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Extreme Networks Data Sheet: Summit X450a Series
Advanced Features Oer Versatile Deployment
Combining superior resiliency, comprehensive security, and nonblocking performance, the Summit X450a switch is the
cornerstone of a high-performance network. Summit X450a series provides a high bandwidth, non-blocking architec-
ture with tri-speed copper Gigabit Ethernet ports for demanding Top-of-Rack data center applications. With optional
10 gigabit trunks, Summit X450a switches connect to gigabit edge devices and provide a high-performance aggrega-
tion layer in a traditional three-tier LAN. For Carrier Ethernet networks, Summit X450a switches deliver exceptional
QoS and trac management capabilities.
Advanced Routing Capabilities for
Small Network Core
Supportingcoredeploymentsrequiresfullprotocolsupport.
SummitX450aswitchessupportadvancedprotocolsforan
ecientandproductivesmallnetworkcore.Theswitches
providestatic,RIPandEdge-OSPFprotocolswithpolicy-based
routingcapabilities.AnoptionalExtremeXOScorelicense
extendsthefeaturesettoincludeotherimportantcore
functionssuchas:
• FullOSPFformuchgreaterextensibilitythanRIPcanprovide
• BGPforinter-autonomoussystemforwarding
• PIM,sparseanddensemodesforroutingofmulticaststreams
• IPv6hardwareforwardingwithOSPFv3
• IPv6tunnels,IPv6-to-IPv4translation,andIPv6multicast
discoveryforextensiveIPv6support
Supports Virtualized Data Centers
SummitX450aswitchesalsosupportDirectAttach™,which
eliminatesthevirtualswitchlayer,simplifyingthenetworkand
improvingperformance.DirectAttachenablesdatacenter
simplicationbyreducingnetworktiersfrom4or5tierstojust
3or2tiers,dependingonthesizeofthedatacenter.Tofurther
enhancedatacenteroperations,SummitX450aswitches
supportXNV™(ExtremeXOSNetworkVirtualization),whichisa
setofsoftwaremodulesfortheExtremeXOSbasedswitching
productportfolio,andisavailableviatheDataCenterFeature
PackforExtremeNetworksRidgeline™,anetworkandservice
managementapplication.XNVbringsinsight,controland
automationforhighlyvirtualizeddatacenterstothenetwork.
Exceptional Policy-Based QoS and
Trac Management for Triple Play
Services
TheSummitX450aseriesprovideseighthardwarequeues
perporttosupportgranulartracclassication,andupto
2,048centralizedACLsper24-portblockthatcanuseinforma-
tionfromLayers1–4toprioritizeandmeterincomingpackets
atline-rate.Whenmeteringtrac,theswitchescandrop
out-of-spectracoragitforlateraction.Toexpedite
upstreamtrachandling,apacket’sclassicationcanbe
High Bandwidth, Non-Blocking
Architecture for Demanding Edge
Applications
Whendeployedasanaccessswitch,SummitX450a,withits
modular10gigabitintegratedberports,providestheband-
widthrequiredbythemostdemandingapplications.Withmore
than20gigabitsofuplinkcapacity,uplinkbandwidthbottle-
necksareeliminated.Providingline-ratethroughputand
supportingjumboframesupto9,216bytes,SummitX450a
allowstransferstobecompletedinminimaltime.
High Density Gigabit Ports with
Optional 10 Gigabit Uplinks
TheSummitX450aswitchesprovideidealperformanceand
functionalitiesfortheaggregationlayer.Theyeliminatethe
needtofunneltracthroughalowbandwidthgigabittrunkby
providingnon-blocking10gigabitlinkstothecore.Asan
optionmodule,SummitX450aprovidesavarietyofchoicesfor
10GigabitEthernetuplinks:dualport10GBASE-TforUTP
connectivity,dualportSFP+forberandpassivecopper
connectivityanddualportXFP.
Link Redundancy Protocols
Aggregationswitchesarelocatedinthenetworkcrossroads
withhigh-densitytracfrommanyusers.Becauseofits
location,everyconnectiontoandfromanaggregationswitch
mustberedundantinordertoallowasafefailoveroftrac
toasecondarypathincaseoflinkordevicefailure.The
SummitX450aseriesoerssuperiorlinkredundancyfeatures
thatprovideahighlyavailableaggregationlayer.
Forexample,wherevoice-graderesiliencyisrequired,EAPS
allowslinkstofailoverrapidlysothatvoicecallsessionsarenot
dropped.OtherlinkresiliencyfeaturesincludeOSPF,ECMPand
VRRP,providingstandards-basedLayer3dualhoming,
ExtremeStandbyRouterProtocol(ESRP)thatoersdual
homingatbothLayer2andLayer3,andauniquesoftware
redundantportthatdoesnotrequireanyloopdetection
protocolandiseasytocongure.
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