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Key Benefits to Extreme Networks Solutions for Enterprise Networks

• Extraordinarybusinesscontinuitythroughacomprehensiveavailabilitytoolkitthatkeepsthenetworkrun-ningacrosscommonfailures

• Outstandingvoiceanddatasolutionsoverasingleinfrastructurebasedonleadingtechnologiesforhigh-perfor-mance,continuousconnectivityandexcellentuserexperience

• ComprehensivenetworkprotectionreducingavailabilityrisksusinginnovativesecuritycapabilitiesfromExtremeNetworks

• Productsandservicesthatsimplifyyournetwork,reducecapitalexpendi-turesandeaseoperationalburdens

• Innovation,choiceandcontrolwithanextensiblearchitecturethatintegrateswiththeindustry’sleadingvoiceandsecuritysolutions

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Enterprise Networks Solution OverviewBusiness Continuity

Enterprisenetworksarebeingcalledupontomanagerisk,improveproductivity,enhancethecustomer’sexperience,improvenetworkavail-abilityandmanagegrowthandchange.Furtherchallengedbybudgetlimitations,anddemandforsecurityandflawlessoperations,networkprofessionalsarebeingtestedlikeneverbefore.ExtremeNetworks®isrespondingwithsolutionsandservicesthatdeliversecure,highlyavailableconnectivityforvoice,videoanddatatoadiscerningandhighlymobileusercommunity.Intoday’sworld,yourinfrastructurepartnermatters.Wecanhelpyousolveyourtoughestnetworkingchallenges.

Enterprise RequirementsAtExtremeNetworks,weknowhowtodeliverhighlyavailablenetworksatanyscale.WestartwithaninnovativeapproachtothenetworkOperatingSystem(OS)—ExtremeXOS®—thatusesmodularitytoisolatecriticalfunc-tionsandreducetheimpactofsoftwareupgradesandfailures.Weaddhardwareproductsthataredesignedtoprotectagainstcommonfailuresrangingfromcoolingfanstopowersupplies.WeroundoutouravailabilityportfoliowithourpioneeringEthernetAutomaticEthernetSwitching(EAPS)protocoltoprovideveryfastlinkfailoverforcontinuous,high-qualityVoice-over-IP(VoIP),videoandcriticaldataapplications.

Outstanding Voice and Data Solution

ExtremeNetworkspartnerswithleadingtelephonysolutionsproviders,includingAvaya,Ericsson,Mitel,ShoreTelandothers,todeliverqualityvoicesolutionsthatsimplifymanagement,optimizeperformanceandautomatenetworkprovisioning.UniversalPort,anexclusivefeaturefromExtremeNetworks,easestheoperationalmanagementburdenbyauto-maticallydiscoveringnewlyinstalledhandsetsandprovisioningtheswitchwiththecorrectnetworkresourcesforsimplifiedvoiceoperation.

ExtremeNetworkspowerfulQualityofService(QoS)architecture,advancedtrafficmanagementcapabilitiesandavailabilityinnovationsprovideasinglenetworksolutionforoutstandingvoiceanddata.

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Network Protection with Great Reach and Availability

ExtremeNetworksdeliverspowerfulsolutionsthatprovidemeaningfulinsightintothenetworkandunprecedentedcontrolovernetworkoperations.Theresultisasmarternetworkthatprovidesabetterplat-formforhighersecurity.Built-insecuritycapabilitiesdetectsecurityviolationsandenforcepolicy.Byparticipatinginthesecurityprocess,ExtremeNetworksproductsdelivercoverageacrosstheentirenetworkwithoutsufferingfromoutagesassociatedwithcompromisedoroverloadedinlinesecuritydevices.Thisapproachisalsoexceptionallyresponsive,quicklyspottingthreatsandmitigatingattacksbyengagingthenetworktodetectandisolateproblems.

