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3 ExtremeWare Overview
This chapter describes the following topics:
• Summary of Features on page 33
• Security Licensing on page 37
• Software Factory Defaults on page 38
ExtremeWare is the full-featured software operating system that is designed to run on the Summit24e3
switch. This section describes the supported ExtremeWare features for the Summit24e3 switch.
Summary of Features
The Summit24e3 supports the following ExtremeWare features:
• Virtual local area networks (VLANs) including support for IEEE 802.1Q and IEEE 802.1p
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) (IEEE 802.1D)
• Quality of Service (QoS) including support for IEEE 802.1p, MAC QoS, and four hardware queues
• Wire-speed Internet Protocol (IP) routing
• DHCP/BOOTP Relay
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Extreme Standby Router Protocol (ESRP) - Aware support
• Ethernet Automated Protection Switching (EAPS) support
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP) version 1 and RIP version 2
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol
• Wire-speed IP multicast routing support
• Diffserv support
• Access-policy support for routing protocols
• Access list support for packet filtering
• Access list support for rate-limiting
• IGMP snooping to control IP multicast traffic
• Load sharing on multiple ports