Nowa platforma Virtual Services Platform 8600 jest wystarczająco potężna, aby stanowić centrum Campus lub Data Center, wystarczająco wszechstronna, by dostarczać multi-rate Ethernet w zakresie od 1 do 100 gigabitów i wystarczająco kompaktowa, aby mogła być wdrożona jako urządzenie końcowe lub środkowe z rzędu.
- Flexible multi-rate Gigabit Ethernet support: up to 48 ports of 100G, up to 128 ports of 40G, or up to 192 ports of 10G
- Innovative design to address the challenges of today
- Reduced hardware requirements minimize capital outlay
- Higher port density from a reduced footprint
- Break-the-mold architecture that is future-ready
- Pioneering pay-as-you-grow software licensing model
- Leverages full-featured, tried and tested VOSS software
- Hot-swappable hardware
- Feature-rich support for conventional VLAN, Link Aggregation, Spanning Tree technologies
- Support for IPv4 Routing techniques, including Static, RIP, OSPF (including Graceful Restart), BGP, VRRP, and VRF
- IPv6-optimized hardware, with support for IPv6 Routing techniques (such as RIPng, OSPFv3, BGP+, and VRF)*
- IP Multicast support via PIM-SM/SSM for IPv4
- Extreme Networks Switch Cluster technology supports Triangle, Square, and Full-Mesh configurations, with both Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality and Simplified Virtual IST
- Extreme Networks Fabric Connect technology, with support for L2 Virtual Service Networks, L3 Virtual Service Networks, Inter-VSN Routing, and IP Routing Shortcuts
- MACsec and Enhanced Security Mode options
- Up to 4 field-replaceable, hot- swappable AC or DC internal Power Supplies
- 5 field-replaceable Fan Trays
*Additional functionality to be added in future software releases.