5400R zl2 Switch Series

QuickSpecs
Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series
Overview
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• SmartLink
provides easy-to-configure link redundancy of active and standby links
Layer 2 switching
• VLAN support and tagging
supports the IEEE 802.1Q standard and 4094 VLANs simultaneously
• IEEE 802.1v protocol VLANs
isolate select non-IPv4 protocols automatically into their own VLANs
• VxLAN
encapsulation (tunneling) protocol for overlay network that enables a more scalable virtual network deployment (requires
v3 modules)
• GVRP and MVRP
allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs
• IEEE 802.1ad Q-in-Q
increases the scalability of an Ethernet network by providing a hierarchical structure; connects multiple LANs on a high-
speed campus or metro network
• MAC-based VLAN
provides granular control and security; uses RADIUS to map a MAC address/user to specific
VLANs (requires v2 or higher
modules)
• Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (RPVST+)
allows each VLAN to build a separate spanning tree to improve link bandwidth usage; is compatible with PVST+
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise switch meshing
dynamically load balances across multiple active redundant links to increase available aggregate bandwidth; allows
concurrent Layer 3 routing with v2 or higher modules
Layer 3 services
• Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
monitor link connectivity and reduces network convergence time for OSPFv2, and VRRP (requires v3 modules)
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP) helper function
allows UDP broadcasts to be directed across router interfaces to specific IP unicast or subnet broadcast addresses and
prevents server spoofing for UDP services such as DHCP
• Loopback interface address
defines an address in Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Standard Path First (OSPF), improving diagnostic
capability
• Route maps
provide more control during route redistribution; allow filtering and altering of route metrics
• DHCP server
centralizes and reduces the cost of IPv4 address management
Layer 3 routing
• Static IP routing
provides manually configured routing for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
provides RIPv1, RIPv2, and RIPng routing
• OSPF
provides OSPFv2 for IPv4 routing and OSPFv3 for IPv6 routing
• Policy-based routing
uses a classifier to select traffic that can be forwarded based on policy set by the network administrator (requires v2 or
higher modules)