¥ Two of the four SFP ports are capable of supporting Fast Ethernet fiber, via 1000BASE-X compatible SFP transceivers 3CSFP9-81 and 3CSFP9-82. † 168-bit encryption not available in all countries. Refer to www.3com.com for details. 3