HP 7500 Series Datasheet page 12

Data sheet | HP 7500 Switch Series
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Convergence
• LLDP- media endpoint discovery (MED)
Defines a standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters such as QoS and VLAN
to automatically configure network devices such as IP phones
• Protocol-independent multicast (PIM)
Defines modes of Internet IPv4 and IPv6 multicasting to allow one-to-many and many-to-
many transmission of information; and supports PIM dense mode (DM), sparse mode (SM), and
source-specific mode (SSM)
• Multicast source discovery protocol (MSDP)
Allows multiple PIM-SM domains to interoperate; is used for inter-domain multicast
applications
• IGMP
Utilizes any-source multicast (ASM) or SSM to manage IPv4 multicast networks; and supports
IGMPv1, v2, and v3
• Multicast BGP
Allows multicast traffic to be forwarded across BGP networks and kept separate from unicast
traffic
• MLD protocol
Establishes, maintains, and manages IPv6 multicast groups and networks; supports v1 and
v2; and utilizes ASM or SSM
• Multicast VLAN
Allows multiple VLANs to receive the same IPv4 or IPv6 multicast traffic, lessening network
bandwidth demand by reducing or nearly eliminating multiple streams to each VLAN
• Voice VLAN
Assigns VLAN and priority for IP phones automatically, simplifying network configuration and
maintenance
Integration
• OAA
Provides high-performance application-specific modules fully integrated with the switching
architecture; uses the chassis high-speed backplane to access network-related data; and
increases performance, reduces costs, and simplifies network management
• Local and global server load-balancing module
Improves traffic distribution using powerful scheduling algorithms, including L4 to L7 services;
and monitors the health status of servers and firewalls
• NetStream module
Provides traffic analysis and statistics capture to allow network administrators to rapidly
identify network anomalies and security threats as well as obtain capacity planning
information; and supports NetFlow v5 and v9
• Unified wired-WLAN module
Supports up to 1,024 access points per module; can be used with select HP access points (refer
to the HP 10500/7500 20G Unified Wired-WLAN Module data sheet for more details); provides
N+1, N+N, and 1+1 redundancy with sub-second failovers; offers IPv4/IPv6 and end-to-end
QoS; and includes flexible forwarding modes as well as Wi-Fi clear connect radio-frequency
optimization and integrated IDS