Abstract

The Tolly Group benchmarked the performance of 3Com Corp.'s SuperStack 3 Switch 4900, a 16-port Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet switch. The Tolly Group conducted zero-loss throughput tests of bidirectional traffic streams of 64-, 512- and 1,518-byte frames. 3Com also requested that The Tolly Group test the performance of the following two Cisco Systems, Inc.’s Layer 2 switches: an 8-port Catalyst 3508G XL and a 14-port Catalyst 4003. Each switch was tested with its full complement of ports, which in some cases consisted of both copper and fiber interfaces.

The 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4900 demonstrated an aggregate throughput of 32 Gbps, delivered wire speed throughput at all frame sizes tested, achieved "throughput as advertised" for all frame sizes tested.

Note: 3Com was acquired by HP (Later HPE) in 2010.