Extreme Networks Releases Latest Core, Edge and Wireless Solutions

(Product News, 5 May 2008)

Extreme Networks has launched its latest edge, aggregation, core, and wireless solutions targeted at the enterprise. The new offerings expand options for consistent edge connectivity, protect existing investments in Extreme Networks modular switches, and lower installation costs for Enterprise-grade wireless LANs.

The new products include the Summit X350 series, which extends the Summit fixed-configuration switch portfolio with value-priced Gigabit connectivity; the new BlackDiamond 8800 "c" series interface and controller modules that deliver backwards-compatible support for larger networks and provide options to upgrade to power over Ethernet in the field; the new Altitude wireless LAN access points for 802.11n and outdoor connectivity; and the new Summit WM20 controller for small sites and branch offices.

The Summit X350 series of fixed configuration Gigabit switches, available in 24 and 48 port models, utilize the ExtremeXOS operating system with advanced Layer 2 switching functionality and powerful edge security capabilities. The Summit X350 provides affordable high speed desktop connectivity, and runs the same software image as all other ExtremeXOS-based Summit edge switches to deliver an unprecedented level of portfolio-wide uniformity and operational simplicity.

The BlackDiamond 8800 "c" series modules, which are backwards compatible with older versions of the BlackDiamond 8800 family, deliver scalability and density for Gigabit and 10 Gigabit ports and field-upgradable Power over Ethernet (PoE) support without compromising the product family's low power consumption leadership. For flexible integrated security capabilities, the CLEAR-Flow rules engine, previously available only on Extreme Networks high-end core products, is now supported on the BlackDiamond 8800 family.

The Summit WM20 and access points, supporting the high speed 802.11n standard, can be installed using standard power over Ethernet delivered on a single cable. New outdoor Access Points, operating at an extended -40 to +70ˇăC temperature range, can also be installed using a single cable. For smaller sites, the new Summit WM20 wireless LAN controller supports even challenging voice over wireless applications.

With the latest release of the ExtremeXOS modular operating system, expanded automation capabilities facilitate easier, more economical network operations.

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