Abstract

Blade Network Technologies, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem for interoperability with other brand switches.

Engineers subjected the HP switch to advanced LAN services tests, including support for 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, RIP v2, OSPF, BGP, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and Jumbo Frames. The HP switch achieved interoperability with other switches.

Tests were conducted in March-April 2007 at Terremark Worldwide Inc.’s world-class NAP of the Americas facility in Miami, a major Internet peering point for carriers and service providers.