Lower Costs

SolutionsfromExtremeNetworkssupportleadingedgetechnologiesthathelpyouloweryourcosts.ExtremeNetworkshelpsyouautomatetime-consum-ingmanagementtaskstohelpyouincreaseopera-tionalefficienciesandmaintainhighproductivitywithoutaddingresources.Built-insecuritycapabili-tiescaneliminatetheneedformultipleinlinesecuritydevicesscatteredthroughoutthenetwork.Multiplesupplicantsecuritytechnologycanlowerwiringandinstallationcostsbyallowingmultipledevices—suchasaphoneandacomputer—tosharethesamephysicalportwithuniquepoliciesandauthenticationverificationenforcedoneachdevice.Layer3VirtualSwitchingallowsimplementationofmultiplevirtualswitchesbypartitioningasinglephysicalswitchintodifferentcontrollabledomains,savingyouspace,powerandmanagementresources.

More Choices Today and TomorrowAtExtremeNetworks,webelieveinthefreedomofchoice.Ouraward-winningExtremeXOSOSputsyouincontrolwithanextensibleframeworkthatdrivestowardintegrationwithleadingsecurityandvoiceapplications.ExtremeXOSwastheindustry’sfirstPOSIX-compliantenterprise-gradenetworkOS,allowingthird-partyapplicationstorundirectlyontheswitch.Havingthefreedomtochooseeliminatessingle-vendorconstraintsandisanessentialstrategytohelpyoumeetyourdemandingrequirementsbothtodayandtomorrow.

Solutions for Enterprise NetworksMainstream Data

• ExpandableDataNetworkforGrowingOrganizations

• High-PerformanceDataforBandwidth-IntensiveApplications

Converged Networking

• EnterpriseIPTelephonywithSimpleManagementandHighQuality

• SecureandReliableIPContactCenter

• CriticalApplicationAvailabilityforHigherEducation

Wireless Mobility

• SecurePlug-and-PlayWirelessLAN(WLAN)

Network Security

• NetworkSecurityPoisedforGrowth

• IntelligentandAutomatedPolicy-BasedAccessControl

Customer Quotes

“ExtremeNetworksSummit®WMwirelessLANsolutiongivesustheflexibility,ease-of-managementandimportantsecurityfunctionsthatwereallyhadtohave.Thisfitswellwithourstrategytousewirelesstoprovidethemostrelevantandtimelydatatoourfieldtechniciansinasecure,convenientandflexibleway.”

-ElliottAskins ITSupport SanteeElectricCooperative“WithExtreme’sBlackDiamond®8810inthecoreofournetwork,wehaveaninfrastructurethatsupportsbothvoiceanddataapplications,andatotalnetworksolutionthatissimpletomanage.Thesolutiondelivershigherlevelsofavailability,redundancyandPoweroverEthernetportstohelpensurethatthecriticalneedsofourhospitalnetworkareconsistentlymet.”

-DanAllee TechnicalSpecialist HancockRegionalHospital

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Building a Strong Foundation Expandable Data Network for Growing Organizations

SolutionsfromExtremeNetworksallowseamlessgrowthandexpansionwithouttheneedforforkliftupgrades.StackableSummitEthernetswitchesandthemodularandupgradeableBlackDiamondchassis-basedswitcheshelpyouexpandyournetworkwithoutincreasingthenumberofdevicestobemanaged.OurstandaloneSummitswitchesdeliverthefeaturesyouneedtotamechaosatyournetworkedgeforafractionofthecost(seeFigure1).Oursolutionsprovideextraordinary

capabilitiesforcontinuousconnectivitywithintegratedhardware,fault-toleranceandresilientsoftwarebasedontheindustry’sfirstmodularOS,ExtremeXOS.YoucaneasilysupplementyourITresourcesbyutilizingExtremeNetworksremotemanagementservicesdeliveredthroughourPremierServicesProgram(PSP)whileaugmentingyourstaffwithenhancedmaintenance,educationandtrainingasyouexpandyourbusiness.

