Key features

Fullwire-speed,multi-layerswitching

Highreliabilitywithredundancy

Comprehensivesecuritycontrolpolicies

Diversifiedqualityofservice(QoS)policies

Excellentmanageability

Product overview

HP5120SISwitchSeriescomprisesintelligent,fullymanagedGigabitEthernetswitchesthatprovidehighperformance,highportdensity,andsimplifiedinstallationtoimprovethevalueofyournetworkinfrastructureinvestment.The5120SISwitchSeriesisenhancedfortheaccesslayerinenterprisenetworksthatrequireGigabitEthernettothedesktoporatthedistributionlayerinmetropolitanareanetworks(MANs).Wire-speedforwardingdeliversmoreeffectivethroughputandthebandwidthnecessaryformission-criticaldataandhigh-speedcommunications.Aspartoftheircomprehensivesecuritycontrol,5120SIswitchesemployIEEE802.1Xauthenticationtoidentifyuserswhoattempttoaccessthenetwork.Theseswitchesarehighlyreliable,providingredundancywhileeliminatingloopsinthenetwork.Theyalsoofferarangeofmanagementprotocolstosimplifynetworkadministration.

Data sheet

HP 5120 SI Switch Series

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Features and benefits

Quality of Service (QoS)Broadcastcontrol

allowslimitationofbroadcasttrafficratetocutdownonunwantednetworkbroadcasttraffic

PowerfulQoSfeature

supportsthefollowingcongestionactions:strictpriority(SP)queuing,SDWRR,andSP+SDWRR

Advancedclassifier-basedQoS

classifiestrafficusingmultiplematchcriteriabasedonLayer2,3,and4information;appliesQoSpoliciessuchassettingprioritylevelandratelimittoselectedtrafficonaper-portbasis

ManagementFriendlyportnames

allowsassignmentofdescriptivenamestoports

Remoteconfigurationandmanagement

enablesconfigurationandmanagementthroughasecureWebbrowseroraCLIlocatedonaremotedevice

Managerandoperatorprivilegelevels

providesread-only(operator)andread/write(manager)accessonCLIandWebbrowsermanagementinterfaces

Commandauthorization

leveragesRADIUStolinkacustomlistofCLIcommandstoanindividualnetworkadministratorslogin;anaudittraildocumentsactivity

SecureWebGUI

providesasecure,easy-to-usegraphicalinterfaceforconfiguringthemoduleviaHTTPS

Dualflashimages

providesindependentprimaryandsecondaryoperatingsystemfilesforbackupwhileupgrading

Multipleconfigurationfiles

storeseasilytotheflashimage

Completesessionlogging

providesdetailedinformationforproblemidentificationandresolution

SNMPv1,v2c,andv3

facilitatecentralizeddiscovery,monitoring,andsecuremanagementofnetworkingdevices

Remotemonitoring(RMON)

usesstandardSNMPtomonitoressentialnetworkfunctions;supportsevents,alarm,history,andstatisticsgroupplusaprivatealarmextensiongroup

IEEE802.1ABLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)

advertisesandreceivesmanagementinformationfromadjacentdevicesonanetwork,facilitatingeasymappingbynetworkmanagementapplications

ManagementVLAN

segmentstraffictoandfrommanagementinterfaces,includingCLI/telnet,aWebbrowserinterface,andSNMP

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DeviceLinkDetectionProtocol(DLDP)

monitorsacablebetweentwoswitchesandshutsdowntheportsonbothendsifthecableisbroken,thispreventsnetworkproblemssuchasloops

IntelligentResilientFramework(IRF)Lite

allowsconfigurationandmanagementofasystemofuptofourdevicesbyaccessingasingleswitchconnectedwithGigabitEthernetlinks

ConnectivityAuto-MDIX

automaticallyadjustsforstraight-throughorcrossovercablesonall10/100/1000ports

Flowcontrol

providesbackpressureusingstandardIEEE802.3x,reducingcongestioninheavytrafficsituations

Jumbopacketsupport

supportsupto10kbyteframesizetoimproveperformanceoflargedatatransfers

High-densityportconnectivity

providesupto48fixed10/100/1000BASE-Tportsinanentry-levelstaticLayer3switch

Ethernetoperations,administrationandmaintenance(OAM)

detectsdatalinklayerproblemsthatoccurredinthelastmileusingtheIEEE802.3ahOAMstandard;monitorsthestatusofthelinkbetweentwodevices

