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Ease of Management Supporting Rapid Network Deployment

Single Streamlined

Operating System in the

Entire Enterprise Network

Extreme Networks provides an

ExtremeXOS-based Ethernet switch-

ing platform from edge, aggregation,

to core of the enterprise network.

Having one operating system signifi-

cantly simplifies network deployment

and operation, as well as ongoing

maintenance, to reduce the total cost

of ownership. Summit X150 running

ExtremeXOS provides a consistent

experience among other switches

such as the BlackDiamond

modular

chassis and provides an excellent user

experience from edge to core of the

network.

Network Configuration

Automation

ExtremeXOS provides extensible

scripting capability that allows users

to create a customized series of

commands and executables. Scripting

can be used to add incremental

configuration to the network infra-

structure, such as a list of VLANs to

be configured. This capability eases

the roll-out of networks and reduces

configuration errors. For example,

using the scripting capabilities of

system and user-defined environment

variables and constructs, such as

if/then and loops, allow automating

regular management tasks and

deployment configurations of QoS

rate limiting and ACLs to multiple

ports or multiple switches.

Link Layer Discovery

Protocol (LLDP) and LLDP-

Media Endpoint Discovery

(LLDP-MED)

ExtremeXOS supports IEEE 802.1ab

standards-based discovery protocol

and provides vendor independent

device discovery. It also provides tight

integration with VoIP infrastructure

and phones, including E911 ECS

location, inventory information and

fine grain PoE budgeting and conﬁgu-

ration of information such as VLANs

and QoS tagging.

LLDP not only simplifies deployment

and location of access devices, but can

also be used as a troubleshooting and

firmware management tool. LLDP is an

extensible standard, providing a

framework for industry consortiums to

define application-specific extensions

without causing compatibility issues.

The ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP-Media

Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED)

standard defines extensions specifically

for VoIP. These extensions provide

VoIP-specific information as well as

allow transmission of configuration and

location information to VoIP phones.

Efficient Management to

Handle Convergence-Driven

Network Changes

Power over Ethernet

Deployments of IP Telephony depend

on reliable consistent power from the

Ethernet jack. Summit X150-24p is the

basis for a reliable LAN Telephony

infrastructure with fully redundant 15.4

watts per port, and QoS and resiliency

to match the failover requirements for

latency sensitive services like VoIP

phones. With Summit X150, deployment

of powered LAN devices is quick and

easy with its support of the IEEE

802.3af standard and full Class 3 power

availability on all ports, backed up 100%

by the EPS-500 redundant power supply.

Voice Grade Connections

Granular QoS, low latency and low jitter

provide voice quality connections.

Summit X150 supports a range of QoS

technologies that can prioritize and

predictably handle high priority traffic

policing or rate limiting on ingress,

802.1Q tagging and Diffserv marking,

and shaping on egress with eight queues

per port. The Extreme Networks

tradition of building products with low

latency and jitter continues with the

Summit X150 series—allowing network

managers to build their networks with

low end-to-end latency and jitter.

Summit X150 switches running ExtremeXOS provide a consistent network operation across the network. Summit X150 provides a

variety of methods in conﬁguring and managing the switch for ease of management and for rapid network deployment.

Comprehensive Network

Management

As the network becomes a foundation of

the enterprise application, network

management becomes an important piece

of the solution. Summit X150 supports

comprehensive network management

through Command Line Interface (CLI),

SNMP v1, v2c, v3 and the embedded

XML-based Web User Interface,

ExtremeXOS™ ScreenPlay™. With a

variety of management options and consis-

tency across other Extreme Networks

modular and fixed configuration switch-

es, Summit X150 series switches provide

ease of management for demanding

converged applications.

Extreme Networks has developed tools

that help save you time and resources in

managing your network. EPICenter

provides fault configuration, accounting,

performance and security functions,

allowing more effective management of

Extreme Networks multilayer switching

equipment in a converged network.

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