Connectivity
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet-PoE IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus-PoE+ Pre-standard PoE support Jumbo frames Auto-MDIX IPv6 IPv6 host Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6): MLD snooping IPv6 ACL/QoS IPv6 routing 6in4 tunneling
Convergence
IP multicast routing IP multicast snooping LLDP-MED PoE allocations Auto VLAN configuration for voice RADIUS VLAN CDPv2 NEW Local MAC Authentication
Layer 3 routing
Static IP routing Routing Information Protocol-RIP OSPF-requires premium license Border Gateway Routing Protocol
Layer 3 services
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) helper function Loopback interface address Route maps
MANAGEMENT
Remote intelligent mirroring RMON, XRMON, and sFlow v5 IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol-LLDP Uni-Directional Link Detection-UDLD Management simplicity Command authorization Friendly port names Dual flash images Multiple configuration files Comware-compatible CLI Comware-compatible CLI Display and fundamental Comware CLI commands Configuration Comware CLI commands
Performance
High-speed/capacity architecture Selectable queue configurations
Quality of Service - QoS
Advanced classifier-based QoS Layer 4 prioritization Traffic prioritization Bandwidth shaping Port-based rate limiting Classifier-based rate limiting Reduced bandwidth Class of Service-CoS
Resiliency and high availability
NEW Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol-requires Premium License IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol-MSTP IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and HP port trunking Distributed trunking Uplink failure detect NEW SmartLink
Security
Access Control Lists Multiple user authentication methods IEEE 802.1X users per port Web-based authentication MAC-based authentication Concurrent IEEE 802.1X, web, and MAC authentication schemes per port Virus throttling DHCP protection Secure management access Switch CPU protection ICMP throttling Identity-driven ACL STP BPDU port protection Dynamic IP lockdown Dynamic ARP protection STP root guard Detection of malicious attacks Port security MAC address lockout Source-port filtering RADIUS/TACACS+ Secure shell Secure Sockets Layer-SSL Secure FTP Management interface wizard Switch management logon security Security banner
Software-defined networking
OpenFlow