The HP 3600 EI Switch Series delivers premium levels of intelligent and resilient performance, security, and reliability for robust switching at the enterprise network edge. The series consists of Layer 3 Fast Ethernet and PoE/PoE+ switches, with advanced features that can accommodate the most demanding applications. Secure, resilient connectivity and the latest traffic-prioritization technologies enhance converged networks. Designed for increased flexibility and scalability, HP 3600 EI series switches come with 24 or 48 10/100 ports, four active SFP-based Gigabit Ethernet ports for stacking and uplinks, and a 24-port 100Base-FX switch with two/four Gigabit Ethernet SFP slots. - Broadcast control: allows limitation of broadcast traffic rate to cut down on unwanted network broadcast traffic. Advanced classifier-based QoS: classifies traffic using multiple match criteria based on Layer 2, 3, and 4 information; applies QoS policies such as setting priority level and rate limit to selected traffic on a per-port or per-VLAN basis. Powerful QoS feature: supports the following congestion actions: strict priority (SP) queuing, weighted round robin (WRR), weighted fair queuing (WFQ), and WRED. Traffic policing: supports Committed Access Rate (CAR) and line rate. RRPP: enables ultra high levels of network resiliency, with failover times of less than 50ms. - Friendly port names: allow assignment of descriptive names to ports. Remote configuration and management: is available through a secure Web browser or a command-line interface (CLI). Manager and operator privilege levels: enable read-only (operator) and read-write (manager) access on CLI and Web browser management interfaces. Command authorization: leverages HWTACACS to link a custom list of CLI commands to an individual network administrator's login; also provides an audit trail. Secure Web GUI: provides a secure, easy-to-use graphical interface for configuring the module via HTTPS. - Auto-MDIX: automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100 and 10/100/1000 ports. Jumbo packet support: supports up to 9216-byte frame size to improve performance of large data transfers. Gigabit uplinks: dual-personality ports for either 10/100/1000 or mini-GBIC SFP connectivity for increased connectivity flexibility. High-density access: provides up to 48 fixed 10/100BASE-T PoE or non-PoE ports or 24 SFP 100BASE-X ports in a Layer 2/Layer 3 switch. IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE): provides up to 15.4 W per port to IEEE 802.3af-compliant PoE-powered devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras. - Gigabit Ethernet interface: provides a connection to the network that eliminates the network as a bottleneck. Nonblocking performance: up to 17.6 Gbps nonblocking switching fabric provides wire-speed switching with up to 13.1 million pps throughput. Hardware-based wire-speed access control lists: feature-rich ACL implementation helps ensure high levels of security and ease of administration without impacting network performance. - Separate data and control paths: keeps control separated from services and keeps service processing isolated; increases security and performance. External redundant power supply: provides high reliability. Smart link: allows 50 ms failover between links. Spanning Tree/MSTP, RSTP: provides redundant links while preventing network loops. Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP): allows a group of routers to dynamically back each other up to create highly available routed environments. - RMON (remote monitoring): provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events.