The HP A3100 SI Switch Series is a low-cost Fast Ethernet switch line that enables organizations to do more with less. Stackable and affordable, this series comprises intelligent, network-manageable Layer 2 Fast Ethernet switches that offer high performance, high port density, and easy installation. They provide 10/100 Mbps downlinks and Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, and offer link aggregation that expands bandwidth and enhances connection reliability. In enterprise networks, they can serve as access devices for 100 Mbps-to-desktop applications. In metropolitan area networks (MANs) or industry networks, they can connect end users or aggregate low-end switches through 100 Mbps electrical interfaces in the downlink direction, converging at an IP switching center or a large capacity Layer 3 switch in the uplink direction via a GbE interface or link aggregation.

Quality of Service (QoS)

• Powerful QoS feature: supports the following congestion actions: weighted round robin queuing and HQ+WRR


Management

• Friendly port names: allow assignment of descriptive names to ports


Connectivity

• Auto-MDIX: automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables on all 10/100 and 10/100/1000 ports


Performance

• Gigabit Ethernet interface: provides a connection to the network that eliminates the network as a bottleneck


Resiliency and high availability

• Separate data and control paths: increases security and performance


Layer 2 switching

• 8K MAC addresses: provide access to many Layer 2 devices


Security

• IEEE 802.1X: industry-standard method of user authentication using an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in conjunction with a RADIUS server