Figure 1: Expandable Data Network for Growing Organizations

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Expanding into Advanced Networks High-Performance Data for Bandwidth-Intensive Applications

WithExtremeNetworkspremierswitchingproducts,youcanbuildanetworkthathasextraordinaryperfor-manceunderduressinsupportingthemostdemand-ing,bandwidth-intensivedataapplications(seeFigure2).Oursolutiondeliversperformancewithoutsurprisesbyofferingafullynon-blockingarchitectureandmulti-layertrafficgroomingintheswitchtoavoidcongestioninthecoreunderalltrafficloads.

SummitX450eedgeswitchesandBlackDiamond8800modularswitchessatisfythedemandofhigh-perfor-manceworkstationsbyofferinggigabitperformancetothedesktopandaggregategigabitor10gigabitconnec-tionstothecore.OurSummitX350offersavalue-

priced,fixedconfigurationforenterpriseswithinfre-quentadds,movesandchanges.SecurityconcernscanbeaddressedwithoutriskingperformanceusingswitchesthatsupportthepioneeringCLEAR-FlowsecurityrulesengineandSentriant®securityappli-ancesformultigigabitthreatdetectionandmitigation.WithresiliencyfeaturesimplementedatboththehardwareandsoftwarelevelsandthemodularEx-tremeXOSOSthateliminatesnetworkdowntime,thesolutionsareaperfectfitfordemandingapplicationssuchasmedicalimaging,computeranimationorcomputer-aideddesign.

ExtremeNetworksprovidesconfigurationrecommen-dations,on-sitetrainingandproactivemonitoringofnetworkperformanceandutilizationtohelpyoufullyoptimizethepowerfulperformancecapabilitiesofthissolution.

Figure 2: High-Performance Data Network for Bandwidth-Intensive Applications

Enterprise Network Applications—Converged Networking

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Delivering Reliable IP TelephonyEnterprise IP Telephony with Simple Management and High Quality

Providingoutstandingvoiceanddataperformanceoverasingleconvergedinfrastructure,ExtremeNetworksIPTelephonysolution,asshowninFigure3,allowsITmanagerstoachievebothcostandoperationalefficien-cies.Withavailabilityaddressedatthenetwork,softwareandhardwarelevelsandhardwaresupportformoregranularprioritizationmodelsthanmanyothervendors,switchesfromExtremeNetworksprovidesuperior-qualityvoiceperformanceunderduress.Embeddedsecurityfeaturessuchas802.1xandDHCPsnoopingpreservetheintegrityofthevoiceinfrastruc-ture,whileLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)and

UniversalPortonstackableSummitX250eandX450eswitchesgreatlysimplifythediscoveryandprovision-ingofIPphones.User-modifiabledeploymentmodulesforSummitX150speedthedeliveryofstandaloneswitchconfiguration.

ExtremeNetworksofferscomprehensivesupportservicesforVoIPdeploymentincludingpreliminaryassessment,consultativedesign,systeminstallationandoperatortraining.Formoreadvancedtechnolo-gies,oursystemtechnicianscantailorasolutiontoyourneedsandhelpensureyoursuccess.

Figure 3: Enterprise IP Telephony with Simple Management and High Quality

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Empowering Customer Intimacy Secure and Reliable IP Contact Center

ExtremeNetworksinfrastructuresolutionskeepyourcontactcenterworkingaroundtheclock.Youragentscancountonhighavailability,superiorvoicequalityandreliableconnectivitytocriticalbusinessapplica-tions,whilenetworkoperatorsenjoysimplifiedmanagementofadds,movesandchanges.SecuritycapabilitiesintegratewithExtremeNetworksswitch-esrunningthehighlysecureExtremeXOSOStoprovidecomprehensivenetworkprotectionwithoutriskingcontactcenteroperations.Advancedtrafficmanagementcapabilities,multipleQoSlevelsandcomprehensiveavailabilityfeaturesimplementedinhardwareandsoftwareprovideoutstandingapplica-tionperformanceforvoiceanddataoverthesameinfrastructure.

