Marketing description

The Summit X480 series switch is a versatile, high-end Ethernet switch for data center, enterprise aggregation, and Carrier Ethernet deployments. Summit X480 helps optimize application performance for a variety of network deployments with its rich features and high scalability. Summit X480 enables data center, enterprise and Carrier Ethernet aggregation and core backbone deployment in AC-powered and DC-powered environments.
Summit X480 simplifies network operation with ExtremeXOS modular OS, available across a wide range of extreme networks Ethernet switches. The ExtremeXOS operating system provides high availability and simplicity with one OS everywhere in the network.

Key selling points

• High-performance switching and routing
• High scalability in a 1RU compact switch
• ExtremeXOS modular OS for highly available network operation
• Carrier-grade redundant networking protocol including Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS)
• Internal redundant AC/DC power supply and field replaceable/hot swappable fan tray

Product features

• High-performance switching and routing
  All front panel ports run at non-blocking, wire-speed performance and can carry wire-rate traffic towards the Versatile Interface Module-2 (VIM2) slot.
• Flexible port configuration
  Through the VIM2 slot, Summit X480 can add an additional four 10 Gigabit Ethernet or SummitStack stacking ports.
• SummitStack - high-performance stacking
  Summit X480 supports SummitStack. With the longer stacking cables such as 5-meters, stacking can be configured through different racks horizontally in a row as opposed to typical stacking system installed vertically in a rack.