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Extreme Networks Product Brief
Make Your Network Mobile
BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switcheswith 8500/8800/8900 Series Modules
BlackDiamond® 8800 series switches simplify the Enterprise network.
Features• High-densitygigabitand10GigabitEthernetswitch
• Highavailabilitytomaximizenetworkuptime
• Highperformanceconnectivityforconvergednetworks
• Comprehensivesecuritytomaximizeprotection
• Easeofmanagementtoreducethecomplexityofnetworkoperation
• Supportfor40GigabitEthernet*
Target Applications• High-performancecoreswitchformediumtolargeenterprisenetworks
• Scalableandresilientswitchformetrocoreandmobilebackhaulcellsiteaggregationhub
• High-densityswitchprovidinglow-latencyconnectionsatlowpowerfordatacentersandHPCC
• Cost-effectiveedgeswitchforwiringcloset
5255-04Network SizeSmall Large
Perf
orm
ance
8500-seriesmodules 8800 c-series
modules
8900-xl/xm seriesmodules
Recommended Module Deployment
8900-seriesmodules
*Futureavailability.
EnterpriseITmanagersandserviceprovidershavelimitedtimeandresourcestodealwithoverlycomplex,specializednetworkinfrastructuresolutions.BlackDiamond8800seriesswitchesfromExtremeNetworks®simplifythearchitecture.Purpose-builtcore,aggregation,edgeanddatacenter/serviceprovidermodulescanmeetyourchassisneedsacrossthenetwork.BlackDiamond8800seriesswitchesdelivervoice-classavailability,high-densityPoweroverEthernet(PoE),GigabitEthernet,and10GigabitEthernetwhereveritisneeded.
Withthreefamiliesofmodulestochoosefrom,theBlackDiamond8800seriesswitchescansupportawidevarietyofapplications.Inenterpriseanddatacenternetworks,traditionalthree-tierarchitecturescanbereplacedwithastreamlinedtwo-tiernetworkthathelpsreducemanagementoverhead,operationalcomplexityandcapitalexpenditures.TheBlackDiamond8800seriesswitcheswiththeir8900-xl10gigabitmodulesmeettheneedsofnextgenerationserviceprovidertransportnetworksforconvergedservicesandareidealfordeploy-mentatthemetrocoreandmobilebackhaulaggregationhub.BlackDiamond8900-xm40Gigabitmodulesmeettheneedsofnext-generationdatacentersandserviceproviders.
TheportsinterconnectthousandsofserversforHighPerformanceClusterComputing(HPCC).AfullrangeofLayers2–4featuresallowtheaggregationofhigh-speedconnections,minimizingbottlenecks.
High AvailabilityBlackDiamond8800seriesswitchesachievevoice-classavailabilitybycombininghighlyresilientsoftwareandredundanthardware.ExtremeXOS®dramaticallyincreasesnetworkavailabilitybymonitoringindependentoperatingsystemprocessesinrealtime.Ifanyoftheseprocessesbecomeunresponsive,orstoprunning,theyareautomati-callyrestarted.ThemodulardesignofExtremeXOSallowstheextensionofswitchfunctionality.Newfunctionalitycaneasilybeaddedtotheswitch.
BlackDiamond8800seriesswitchessupporthighavailabil-ityprotocols,includingEthernetAutomaticProtectionSwitching(EAPS),allowingtheIPnetworktoprovidethelevelofresiliencyanduptimethatusersexpectfromtheirtraditionalvoicenetworks.Inmostsituations,VoIPcallsdon’tdropanddigitalvideofeedsdon’tfreezeorpixelize
Extreme Networks Product Brief: BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches
Make Your Network Mobile
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becauseEAPSallowsthenetworktorecoveralmosttransparentlyfromlinkfailure(inlessthan50milliseconds).FastfailoveraidsHPCCbykeepingcalculationsandprocessesmovingalongunimpeded.
BlackDiamond8800seriesswitchesincludeapassivebackplanecomplementedbyhighavailabilitydesignelementssuchasisolatedcontrolanddataplanes,redundantcontrollerboardsforpowerdistribution,andfancontrolandenvironmentalmonitoringtoidentifyanomaliesbeforetheyaffectnetworkavailability.
High-Performance ConnectivityBlackDiamond8800seriesswitchessupportupto2,352gigabitportsorupto58210GigabitEthernetportsinasinglesevenfootrack,allowingtheseswitchestodeliververycost-effectiveconnectivityforarangeofedge,aggregation,coreanddatacenterneeds.
ExtremeNetworkstraditionofbuildingproductswithlowlatencyandjittercontinueswithBlackDiamond8800seriesswitches,providingvoice-qualityconnections.BlackDiamond8800switchescanofferPoEoneveryport.TheirextensibilitysupportslargeIPTelephonydeploymentsandscalesseamlesslyasnon-computingdevices,suchassurveillancecamerasandPersonalDigitalAssistants(PDAs),areaccommodatedattheedge.
