Summit48si

The extensive capabilities of the Summit48si® meet the needs of many applications, both within an enterprise and a metro network.

Summit48si from Extreme Networks® sets the standard for Layer 3 switching at the edge by maximizing 10/100 port density, providing high levels of reliability, and providing Layer 3 software features and performance. The robust software features, capacity and performance of the Summit48si enables customers to provide Layer 3 services to more users while using less space and helping reduce the total cost of ownership

At one rack unit (1RU) in height, the Summit48si packs 48 10/100 Ethernet ports and 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports with non-blocking capacity to support every port at full line rate. This compact yet powerful system is capable of supporting two hot swappable load sharing power supplies—a reliability first in a 1RU Layer 3 switch. Summit48si reliability is further enhanced with dual Gigabit Ethernet uplinks, both of which are active and can be aggregated for increased throughput and redundancy.

The advanced Layer 3 software feature set from Extreme Networks, combined with dual hot-swappable power supplies makes Summit48si an ideal solution at the edge of the network.

  • In enterprise markets—such as banking, manufacturing, education—where high-performance, reliability and security features are critical
  • Metro Ethernet access rings where granular bandwidth allocation, billing, and security are critical
  • Metro service providers that need high speed IP unicast and multicast services supporting carrier-class routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, and PIM-SM

Benefits & Features

With industry-leading performance for the most demanding applications, Summit48si has a non-blocking architecture with 17.5 gigabits of throughput with wire-speed performance on every port.

The Summit48si switch provides comprehensive edge security features such as MAC address security which allows identifying port abuse such as rogue wireless access points or hubs/switches on edge ports. It also provides Web- and MAC-based Network Login does not require any specific client software as well as IEEE 802.1x based authentication. Every user on every port can be authenticated so the network can be protected at the most sensitive point of attack—at the edge.

Multiple Supplicant (client) allows multiple clients to be individually authenticated on the same port. Summit48si series switches have wire-speed Layer 2-4 Access Control Lists (ACLs) on every port to maximize security while maintaining throughput.

  • Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) resiliency protocol
  • Minimized Latency
  • Non-Blocking Forwarding
  • Network Login (MAC, HTTP and 802.1x) with multiple supplicant
  • Hardened network infrastructure

Technical Specs

Summit48si has 48-port 10/100BASE-TX and 2-port 1000BASE-X SFP uplink ports.

Summit48si has non-blocking switching fabric and offers wire-speed Layer 2/Layer 3 switching for all ports with Quality of Service and security features such as hardware based Access Control Lists (ACLs). With robust Layer 2-4 intelligence, Summit48si meets variety of requirements at the edge of the converged enterprise network.

  • Non-blocking wire-speed architecture
  • 17.5 Gbps switch fabric enabling all ports to operate at line-rate
  • 4K port based, protocol based and MAC based VLANs
  • 128K MAC addresses
  • 8 hardware queues per port
  • ACLs for optimal security and diverse traffic classification

Network Diagram

Summit48si is deployed as a Fast Ethernet edge switch and can provide consistent quality and performance throughout your converged network while reducing operational inefficiencies.

Support & Warranty

Warranty Policies

If a problem should occur during the applicable warranty period, please follow the processes detailed below. Extreme Networks warranty coverage is detailed in the warranty card that ships with the product. The warranty period is measured from the date the product is shipped from Extreme Networks.

Warranty Process

Please contact your local Extreme TAC via phone, email or web.

Please have the following information available:

  • Product number (example, Summit® X650)
  • Serial number of the product (on the outside of the product, or can be viewed via the CLI)
  • Complete description of the product failure

If the problem requires that the product be shipped back to Extreme Networks, ensure that you have obtained a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number, and note this RMA number on the box, when you ship the defective unit back to the appropriate Extreme Networks location.

Warranty Notice

Extreme Networks reserves the right to modify the terms of the warranties offered with any product. Please ask your Extreme Networks representative for the warranty terms that will apply to your Extreme Networks product.

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