The HP 5130 EI Switch Series delivers flexibility, scalability, and low total cost of ownership at the access layer of campus networks in medium and large enterprises. It offers enterprise-class quality of service and security, HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) stacking, Layer 3 static routing and RIP, convenient fixed 10GbE uplink ports, PoE+, ACLs, IPv6, and energy-saving options with Energy Efficient Ethernet. The HP 5130 EI Switch Series can be managed with HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC), which provides a centralized view of the entire network.

Standards-based switches range from switches that are simply plug-and-play to fully managed, high-performance switches that support bandwidth-intensive applications such as video. They are energy efficient, and many come with a comprehensive lifetime warranty.