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Key features
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Cut-through with ultra-low-latency and wire speed
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VXLAN VTEP OVSDB support for virtualized environments
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High-density 10GbE and 40GbE spine/ToR connectivity
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IPv6 support with full L2 and L3 features
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Convergence-ready with DCB, FCoE, and TRILL
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Quality of Service (QoS)
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Data center optimized
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Flexible high port density
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High-performance switching
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Higher scalability
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Advanced modular operating system
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TRILL, SPB and EVB/VEPA
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Reversible airflow
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Redundant fans and power supplies
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Lower OPEX and greener data center
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Data Center Bridging (DCB) protocols
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FCoE support
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Jumbo frames
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VXLAN support
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Manageability
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Full-featured console
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Troubleshooting
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Multiple configuration files
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sFlow (RFC 3176)
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SNMP v1, v2c and v3
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Out-of-band interface
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Remote configuration and management
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ISSU and hot patching
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Autoconfiguration
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NTP, SNTP, and PTP Support
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Resiliency and high availability
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise IRF technology
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IEEE 802.1w Rapid Convergence Spanning Tree Protocol
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IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
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Hitless patch upgrades
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Ultrafast protocol convergence (< 50 ms) with standard-based failure detection - Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
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Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP)
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Graceful restart
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Layer 2 switching
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MAC-based VLAN
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
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IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
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Ethernet Link Aggregation
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
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VLAN support
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IGMP support
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DHCP support at Layer 2
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Layer 3 services
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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Operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) support
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Layer 3 routing
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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and VRRP Extended
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Policy-based routing
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Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP)
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Layer 3 IPv4 routing
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Open shortest path first (OSPF)
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Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
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Intermediate system to intermediate system (IS-IS)
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Static IPv6 routing
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Dual IP stack
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Routing Information Protocol next generation (RIPng)
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OSPFv3
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BGP+
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IS-IS for IPv6
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IPv6 tunneling
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Policy routing
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Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
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Multicast Routing PIM Dense and Sparse modes
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Layer 3 IPv6 routing
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Management
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USB support
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Multiple configuration files
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SNMPv1, v2c, and v3
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Out-of-band interface
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Port mirroring
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Remote configuration and management
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IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
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sFlow (RFC 3176)
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Command authorization
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Dual flash images
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Command-line interface (CLI)
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Logging
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Management interface control
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Industry-standard CLI with a hierarchical structure
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Management security
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Information center
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Network management
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Remote intelligent mirroring
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Security
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Convergence
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Additional information
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