BlackDiamond8800seriesswitchesincorpo-rateLinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)tosimplifytroubleshootingofenterprisenetworksandenhancetheabilityofmanage-menttoolstodiscoverandmaintainaccuratenetworktopologies.Byreducingthecomplex-ityandexpensethatarisefromconvergence-drivennetworkchanges,BlackDiamond8800switchesallowenterprisestoaddnewaccessdevicesinanon-disruptive,plug-and-playfashion.
Comprehensive Security ManagementBlackDiamond8800switches,whencom-binedwithExtremeNetworksRidgeline™managementtool,allowyoutoadoptastrategyinsafeguardingyournetworkonmultiplelevels.
Userauthenticationandhostintegritycheckingenforceadmissionandusagepoliciesondedicatedandsharedportsattheedgeofthenetwork.ThepowerfulsFlow®andIPFIXtechnologiesprovidethreatdetectionandresponsebyofferingcontinuousandsimultaneousmonitoringofapplication-leveltrafficflowsonallinterfaces.Intheeventofanattack,networkmanagerscandynamicallyreconfiguretheswitchestoclosevulnerabili-ties,hardeningthenetworkwithoutshuttingdownnetworkoperation.BlackDiamond8800switches’policy-basedroutingprovidesaflexiblemechanismfornetworkadministratorstocustomizetheflowoftraffic.AccessControlLists(ACLs)configuredontheswitchcanredirectpacketsawayfromtheirnormalpath
toanotherphysicalswitchport.PacketsareselectedaccordingtotheirACLmatchconditionssuchasclassofservice,VLAN,IPaddresses,protocol,portnumberorothercriteria.
BlackDiamond8800switchescomplementperimeterfirewallsbyprotectingthe“softinterior”ofthenetwork.Utilizingtheindustry’smostadvancedCLEAR-FlowSecurityRulesEngine,theswitchescanbeprogrammedtoautomaticallydetectandmitigatesecuritythreatsinseconds.
Identity ManagerIdentityManagerallowsnetworkmanagerstotrackuserswhoaccesstheirnetwork.UseridentityiscapturedbasedonNetLoginauthentication,LLDPdiscoveryandKerberossnooping.ExtremeXOSusestheinformationtothenreportontheMAC,VLAN,computerhostname,andportlocationoftheuser.Further,IdentityManagercancreatebothrolesandpolicies,andthenbindthemtogethertocreaterole-basedprofilesbasedonorganizationalstructureorotherlogicalgroupings,andapplythemacrossmultipleuserstoallowappropriateaccesstonetworkresources.Inaddition,supportforWideKeyACLsfurtherimprovessecuritybygoingbeyondthetypicalsource/destinationandMACaddressasidentificationcriteriaaccessmechanismtoprovidefilteringcapabilities.
Ease of ManagementExtremeNetworkshasdevelopedtoolsthatsaveyoutimeandresourcesinmanagingyournetwork.TheUniversalPortcapabilityallowsauto-configurationofVoIPphones,forexample,providingsimplicityinmanagingnetworkchanges.Ridgelinenetworkandservicemanagementprovidesfault,configura-tion,accounting,performanceandsecurityfunctions,allowingmoreeffectivemanage-mentofExtremeNetworksproducts,solutionsandthird-partydevices,inaconvergednetwork.
Investment ProtectionWithawiderangeofavailableI/Oandmanagementmodules,theBlackDiamond8800seriesswitchesprovideunparalleledinvestmentprotectionovertheproductlifetime.PastandcurrentgenerationsofmodulesarecompatiblewithanyBlackDiamond8800serieschassis.
BlackDiamond 8800 Series of Switches Modules (All modules are supported in both BlackDiamond 8806/8810)
Management Module Options
BlackDiamond 8900-series
8900-MSM128 Management Switch Module, optional I/O port
BlackDiamond 8800 c-series
MSM-48c Management Switch Module, optional I/O port
BlackDiamond 8500-series
8500-MSM24 Management Switch Module, optional I/O port
I/O Module Options
BlackDiamond 8900-xl/xm series
8900-40GX-xm* 6-port 40GBASE-X QSFP+
8900-10G8X-xl 8-port 10GBASE-X XFP
8900-G48T-xl 48- port 10/100/1000BASE-T, RJ45, optional PoE
8900-G48X-xl 48-port 10GBASE-X SFP
BlackDiamond 8900-series
8900-10G24X-c 24-port 10GBASE-X SFP+
8900-G96T-c 96-port 10/100/1000BASE-T MRJ-21
BlackDiamond 8800 c-series
10G4Xc 4-port 10GBASE-SFP
10G8Xc 8-port 10GBASE-XFP
G24Xc 24-port 1000BASE-X SFP
G48Tc 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45, optional PoE card
G48Xc 48-port 1000BASE-X SFP
BlackDiamond 8500-series
8500-G24X-e 24-port 1000BASE-X SFP
8500-G48T-e 48-port 10/100/1000BASE-T, RJ-45, optional PoE card
Pluggable Options
S-10G1Xc 1-port 10G XFP card
S-10G2Xc 2-port 10G XFP card
S-G8Xc 8-port 1G SFP card
S-PoE PoE card
*Futureavailability.