Description
Port Configuration and Management
JG542-61101 HPE 5500-48G-PoE+-4sfp Hi 48 Ports Managed Switch is a high-performance network switch designed for enterprise and data center environments. It provides 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 4 SFP ports for fiber connectivity, and PoE+ support for powering network devices.
The port configuration and management of this switch can be performed using the web-based graphical user interface (GUI) or through the command-line interface (CLI). The switch provides several features for configuring and managing its ports, including:
- VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) – allows you to segment the network into multiple isolated broadcast domains.
- Link Aggregation – supports Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and allows you to aggregate multiple physical links into a single logical link to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy.
- Quality of Service (QoS) – helps to prioritize network traffic based on the type of traffic and its importance.
- Port mirroring – allows you to monitor network traffic by copying and forwarding packets from one port to another.
- Port security – provides security measures such as MAC address filtering, port lockdown, and DHCP snooping.
In terms of management, the switch provides a variety of features, including:
- SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) – allows you to manage the switch remotely.
- LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) – provides information about other devices connected to the switch.
- RMON (Remote Monitoring) – enables network administrators to monitor network traffic statistics and alarms.
- Management VLAN – allows you to isolate the management traffic from the user data traffic.
- Firmware upgrades – allows you to upgrade the switch’s firmware to the latest version for improved performance and security.
In conclusion, the JG542-61101 HPE 5500-48G-PoE+-4sfp Hi 48 Ports Managed Switch provides a robust and flexible solution for configuring and managing network ports in enterprise and data center environments.
Network Security and Access Control
JG542-61101 HPE 5500-48G-PoE+-4sfp Hi is a managed switch that provides 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) ports. It is designed for use in large enterprise networks and data centers.
The switch has PoE+ (Power over Ethernet Plus) capabilities, allowing it to power network devices such as IP cameras, access points, and VoIP phones. This feature reduces the need for separate power supplies and makes it easier to deploy and manage network devices.
The switch also has a robust security and access control system to protect the network from potential security threats. It includes features such as port security, VLANs, 802.1X authentication, and SSH (Secure Shell) protocol to secure the switch management access. These security measures help to prevent unauthorized access to the network, protect against network attacks, and maintain the confidentiality and integrity of network traffic.
In addition, the switch has advanced management capabilities, including Quality of Service (QoS), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). These features provide network administrators with greater control over network traffic and ensure that critical data is transmitted with the highest priority.
Quality of Service (QoS) and Traffic Management
The JG542-61101 HPE 5500-48G-PoE+-4sfp Hi 48 Ports Managed Switch has advanced Quality of Service (QoS) and Traffic Management features to prioritize and control network traffic.
QoS allows administrators to assign priorities to different types of traffic, such as voice or video, to ensure that these critical applications receive the bandwidth they need. The switch supports various QoS features, including priority queuing, class-based weight fair queuing (CBWFQ), and low-latency queuing (LLQ) to meet different network requirements.
Traffic Management controls the flow of data on the network, ensuring that it is transmitted efficiently and with minimum delay. The switch supports several traffic management features, including rate limiting, traffic shaping, and jumbo frame support. This helps to prevent network congestion and ensures that critical applications receive the bandwidth they require.
General Information about the HPE JG542-61101
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Part Number or SKU# JG542-61101
- Device Type: Switch – 48 ports – managed – stackable
Technical Information
- Enclosure Type : rack-mountable 1u
- Interfaces : Gigabit ethernet
- Ports : 48 x 10/100/1000 + 4 x gigabit sfp + 2 x 10 gigabit sfp+
- Power over ethernet (poe) : poe+
Performance
- Routing/switching capacity : 224 gbps, throughput : 166.6 mpps
- Capacity : ipv4 routing table entries : 12000, ipv6 routing table entries : 6000
- Mac address table size : 32000 entries
- Jumbo frame support : yes
Management & Protocol
- Routing protocol : ospf, rip, is-is, bgp, igmp, vrrp, pim-sm, static ip routing, pim-dm, ospfv3, pim-ssm, ecmp, ripng, mld, is-isv6, bgp-4+, mpls, bidirectional forwarding detection (bfd)
- Remote management protocol : snmp 1, rmon, telnet, snmp 3, snmp 2c, https, ssh-2, cli
Features
- layer 2 switching, dhcp support, arp support, mpls support, vlan support, auto-uplink (auto mdi/mdi-x), ipv6 support, sflow, spanning tree protocol (stp) support, rapid spanning tree protocol (rstp) support, virtual route redundancy protocol (vrrp) support, multiple spanning tree protocol (mstp) support, access control list (acl) support, quality of service (qos), committed access rate (car), mld snooping, device link detection protocol (dldp) support, rapid ring protection protocol (rrpp) support, equal-cost multipath (ecmp), bidirectional forwarding detection (bfd), endpoint admission defense (ead), stp root guard, unicast reverse path forwarding (urpf), ipv4 support, lldp support, dual firmware images, port isolation, packet storm protection, generic attribute registration protocol (garp), intelligent resilient framework technology (irf), multicast source discovery protocol (msdp), multicast border gateway protocol (mbgp)
Compliant standards
- ieee 802.3, ieee 802.3u, ieee 802.3i, ieee 802.3z, ieee 802.1d, ieee 802.1q, ieee 802.3ab, ieee 802.1p, ieee 802.3x, ieee 802.3ad (lacp), ieee 802.1w, ieee 802.1x, ieee 802.3ae, ieee 802.1ad, ieee 802.1ab (lldp), ieee 802.3at
Expansion / connectivity
- Interfaces : 48 x 1000base-t – rj-45 4 x ethernet 1000 – sfp (mini-gbic) 2 x 10gb ethernet – sfp+ 1 x console – rj-45 – management 1 x rj-45 – management
- Expansion slots : 2 (total) / 2 (free) x expansion slot
- Installed modules qty (max) : 0 (installed) / 2 (max)
Power
- Power device : internal power supply
- Installed qty : 0 (installed) / 2 (max)