PoweroverEthernetPlus(PoE+)support

provides30Wpowerforconnecteddevices,simplifiesdeployment,anddramaticallyreducesinstallationcostsbyhelpingtoeliminatethetimeandcostinvolvedinsupplyinglocalpowerateachaccesspointlocation

IPv6

IPv6host

enablesswitchestobemanagedanddeployedattheIPv6networksedge

Dualstack(IPv4andIPv6usingBIS)

allowsIPv4hoststocommunicatewithIPv6hosts

IPv6ACL

forfilteringIPv6networktraffic

PerformanceNonblockingarchitecture

upto104Gb/snonblockingswitchingfabricprovideswirespeedswitchingwithupto77.4millionppsthroughput

Hardware-basedwirespeedaccesscontrollists(ACLs)

helpprovidehighlevelsofsecurityandeaseofadministrationwithoutimpactingnetworkperformancewithafeature-richTCAM-basedACLimplementation

Resiliency and high availabilitySeparatedataandcontrolpaths

increasessecurityandperformance

SpanningTree/MSTP,RSTP

provideredundantlinkswhilepreventingnetworkloops

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IEEE802.3adLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP)

supportsupto26trunks,eachwith8linkspertrunk;supportsstaticordynamicgroups

Smartlink

allows50msfailoverbetweenlinks

Layer 2 switching8KMACaddresstable

providesaccesstomanyLayer2devices

VLANsupportandtagging

supportsIEEE802.1Qwith4,094simultaneousVLANIDs

IPmulticastsnooping

automaticallypreventsfloodingofIPmulticasttraffic

InternetGroupManagementProtocol(IGMP)andMulticastListenerDiscovery(MLD)protocolsnooping

controlsandmanagesthefloodingofmulticastpacketsinaLayer2network

Layer 3 servicesAddressResolutionProtocol(ARP)

determinestheMACaddressofanotherIPhostinthesamesubnet;supportsstaticARPs;gratuitousARPallowsdetectionofduplicateIPaddresses

DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)

simplifiesthemanagementoflargeIPnetworks;supportsclient;DHCPRelayenablesDHCPoperationacrosssubnets

Loopbackinterfaceaddress

definesanaddressinRoutingInformationProtocol(RIP)andOpenStandardPathFirst(OSPF),improvingdiagnosticcapability

Layer 3 routingStaticIProuting

providesmanuallyconfiguredroutingforbothIPv4andIPv6networks

SecurityAccesscontrollists(ACLs)

providesIPLayer2toLayer4trafficfiltering;supportsglobalACL,VLANACL,portACL,andIPv6ACL

Identity-drivensecurityandaccesscontrol

Per-userACLs

permitsordeniesuseraccesstospecificnetworkresourcesbasedonuseridentityandtimeofday,allowingmultipletypesofusersonthesamenetworktoaccessspecificnetworkserviceswithoutriskingnetworksecurityorallowingunauthorizedaccesstosensitivedata

AutomaticVLANassignment

automaticallyassignsuserstotheappropriateVLANbasedontheiridentities

Securemanagementaccess

deliverssecureencryptionofallaccessmethods(CLI,GUI,orMIB)throughSSHv2,SSL,and/orSNMPv3

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SecureFTP

allowssecurefiletransfertoandfromtheswitch;protectsagainstunwantedfiledownloadsorunauthorizedcopyingofaswitchconfigurationfile

GuestVLAN

providesabrowser-basedenvironmenttoauthenticatedclientsthatissimilartoIEEE802.1X

Portisolation

securesandaddsprivacy,andpreventsmaliciousattackersfromobtaininguserinformation

STPBPDUportprotection

blocksBridgeProtocolDataUnits(BPDUs)onportsthatdonotrequireBPDUs,preventingforgedBPDUattacks

STProotguard

protectstherootbridgefrommaliciousattacksorconfigurationmistakes

DHCPprotection

blocksDHCPpacketsfromunauthorizedDHCPservers,preventingdenial-of-serviceattacks

DynamicARPprotection

blocksARPbroadcastsfromunauthorizedhosts,preventingeavesdroppingortheftofnetworkdata

IPsourceguard

helpspreventIPspoofingattacks

EndpointAdmissionDefense(EAD)

providessecuritypoliciestousersaccessinganetwork

RADIUS/HWTACACS

easesswitchmanagementsecurityadministrationbyusingapasswordauthenticationserver

Portsecurity

allowsaccessonlytospecifiedMACaddresses,whichcanbelearnedorspecifiedbytheadministrator

