The new HP A12900/A11900 switching series?

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So, this seems to be the either the new A12900 or A11900 switching series?

http://www.h3c.com.cn/minisite/2013_event/s12510-x_3d/

http://forum.h3c.com/thread-132011-1-1.html

Does someone have any english documents about those devices?

[Vince_Whirlwind]

Nein.

[Peter_Debruyne]

Hi,

This is the public info available:

12900 is next-gen 12500, based on CLOS fabric and very-large buffers:

http://h17007.www1.hp.com/docs/interop/2013/4AA4-6499ENW.pdf

H3C calls it the 12500-X. Test results look pretty impressive (google translate):

http://translate.google.be/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.h3c.com.cn%2FProducts___Technology%2FProducts%2FSwitches%2FHome%2FNews_And_Event%2F201303%2F779663_30003_0.htm

11900 is based on 10500, based on orthoganal fabric, but only the high-end SF linecards are available, and just "normal" buffers:

http://h17007.www1.hp.com/docs/interop/2013/4AA4-6497ENW.pdf

The 11900 is already available in the online configurator, where you can review the line card specs:

http://h17007.www1.hp.com/tw/en/products/configurator/index.aspx

Due to the buffering difference, 12XXX is more positioned as the core device, 11900 is positioned as distribution/aggregation,

Hope this helps,

Best regards,Peter