Extreme Networks Gigabit Switches Feature 80Gbps Stacking Performance

Extreme Networks Inc. has launched a new family of Gigabit Ethernet fixed switching solutions that feature the versatility and performance required for building scalable converged campus networks and virtualized data centers. The Summit X460 family of Gigabit switches, featuring the ExtremeXOS operating system, deliver superior versatility for network designs, and application and convergence support due to their leading performance, virtual chassis capabilities—featuring 80Gbps stacking performance up to a distance of 100m—and integrated PoE Plus.

To increase the flexibility, efficiency and costs of deploying the network, the single line of Summit X460 switches can be deployed for multiple applications, including the advanced edge of campus networks where devices and users connect, network aggregation switches, or in the data center as a Top-of-Rack switch with optional high-speed 80Gbps cross-rack stacking at distances of up to 100m. Summit X460 switches provide a truly right-sized alternative that network managers now have to build virtual chassis within a rack, across racks, and across long distances, without sacrificing advanced functionality, reliability and ease-of-use.

Innovations to the Extreme Networks SummitStack allows campus network planners to design their network from end-to-end, deploying up to eight switches in a virtual chassis with choices for either 40Gbps via the SummitStack module, 80Gbps via the new SummitStack-V80 module, or with the option to use 10GbE. SummitStack-V adds the benefit of standards-based 10GbE cabling and optics including XFP, SFP+, 10GBASE-T and XENPAK. It also enables long distance stacking connectivity of up to 80km, while reducing cable complexity.

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