ExtremeNetworkssolutionssimplifyandsecureeachagent’sdesktopwithacomprehensivetoolkitforendpointmanagementandsecurity.OuradvancedUniversalPortcapabilitymakesitpossibletoauto-mateandsecuredesktopworkenvironmentsusingasinglecableandswitchportforeachagent.UniversalPortusesadvanced,multi-supplicant802.1xendpointauthenticationwithLLDPtolockdownphonesetsanddesktopcomputerswhileautomatingprovisioningandoperationaltasks(seeFigure4).WithExtremeNetworks,yourcontactcentercaneasilyaccommodateseasonalfluctuationsincontactcenterdemand,staffchurnandgrowth.

ExtremeNetworksprovidesconfigurationrecommen-dations,on-sitetrainingandproactivemonitoringofnetworkperformanceandutilizationtohelpyoufullyoptimizethepowerfulperformancecapabilitiesofthissolution.

Figure 4: Secure and Reliable IP Contact Center

solutionsthatsimplifymanagement,optimizeperformanceandautomatenetworkprovisioning.Asaresultofthesepartnerships,anumberofjointlydevelopedenhancementshavebeendeliveredtothemarket.ByfocusingonoptimizationforvoiceandonpartnershipswithleadingprovidersofVoIPsolutions,ExtremeNetworksiswellpositionedtosupporttheevolvingneedsforvoiceincampusenvironments.

ExtremeNetworksofferswirelesssolutionsthateasilyintegratewithexistingwirednetworkswithminimaldisruptionsandoverhead.Thereisnoneedforclientsoftwareorchangestonetworkconfigurationortopology.Itisextremelyeasytoinstallandoperate.Withthecapabilitytosupportmultipleaccesstypes,devicesandapplicationsunderonesingleWLANinfrastructure,thesesolutionsprovidequalityperfor-mancetomeetthehighmobilityneedsofstudents,facultyandstaff.

ExtremeNetworksprovidesconfigurationrecommenda-tions,on-sitetrainingandproactivemonitoringofnetworkperformanceandutilizationtohelpyoufullyoptimizethepowerfulperformancecapabilitiesofthissolution.

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Critical Application Availability for Higher EducationOptimized Performance for Demanding Users

ExtremeNetworksprovidesanumberofdifferentiatedcapabilitiesthatsupportcolleges’anduniversities’requirementsforhighnetworkavailability.Thesecapabilitiesfocusonreducingtheimpactofcommonoperationalactivities,networkcongestionandequip-mentfailures.Toaddressoneofthetoughestchal-lengesforcollegesanduniversities,ExtremeNetworkshasdevelopednetwork-widesecuritysolutions,policy-basedroutingandevent-drivenportprovision-ingwhichallownetworkadministratorstoknowwhoisaccessingthenetworkviawhichdeviceandfromwhatlocation.Thisrichnetworkinsighthelpsensurecompli-ancewithnetworksecuritypolicies,protectscriticalintellectualpropertyandsupportshighnetworkavailability.WithExtremeNetworks,collegesanduniversitiescansecurelyprovideaccesstoinformationandresourcesbystudents,facultyandstafffromanywiredorwirelessconnection.

ExtremeNetworkspartnerswithleadingIPTelepho-nysolutionproviderstodeliverqualityvoice

Figure 5: Higher Education Network Example

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Deploying a Flexible Workforce EnvironmentSecure Plug-and-Play Wireless LAN

Easy-to-deployWLANsolutionsfromExtremeNetworks(seeFigure6)providereliableandsecurewirelessconnectivity,andsupportmultipleaccesstypesthathavedifferentsecurity,accessandqualityrequirements.AccessDomainssimplifythesup-portofmultipleusers,devices,andaccesstypesoverthesameWLANinfrastructure.

