Product overviewThe HP 12500 Switch Series is a family of powerful, next-generation routing switches with outstanding capacity for the network coreor data center. Besides innovative Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology that provides unprecedented levels of performanceand high availability, the 12500 switch series incorporates Open Application Architecture (OAA), which enables flexible deploymentoptions for new services. These switches also have energy-efficiency features that drive down operational expenses and are ideal fororganizations contemplating large-scale data center consolidations, business continuity and disaster recovery sites, metropolitan areanetwork deployments, and other applications requiring a robust, high-performance switching platform.HP 12508 Switch HP 12518 SwitchQuickSpecs HP 12500 Switch SeriesOverviewDA - 13785 North America — Version 20 — January 16, 2014 Page 1