HP 9304M - Manual

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide HP ProCurve Switch 224M Fixed configuration desktop switch with (24) 10Mbps Ethernet ports and (2) 100Base-T ports (one fixed TX and one transceiver-based port) HP AdvanceStack Switch 800T Eight fixed autosensing half/full duplex 10/100Mbps E...

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 band...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2. Evaluation Features and Benefits 2.1 Feature Set Summary The HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M and HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M are store-and-forward Layer 3 routing switches that feature: • A non-blocking Layer 3 architecture consistin...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2.2 Architecture 2.2.1 Hardware Architecture Summary The HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M has 4 identical slots, while the HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M has eight. Any of the modules can be put in any of the slots. The only rule is that th...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2.2.4 Forwarding Engine The forwarding engine, a custom ASIC present on each module, uses the information in the FID to actually move the packets to and from either external ports or the backplane switch fabric via the shared memory. The forw...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2.3 Layer 3 Services Routing for both IP and IPX is done in ASIC hardware at wire speed. AppleTalk routing is done by the processor at a rate up to 300,000 pps. Routing services can be applied two different ways: • The router is directly assi...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide switched ports is at wire speed, since it is looked at as Layer 2 traffic that just happens to be AppleTalk at Layer 3. • Routing Services • Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP) • AppleTalk Echo Protocol (AEP) • Name Binding Protocol (NB...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2.6 Port Trunking (Link Aggregation) Link Aggregation is the industry term for the ability to combine multiple coterminous links (links that begin at the same point and end at the same point) as one logical link. Link aggregation allows two H...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2.7.2 Layer 3 and Layer 4 Filtering At Layer 3 and Layer 4, these filters available are: IP Filters IPX Filters � Inbound and/or outbound IP addresses � Inbound and/or outbound IPX addresses � Protocol types (UDP, TCP, etc.) � Inbound and out...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2.9 Reliability Overall reliability of a product is determined not only by how much time between product failures, but also how fast a failed unit can be repaired or replaced. HP offers a one year warranty, free basic-level phone support duri...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide On-site upgrades to either business-day four hour support or 24X7 four hour support can be purchased through HP. Other fee-based services available that are highly recommended are hardware support contracts to cover the routing switches when ...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 2.11 Some 9304M / 9308M Routing Switch Maximums Parameter Maximum Value Default Value MAC addresses 32,000 16,000 Port VLANs 4096 8 All filters System: 1024 Interface: 128 Layer 3 VLANs 1,024 32 Layer 4 sessions 4096 512 Virtual router interf...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 3. Performance Testing Routing switches are normally performance tested under a variety of conditions, at Layer 2 and Layer 3, for three main parameters: throughput/packet loss rate, congestion control and latency. Definitions for throughput,...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide For 100 Mbps environments, the crosspoint matrix backplane can handle the traffic at full wire speed. In this situation the traffic is limited by the total throughput of the 100 Mbps ports. 3.2 Congestion Control Congestion occurs any time mo...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide latencies should be reported as LIFO. At any rate, latency figures should be labeled as to whether they are LIFO or FIFO. Occasionally store-and-forward routing switch latency will be reported on a FIFO basis. To convert FIFO to LIFO results,...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 4. Additional Information 4.1 ProCurve Networking Web Site Additional information, including the latest data sheets, design guides, white papers, product documentation and support information can be obtained through the HP ProCurve Networking...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 5. Pricing All HP routing switches ship with HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches. Prod No. Description US List Price March 1, 1999 J4139A HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9304M chassis Includes (4) open module slots J4138A HP ProCurve Routing Switc...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 6. Appendix A: Performance Figures These numbers have been generated by Hewlett-Packard, using two Ixia 1600 testers from Ixia Communications. Ixia testers are used by a number of network testing houses and the press to determine performance ...

HP ProCurve Routing Switch 9308M / 9304M Reviewer’s Guide 6.1.3 Latency Test - Unicast Traffic – Packets Within the Modules 6.1.3.1 Gigabit-SX ports Port pairs active: 64 Latency test length: 10 seconds Port-Pair Latency in microsec ( � s) Packet size (bytes) 64 128 256 512 1024 1280 1518 Average of...