Description
ExtremeSwitching X450-G2 Series
Scalable advanced aggregation switch with ExtremeXOS modular operating system.
The ExtremeSwitching X450-G2 series is based on Extreme Networks revolutionary ExtremeXOS, a highly resilient OS that provides continuous
uptime, manageability and operational efficiency. Each switch offers the same high-performance, nonblocking hardware technology, in the Extreme Networks tradition of simplifying network deployments through the use of common hardware and software throughout the network.
The X450-G2 switches are effective campus edge switches with IEEE 802.3at PoEplus. The X450-G2 series is also an option for DSLAM or CMTS aggregation, or for active Ethernet access.
Comprehensive Security Management
- Role-based policy and host integrity enforcement, and identity management
- Universal Port Dynamic Security Profiles to provide fine granular security policies in the network
- Threat detection and response instrumentation to react to network intrusion with CLEAR-Flow Security Rules Engine
- Denial of Service (DoS) protection and IP security against man-in-the-middle and DoS attacks to harden the network infrastructure
- Role-based Policy enables support for policy profiles to secure and provision network resources based upon the role the user or device plays within the network.
Flexible Port Configuration
All models come equipped with either 4 ports of SFP+ 10 GbE or 4 ports of SFP 1GbE resident on the faceplate of each model.
High-Performance Stacking
Up to eight X450-G2 switches can be stacked using two different methods of stacking: SummitStack-V, and SummitStack-V84. Each X450-G2 unit comes equipped with 2 ports of 21 Gigabit stacking ports via a QSFP interface. Standard passive 40Gb copper cables can be used for stacking X450-G2s together.
SUMMITSTACK-V — Flexible Stacking Over 10 Gigabit Ethernet
ExtremeXOS supports the SummitStack-V capability using 2 of the native 10 GbE ports on the faceplate as stacking ports, enabling the use of standard cabling and optics technologies used for 10 GbE SFP+. SummitStack-V provides long-distance stacking connectivity of up to 40 km while reducing the cable complexity of implementing a stacking solution. SummitStack-V is compatible with X440-G2, X450-G2 and X460-G2 switches with 10Gb uplinks, as well as X480, X670, X670V, X670-G2 and X770 switches. SummitStack-V enabled 10 GbE ports must be physically direct-connected with all switches running the same version of ExtremeXOS.
SUMMITSTACK-V84 — High-Speed Stacking Over Dedicated Stacking Ports
The X450-G2 also supports high-speed 84 Gbps stacking, which is ideal for demanding applications where a high volume of traffic traverses through the stacking links, yet bandwidth is not compromised through stacking. SummitStack-V84 is supported over passive copper QSFP cables (up to 7m). SummitStack-V84 is only supported on X450-G2 switches running the same version of ExtremeXOS.
NOTE: SummitStack-V84 is NOT interoperable with SummitStack-V80
Intelligent Switching
The X450-G2 Series supports sophisticated and intelligent Layer 2 switching, as well as Layer 3 IPv4/IPv6 routing including policy-based switching/routing, Provider Bridges, bidirectional ingress and egress Access Control Lists, and bandwidth control by 8 Kbps granularity both for ingress and egress.
IEEE 802.3AT PoE-Plus
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet has been widely used in the campus enterprise edge network for Ethernet-powered devices such as wireless access points, Voice over IP phones, and security cameras. Ethernet port extenders such as Extreme Networks ReachNXT™ 100-8t can also utilize PoE, making installation and management easier and reducing maintenance costs. The newer IEEE 802.3at PoEplus standard expands upon Power over Ethernet by increasing the power limit up to 30 watts, and by standardizing power negotiation by using LLDP. The X450-G2 supports IEEE 802.3at PoE-plus and supports standards-compliant PoE devices today and into the future.
Role-Based Policy
Utilizing ExtremeManagement Policy Management, the role-based policy framework empowers a network administrator to define distinct roles or profiles that represent industry specific operational groups that may exist in an education or a business environment (e.g., administrator, teacher, student, guest). Each defined role is granted individualized access to specific network services and applications and these access privileges remain associated with users as they move across both wired and wireless network access points.
Users can be authenticated via IEEE 802.1X, MAC address, or web authentication, and then assigned a pre-defined operational role. Network operations can be seamlessly tailored to meet business-oriented requirements by providing each role with individualized access to network services and applications, thus aligning network resource utilization with business goals and priorities.
Audio Video Bridging
The X450-G2 series supports IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) to enable reliable, real-time audio/video transmission over Ethernet. AVB technology delivers the quality of service required for today’s high-definition and time-sensitive multimedia streams.
Ordering Notes
The X450-G2 base switches do not ship with fan trays – these must be ordered separately. The X450-G2 PoE switches support modular power supplies and these must be ordered separately. The non-PoE X450-G2 switches have a fixed internal power supply so a power supply does not need to be ordered separately.