Setupandoperationofthesystemissimple,withzero-touchaccesspointsthatautomaticallydiscovertheSummitWMWLANcontrollerwithinaLayer2/Layer3network.Oncetheaccesspointisauthenti-catedandregisteredbythecontroller,thesoftwareimageandconfigurationisdownloadedtotheaccesspoint.WithDynamicRadioManagement(DRM)itiseasytodeploymultipleaccesspointsinanetwork.TheaccesspointsautomaticallycalibratetheirRFchannelpowersettingstominimizecross-channelinterferencewithadjacentAPs.WithDRM,manualconfigurationofRFchannelandpowersettingsiseliminatedwithsubstantialcostsavingsforthecustomer.

ExtremeNetworksWLANsolutionexcelsatsupportinggrowingnetworks,solvingtoughwirelessvoiceconnec-tivitychallengesbothindoorandoutdoorandsecuringthewirelessenvironment.SentriantAG200providesfastintegritytestingofendpointsconnectingtothenetworktoensurepolicycompliance.Distributedencryptionofferssuperiorscalabilityandbetterbranchofficesupport.Voiceapplicationsbenefitfromself-healingradiocoverageandrobustnetworkfaulttoleranceforexceptionalavailability,andQoSfeaturesthatdeliverthevoiceclarityyouexpect.Inadditiontocomprehensivesupportfordirectory-integratedlinkprivacy,wirelesssecurityisfurtherstrengthenedthroughapartnershipwithAirTightNetworksforwirelessintrusiondetectionandprevention.

ExtremeNetworkscanhelpeaseyourtransitiontoamobileenvironmentwithanumberofservicesforwirelessdeployment.Wehaveexpertiseinsitesurveysaswellasinstallationandconfigurationservices.Oursolutionhasbeentestedandcertifiedforvoiceopera-tionsbySpectraLink,VoceraandAvaya.

Figure 6: Secure Plug-and-Play Wireless LAN

Enterprise Network Applications—Network Security

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Protecting the Network from Emerging ThreatsNetwork Security Poised for Growth

AswitchinginfrastructurefromExtremeNetworksincludesawealthofstandardcapabilitiesforensuringtheintegrityoftheinteriornetwork(seeFigure7).OurcommitmenttosecuritymeansyouwillbenefitfrominfrastructuresolutionsthatwithstandDenialofService(DoS)attacks,adapttoaddressemergingthreats,andcanscaletosupportgrowingnetworksandchangingneeds.EmbeddedsecuritycapabilitiesincludeourCLEAR-Flowrulesengineforwire-rateexaminationofnetworktraffic,switchDoSprotections,rogueDHCPserverdetection,sourceaddressspoofingprevention,MACaddresslimit/lockdown,andvirtualswitchingfeaturesforeffectivenetworksegregationandprotection.

Fortoughersecuritychallenges,ExtremeXOSdeliversanextensibleinterfacethatallowstheinfrastructuretobeanengagedparticipantinthesecurityprocess.Wepioneeredthedevelopmentofbuilt-insecurity

capabilitiesbycombiningadvancedsecuritytechnolo-gieswithanetworkthatdeliversmeaningfulinsightandunprecedentedcontrol.SentriantAG200providesfastintegritytestingofalllocalandremotenetworkendpointsconnectingtothenetworkwithmultipleenforcementmechanismsbasedonindustrystan-dardssuchas802.1xandDHCP.TheSentriantsecuritysolutionprovidesexcellentscalabilityandmorecoverageforthesamesecurityinvestment.Ofcourse,Sentriantcanalsodeliversignificantprotec-tionwhenusedwithanynetwork—evenwhentheswitchesaren’tpurple!

ExtremeNetworkscanhelpyousuccessfullyimplementeventhemostcomplexnetworksecurityprojectswithon-sitesecurityassessments,designservices,andongoingsecurityconfigurationandtuning.

