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The Summit48 and Summit24 provide 10/100 Mbps aggregation in service provider data centers, server farms, metropolitan area networks, multi-tenant buildings, and wiring closets. They integrated seamlessly into networks while delivering high port density, wire-speed performance and low cost of ownership.

Summit48
With 48 switched 10/100 Mbps auto-negotiating Ethernet ports and two full-duplex GBIC-based 1000BASE-SX, LX or LX-70 Gigabit Ethernet ports, Summit48 has a 17.5 Gbps non-blocking switch fabric and a forwarding rate of 10.1 million packets per second. Summit48 comes with wire-speed Layer 2 and wire-speed basic Layer 3 switching using static routing or RIP V1/V2 routing protocols. For easy scalability, the Summit48 upgrades to full Layer 3 switching with a simple upgrade key. The full Layer 3 switching includes support for protocols such as OSPF, DVMRP, PIM and IPX routing of multiple encapsulation types.

Summit24
With 24 switched 10/100 Mbps auto-negotiating Ethernet ports and one full-duplex GBIC-based 1000BASE-SX, LX or LX-70 Gigabit Ethernet port, Summit24 has an 8.5 Gbps non-blocking switch fabric and a forwarding rate of 5.1 million packets per second. Summit24 comes with wire-speed Layer 2 and wire-speed basic Layer 3 switching using static routing or RIP V1/V2 routing protocols. For easy scalability, the Summit24 upgrades to full Layer 3 switching with a simple upgrade key. The full Layer 3 switching includes support for protocols such as OSPF, DVMRP, PIM and IPX routing of multiple encapsulation types.

Pre-installed on every Extreme Networks switch, the ExtremeWare™ software suite combines industry-standard protocols to ensure interoperability with legacy switches and routers, plus Policy-Based Quality of Service (QoS) for bandwidth management and traffic.

Gigabit Ethernet links to the network core and high-density 10/100 Mbps ports to the edge

Non-blocking switch fabric bandwidth with wire-speed switch performance

Start with basic Layer 3 switching and wire-speed Layer 2 switching

Scale up to full Layer 3- using advanced IP Routing Protocols and IPX Routing- with a simple upgrade key

Policy-Based QoS, including bandwidth management, prioritization and congestion control

Fault-tolerant: multiple load-sharing trunks, multiple spanning trees and optional redundant power supply

• Extensive management through HTTP, SNMP, RMON and command line interface

Simple to Deploy, Easy to Manage
The high-density 10/100 Mbps auto-negotiating Ethernet ports in these switches simplify deployment and minimize complexity. There's no need to change any existing subnet infrastructures. Both the Summit48 and the Summit24 come equipped with wire-speed Layer 2 switching and wire-speed basic Layer 3 switching that supports static routing and the use of the RIP protocol. Using a system-specific upgrade key, network managers can migrate anytime to full Layer 3 switching including support for protocols such as OSPF, PIM and IPX routing of multiple encapsulation types.

The ExtremeWare standards-based software suite also simplifies
switch management. Preloaded on every Summit switch, ExtremeWare includes a comprehensive command line interface (CLI) and the easy-to-use ExtremeWare Vista™ Web-based management interface. ExtremeWare also supports SNMP and four groups of RMON.

A Future-Proof Solution
With Summit48 and Summit24, Extreme has taken the features and performance of a high-end switch, the simplicity and low cost of an edge device, and deployed them in a stackable 3.5 inch-high form factor. Included with this powerful price/performance mix are link aggregation, wire-speed Layer 2 switching, wire-speed basic Layer 3 switching and quality of service-everything a business needs for today's switched networks.

For future proofing, network managers can easily upgrade their switches at any time to include support for protocols such as OSPF, PIM and IPX routing of multiple encapsulation types. As part of Extreme's end-to-end switching solutions, both switches are expected to give businesses the ability to handle most bandwidth-intensive applications in the future.

Maximum Performance & Scalability
The Summit48 and Summit24 maximize performance and scalability for a wide range of 10/100 Mbps connections. They can provide dedicated 10/100 Mbps links to desktops and servers or multiple 10/100 or 1000 Mbps links can be aggregated to load-share traffic. They also support dual load-shared backbone connections.

Like other Summit switches, Summit48 and Summit24 are non-blocking so their backplane capacity is always greater than the aggregation of all their ports. This enables full wire-speed performance on all ports, all the time-even under severe traffic conditions.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Low cost is an important factor when considering 10/100 Mbps aggregation. And the combination of low cost, high port density and wire-speed performance make Summit48 and Summit24 the ultimate choice for service provider data centers and wiring closets.

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