MAC-basedauthentication

allowsordeniesaccesstotheswitchbasedonaclientMACaddress

ConvergenceIEEE802.1ABLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)

facilitateseasymappingusingnetworkmanagementapplicationswithLLDPautomateddevicediscoveryprotocol

LLDP-MED

isastandardextensionthatautomaticallyconfiguresnetworkdevices,includingLLDP-capableIPphones

LLDP-CDPcompatibility

receivesandrecognizesCDPpacketsfromCiscosIPphonesforseamlessinteroperation

VoiceVLAN

automaticallyassignsVLANandpriorityforIPphones,simplifyingnetworkconfigurationandmaintenance

IPmulticastsnooping(data-drivenIGMP)

preventsfloodingofIPmulticasttraffic

MulticastVLAN

reducesnetworkbandwidthdemandbyeliminatingmultiplestreamstoeachVLAN

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Additional informationGreenITandpower

improvesenergyefficiencythroughtheuseofthelatestadvancesinsilicondevelopment;shutsoffunusedportsandutilizesvariable-speedfans,reducingenergycosts

Greeninitiativesupport

providessupportforRoHSandWEEEregulations

Warranty and supportLimitedLifetimeWarranty

Advancehardwarereplacementwithnext-business-daydelivery(availableinmostcountries).Seehp.com/networking/warrantysummaryfordurationdetails.

Electronicandtelephonesupport

limitedelectronicandbusiness-hourstelephonesupportisavailablefromHPfortheentirewarrantyperiod;toreachoursupportcenters,refertohp.com/networking/contact-support;fordetailsonthedurationofsupportprovidedwithyourproductpurchase,refertohp.com/networking/warrantysummary

Softwarereleases

tofindsoftwareforyourproduct,refertohp.com/networking/support;fordetailsonthesoftwarereleasesavailablewithyourproductpurchase,refertohp.com/networking/warrantysummary

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HP 5120 SI Switch Series

Specifications

HP 5120-48G SI Switch (JE072A) HP 5120-24G SI Switch (JE074A) HP 5120-16G SI Switch (JE073A)

I/O ports and slots 48RJ-45autosensing10/100/1000ports(IEEE802.3Type10BASE-T,IEEE802.3uType100BASE-TX,IEEE802.3abType1000BASE-T);Duplex:10BASE-T/100BASE-TX:halforfull;1000BASE-T:fullonly

4fixedGigabitEthernetSFPports

24RJ-45autosensing10/100/1000ports(IEEE802.3Type10BASE-T,IEEE802.3uType100BASE-TX,IEEE802.3abType1000BASE-T);Duplex:10BASE-T/100BASE-TX:halforfull;1000BASE-T:fullonly

4fixedGigabitEthernetSFPports

16RJ-45autosensing10/100/1000ports(IEEE802.3Type10BASE-T,IEEE802.3uType100BASE-TX,IEEE802.3abType1000BASE-T);Duplex:10BASE-T/100BASE-TX:halforfull;1000BASE-T:fullonly

4fixedGigabitEthernetSFPports

Additional ports and slots 1RJ-45serialconsoleport 1RJ-45serialconsoleport 1RJ-45serialconsoleport

Physical characteristicsDimensions

Weight

17.3(w)x10.24(d)x1.72(h)in(43.94x26.01x4.37cm)(1Uheight)11.02lb(5kg)

17.3(w)x6.3(d)x1.72(h)in(43.94x16x4.37cm)(1Uheight)6.61lb(3kg)

17.3(w)x6.3(d)x1.72(h)in(43.94x16x4.37cm)(1Uheight)6.61lb(3kg)

Memory and processor 128MBflash,128MBSDRAM;packetbuffersize:1MB

128MBflash,128MBSDRAM;packetbuffersize:0.5MB

128MBflash,128MBSDRAM;packetbuffersize:0.5MB

Mounting and enclosure MountsinanEIAstandard19-inchtelcorackorequipmentcabinet(hardwareincluded)

MountsinanEIAstandard19-inchtelcorackorequipmentcabinet(hardwareincluded)

MountsinanEIAstandard19-inchtelcorackorequipmentcabinet(hardwareincluded)

Performance1000MbLatencyThroughputRouting/SwitchingcapacityRoutingtablesize