Figure 7: Agentless Self-Defense for Any Network

Strengthening Policy Enforcement Intelligent and Automated Policy-Based Access Control

SolutionsfromExtremeNetworksalloworganizationstomeetdemandingregulatoryandcorporatepolicycompliancerequirementsthroughgranular,per-useraccesspoliciesthatlinknetworkaccessdirectlytoauser’srolewithintheorganization.Nativeswitchcapabilitiescanaccommodatebasicneeds,whilegrowingnetworkswithmoresophisticatedrequirementscanleverageExtremeNetworksmoreadvancedsolutionsforendpointintegrityandcontrol.

Oursolutionsdeliverintegratedsupportforadvancedendpointcontrolthatallowsmultipledevicestosharethesamenetworkconnectionwithoutanycompromiseinaccesscontrolandauthentication.Theuseofasinglecabletosupportaworkarea’svoiceanddataconnectivityrequirementssimplifiesdeploymenttasksandreducescost.Thecapabilityleveragesmulti-sup-plicant802.1xtechnologythatcanintegratewithdirectorysolutionstocentralizemanagementtasks.In

addition,ExtremeNetworksNetLoginfeaturehelpsidentifyandauthenticateusersbeforenetworkaccessisallowed.

Fortoughendpointcontrolandintegritychallenges,ExtremeNetworksofferstheSentriantAG200networkaccessmanagementsolution.WithSentriantAG200,ITmanagerscanachieveoperation-alsimplicityandefficiencythroughcentralizedmanagement,exceptionallyfast,agentlesshost-integ-ritycheckingandautomatedpolicyenforcementandquarantineofnoncompliantdevices.SentriantAG200integrateswiththecoretoprovideoutstandingprotectionwithoutriskingbusinesscontinuity.

ExtremeNetworksprovidesdedicatedservicesincludingon-sitesecurityassessments,anddesignservicestohelpyousuccessfullyimplementeventhemostcomplexsecurityprojects.

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Figure 8: Intelligent and Automated Policy-Based Access Control

Explanations of Technologies and Protocols

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Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS)

EthernetAutomaticProtectionSwitching(EAPS,RFC3619)isaprotocolinventedbyExtremeNetworks,designedtopreventloopsinaringtopologyrunningLayer2traffic.Intheeventofacablecutorahardwarefailure,EAPSrapidlyconverges,usuallywithoutimpactingVoIPcallsinprogress.Performanceisindependentofthenumberofswitchesinthering,andreconvergencewillhappeninlessthan50msinmostdeployments.

CLEAR-Flow Security Rules Engine

CLEAR-Flow,aflexibleandpowerfulfeatureinselectedSummitandBlackDiamondseriesswitchesandmodules,monitors100%ofallnetworktrafficonaswitchandtakespre-definedactionswhencertaintrafficthresholdsaremet.CLEAR-Flowbringstogethernetworkmonitoring,analysisandresponseinasingle,wire-speedprocessinsidetheEthernetswitchingfabric.WhenCLEAR-Flowdetectsanabnormaltrafficpatternitcandynamicallychangeaccessrightsgrantedtoasuspiciousport,changeQoSsettings,mirrorsyslogtraffic,orpresentthetraffictoanofflineIDS/IPSresourceforfurtheranalysis.Trafficisexaminedandcontrolledatwire-speed,greatlyshorteningthetimeittakestorespondtoattacksorpolicyviolationscomparedtooff-switchanalysistools.

Layer 3 Virtual Switching

Layer3VirtualSwitchingimplementsanumberofVirtualRoutersonthesamephysicalswitchandhasthesamecapabilitiesandpropertiesasaphysicalrouter.Layer3virtualswitchesareidealforpartition-ingthenetworkintodifferentadministrativedomains.Forexample,theVoIPnetworkmightberunbyadifferentgroupthanthedatanetwork,orforsecuritybestpractices,IToperatorsmayneedtosegregatetheirnetworksinto“trusted”and“untrusted”domainswhereonlypolicy-compliantenddevicescanconnecttocompany’sintranet.Layer3virtualswitchesreducecapitalandoperationscostsforequipment,space,powerandmanagement.

