HP A5500 - škálovatelný přepínač s 24 gigabitovými porty, 10GbE uplinky a managementem. Porty 24 auto-sensing 10/100/1000 ports(IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u Type 100Base-TX, IEEE 802.3ab Type 1000Base-T), Duplex: 10Base-T/100Base-TX: half or full; 1000Base-T: full only; 4 dual-personality ports, auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T or SFP; 2 port expansion module slots; 1 RJ-45 serial console port; Supports a maximum of 24 auto-sensing 10/100/1000 ports Paměť a procesor 128 MB SDRAM, packet buffer size: 2 MB, 16 MB flash