Extreme Networks Summit X350 Series Reference guide

Extreme Networks Product Brief
Make Your Network Mobile
Summit X350
Series Switches
Summit® X350 series switches—Gigabit Ethernet value
edge stand-alone switches with ExtremeXOS® modular
operating system.
Features
• Singlestreamlinedoperatingsystemacrosstheentire
enterprisenetwork
• EthernetAutomaticProtectionSwitching(EAPS)
resiliencyprotocol
• Multiplenetworkedgeauthenticationsupportwith
multipleendpointsperport
• Userpolicy,hostintegrityenforcementand
IdentityManagement
• Easeofmanagement
Target Application
• Edgeswitchprovidingbasic10/100/1000BASE-T
connectivitytothedesktopinanetworkrunning
ExtremeXOSfromthecoretotheedge
ExtremeNetworks®SummitX350seriesswitchesare
basedonExtremeXOS,therevolutionarycore-class
operatingsystem.Whendeployedatthenetwork
edge,SummitX350switchesbenetfromthehighly
robustandmodulararchitectureofExtremeXOSand
providehighlevelsofavailability,resilienceand
simpliedmanagementofyourentirenetworkatan
aordableprice.
SummitX350enablestherolloutofapplicationssuchas
gigabittothedesktoptosupporthighbandwidth-
demandingusers.
ThehighlyexibleSummitX350switchprovides
high-densityGigabitEthernetportsplustwo
optional10GigabitEthernetportsinacompact1RU
format,supportingintelligentLayer2switchingwith
Layer2–Layer4tracclassicationandQualityof
Service(QoS)oneveryportforhighproductivity.
Optionalredundantpowersuppliesareavailablefor
eachswitchtohelpsecureagainstpoweranomalies.

Extreme Networks Product Brief: Summit X350 Series Switches
Make Your Network Mobile
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Single Streamlined Operating
System in the Entire
Enterprise Network
ExtremeNetworksoersanExtremeXOS
basedEthernetswitchingplatformfromedge,
toaggregation,tocoreoftheenterprise
network.Havingoneoperatingsystem
signicantlysimpliesnetworkdeployment
andoperation,aswellasongoingmaintenance,
tohelpreducethetotalcostofownership.
SummitX350runningExtremeXOSprovidesa
consistentexperienceamongstotherswitches
suchastheBlackDiamond®modularchassis
andprovidesanexcellentuserexperience
fromtheedgetothecoreofthenetwork.
Ethernet Automatic
Protection Switching (EAPS)
EAPSallowstheIPnetworktoprovidethe
levelofresiliencyanduptimethatusers
expectfromtheirtraditionalvoicenetwork.
EAPSdiersfromSpanningTreeandRapid
SpanningTreeprotocolsinoeringsub-
second(lessthan50milliseconds)recovery
thathelpsdeliverconsistentfailoverregard-
lessofthenumberofVLANs,networknodes
ornetworktopology.SinceEAPSallowsthe
networktorecoveralmosttransparently,VoIP
callswillnotdropanddigitalvideofeedswill
notfreezeorpixelizeinmostsituations.
Multiple Network Edge
Authentication Support with
Multiple Endpoint per Port
NetworkLogincapabilityenforcesuser
admissionandusagepolicies.SummitX350
seriesswitchessupportacomprehensiverange
ofNetworkLoginoptionsbyprovidingan
802.1xagent-basedapproach,aWeb-based
(agent-less)logincapabilityforguests,anda
MAC-basedauthenticationmodelfordevices.
WiththesemodesofNetworkLogin,only
authorizedusersanddevicesarepermittedto
connecttothenetworkandbeassignedtothe
appropriateVLAN.
Sharedportsrepresentapotentialvulnerabil-
ityinanetwork.Multiplesupplicantcapability
onaswitchallowsittouniquelyauthenticate
andapplytheappropriatepoliciesandVLANs
foreachuserordeviceonasharedport.
MultiplesupplicantsupportsecuresIP
Telephonyandwirelessaccess.Converged
networkdesignsofteninvolvetheuseof
sharedports.
Identity Manager
IdentityManagerallowsnetworkmanagersto
trackuserswhoaccesstheirnetwork.User
identityiscapturedbasedonNetLogin
authentication,LLDPdiscoveryandKerberos
snooping.ExtremeXOSusestheinformation
tothenreportontheMAC,VLAN,computer
hostname,andportlocationoftheuser.
Further,IdentityManagercancreateboth
rolesandpolicies,andthenbindthem
togethertocreaterole-basedprolesbased
onorganizationalstructureorotherlogical
groupings,andapplythemacrossmultiple
userstoallowappropriateaccesstonetwork
resources.Inaddition,supportforWideKey
ACLsfurtherimprovessecuritybygoing
beyondthetypicalsource/destinationand
MACaddressasidenticationcriteriaaccess
mechanismtoprovidelteringcapabilities.
Ease of Management
Asthenetworkbecomesafoundationofthe
enterpriseapplication,networkmanagement
becomesanimportantpieceofthesolution.
SummitX350switchesoercomprehensive
networkmanagementsupportthrough
CommandLineInterface(CLI),SNMPv1,v2c,
v3,andembeddedXML-basedWebUser
Interface,ExtremeXOSScreenPlay™.Witha
varietyofmanagementoptionsandconsis-
tencyacrossotherExtremeNetworksmodular
andstackableswitches,SummitX350series
provideseaseofmanagementfordemanding
convergedapplications.
ExtremeNetworkshasdevelopedtoolsthat
simplifyandhelpinecientlymanagingyour
network.Ridgeline™networkandservice
managementprovidesfault,conguration,
accounting,performanceandsecurity
functions,allowingmoreeectivemanagement
ofExtremeNetworksproducts,solutionsand
third-partydevices,inaconvergednetwork.
Features Summit X350 Series Switches
Copper 10/100/1000BASE-TX 24 or 48 ports
Fiber 10/100/1000BASE-X 4 ports
Optional Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet BASE-X 2
Power over Ethernet No
External Redundant Power Supply EPS-500
ACL Classification Layer 2 – Layer 4, including IPv4/v6 based ACL
Policy-Based Switching Yes in Layer 2 switching
ExtremeXOS License ExtremeXOS Layer 2 Edge License included