HP Auto Port Aggregation
Performance and Scalability White Paper
Part number: 5555–1245
published February 2006
Edition: 1.0
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Table of Contents
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Introduction............................................................................................................................................7
Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................7
Benchmark Results...................................................................................................................................8
Unidirectional Throughput Performance.................................................................................................8
Bidirectional Throughput Performance...................................................................................................9
Configuration ........................................................................................................................................9
Benchmark Components........................................................................................................................11
For More Information.............................................................................................................................13
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