The HP A3600 SI Switch Series delivers intelligent, resilient performance, security, and reliability for robust switching at the enterprise network edge. The series consists of Fast Ethernet and PoE switches, with features that can accommodate large enterprise and SMB applications. Secure, resilient connectivity, as well as the latest traffic-prioritization technologies enhance converged networks. The switches are designed for improved flexibility and scalability.

Quality of service (QoS)
\n• Broadcast control: allows limitation of broadcast traffic rate to cut down on unwanted broadcast traffic on the network

\nManagement
\n• Friendly port names: allow assignment of descriptive names to ports

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

\nPerformance
\n• Nonblocking performance: up to 17.6 Gbps nonblocking switching fabric provides wire-speed intra- and inter-module switching with up to 11.78 million pps throughput

\nResiliency and high availability
\n• Separate data and control paths: keeps control separated from services and service processing isolated; increases security and performance

\nLayer 2 switching
\n• 16K MAC address table: provides access to many Layer 2 devices

\nLayer 3 services
\n• ARP: determines the MAC address of another IP host in the same subnet\n