ProCurve 5300xl Specifications download pdf (Page 34)

ProCurve Switch Positioning

Regardless of your network’s architecture — whether you have adopted ProCurve’s Adaptive

EDGE architecture with its intelligence at the edge, or whether you use a traditional architecture

that concentrates intelligence at the center of the network — you have a choice of wiring

topologies to implement that architecture. The intelligence and throughput of the ProCurve

Series 5300xl switch make it suitable for applications at or near the edge of networks of all

sizes, or in the center of networks that are small-to-moderate in size; the switch’s modular

structure gives you the flexibility to tailor the switch to match your topology’s requirements.

A widely used method for segmenting the areas in which switches are installed calls for three

different classifications: access, distribution and core. Access switches provide aggregation of

end nodes for connection to a distribution or core switch and are usually found in wiring closets.

Distribution switches aggregate the links from access switches and possibly server farms.

Distribution switches anchor the network in a building, or, for small networks, across a campus.

Core switches provide the focal point of the local network, aggregating the distribution switches,

providing connectivity for central site data centers, and providing connectivity in many cases to

the external network.

Access switch requirements vary depending on the use model of the customer. Some customers

just want basic aggregation with high-speed uplinks. Other customers require a more

sophisticated approach with security, QoS, Layer 3 routing services, VLAN services, flexible

filtering, and some level of fault tolerance. The ProCurve 5300xl Switch Series meets the needs

of the sophisticated access tier implementation.

Other switches in the ProCurve switch product line cover the needs of the lower end access tier,

as well as distribution and core areas of the network.

raditional Core

Routin

Basic

Interconnect

Switches

9300m Series

10/100/1000 &

10GbE Chassis

4, 8 & 16 Slot

6400 Series

10 GbE Stackable

6 CX4 + 2 Flex

6 X2 + 2 Flex

5300 Series

Chassis

10/100/1000

4 Slot & 8 Slot

PoE Available

3400 Series

Stackable

24/48 Gig

with optional

2 10 GbE

Uplinks

4100 Series

10/100/1000

Chassis

4 Slot & 8 Slot

2800 Series

Gig Stackable

2600 Series

10/100 Stackable

Gig Uplinks

PoE Available

9400sl Series

Gig/10GbE

Chassis

8 Slot

EDGE Switches

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