ExtremeXOS

ExtremeXOSisanextensiblenetworkOSdevelopedbyExtremeNetworksthatdeliversmeaningfulinsightandunprecedentedcontrolformission-criticalapplications.WithexceptionalsupportforVoIP,integratedsecurityandhighavailability, ExtremeXOSstandsoutasarealalternativetoclosed,proprietaryproductsthatlimitchoiceandcompromiseperformance.

FourpowerfulcapabilitiescombinetomakeExtremeXOSthebestOSforsolvingyourtoughestnetworkingchallenges.Modularityenhancesavailabil-itybyisolatingsoftwareprocessestolimittheimpactofchanges,attacksorinstabilities.Ourextensibleinterfacesallowapplicationstoeffectivelycontrolthenetworkwithoutunnecessarilytightintegrationthatcanlimitflexibilityandforcesystem-wideupgradecycles.ExtremeXOSisaPOSIX-compliantOS,makingon-switchapplicationintegrationstraightforwardandfast.Wire-rateinstrumentationprovidesdeepinsightintocriticalnetworkactivitiestobuildsophisticatedsecurityandvoiceapplications.

LLDP

LLDP,otherwiseknownas802.1ab,allowsEthernetdevicestoprovidearichsetofinformationtothenetworkinfrastructure,givingthenetworkmoreinsightintotheneedsandcapabilitiesofeachcon-necteddevice.Asaresult,provisioningandmanage-menttaskscanbegreatlysimplifiedandstreamlined.UsedinconjunctionwithExtremeNetworksUniversalPort,LLDPisapowerfultoolforgrowingorganizationsfacinggrowthandchangewithlimitedstaff.

Universal Port

ExtremeNetworksexclusiveUniversalPortbringsaninnovativefeatureembeddedintoExtremeXOSadvancedswitchesthatreactstonetworkeventswithintelligent,automatedresponses.Inaccesslayerswitchesitreactsto802.1ab(LLDP)and802.1xauthenticationeventstoself-provisionthenetworkandapplycertainpoliciesasdictatedbytheadminis-trator.Byautomaticallyconfiguring,protectingandmanagingthedeploymentofendpoints,UniversalPortgreatlysimplifiessecuritypolicyenforcementsforroamingusersanddevices.

Enterprise Services and Support

Extreme Networks Enterprise Network Solution Overview

ExtremeNetworkscomprehensiveserviceandsupportsolutionshelpyouoptimizeyournetworkandprotectyourinvestment.Weempoweryouwiththetoolsthathelpyoumovefromreactivetoproactivemanagementofyournetwork.Asadvisors,werecommendanddelivertechnicalsolutionsandservices,notbasedonwhatwemanufacture,butdesignedaroundwhatyourbusinessrequires.Ouropenplatformallowsforintegrationofbest-in-classtechnology.

Maintenance and Support

Maintenanceandsupportaidsinthesuccessfuloperationofyournetworkbyprovidingyouwithassistancetomaintainhighavailabilityandreducerisks.ExtremeWorks®helpsyoutooperateandmanageyournetworkonaday-to-daybasis,24x7x365,andprovidesyouwiththesecurityofknowingthatyouhaveaccesstoexpertiseandsupportwhentheunexpectedoccurs.

Education and Training

Networksareconstantlychangingtomeetevolvingbusinessneeds.SkilledITprofessionalscanleadyouthroughthechallengesofmeetingtoday’sandtomorrow’snetworkdemands.ExtremeNetworksprovidesyouwiththeeducationandtrainingtohelpdevelopyourin-housetechnicalexpertise,tohelpyouincreaseproductivityandtomaximizeyournetworkinvestment.

Advanced Services

ExtremeNetworksismakingthenetworkvisiblewithPSP.PSPgoesbeyondtraditionaltransactionalmanagement(reactionary,break-fixmaintenance)anddeliversasuiteofmeasurementtoolsthatprovideyouwithinformationtoallowyoutoproactivelymanageyournetworkandgainvisibilityacrossyourentiremulti-vendornetworkofdevices,applicationsandnetworkperformance.

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