HP FlexFabric 7900 Modular Core Switch is a compact modular data center core switch supporting virtualized data centers and evolutionary needs of private and public clouds deployments. Delivering unprecedented levels of performance, buffering, scale, and availability with high density 10GbE, 40GbE and 100GbE interfaces at a lower cost, using only a fraction of the footprint used by traditional chassis. The switch supports full Layer 2 and 3 features, including advanced features such as TRILL and HP Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF), which enable scale-out, two-tier leaf-spine architecture Features Next Generation Compact Modular Data Center Core Switch The HP FlexFabric 7900 Modular Core Switch supports virtualized data centers and public and private clouds deployments. Supports scale-out, two-tier leaf-spine architectures with greater reliability. Delivers Unprecedented Levels of Performance at Lower Cost The HP FlexFabric 7900 Modular Core Switch provides high density 10GbE, 40GbE and 100GbE interfaces in a smaller footprint than a traditional modular chassis. Combines the investment protection and flexibility of a chassis – but in a smaller foot print and at a lower entry price. Includes feature rich HP Comware capabilities and simplified zero cost/complexity licensing. Enables a Simplified, Automated Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Fabric With the HP FlexFabric 7900 Modular Core Switch you get large Layer 2 scaling with TRILL and HP IRF. Federates HP FlexFabric infrastructure with VMware NSX virtual overlay. Supports VXLAN, NVGRE and OpenFlow 1.3. Supports open, standards based programmability – SDN App Store and SDK.