Extreme Networks S-Series
Terabit-class, Convergence-ready, Modular Switch Family for Edge-to-Core and Data Center Deployments
The Extreme Networks S-Series is the premier family of high performance enterprise Ethernet switching and routing solutions from Extreme Networks. The Extreme Networks S-Series delivers a powerful combination of Terabit-class performance along with granular visibility and control over users, services, and applications to meet the increasing demands of today’s businesses and enable optimization of key technologies including voice and video, virtualization, and cloud computing.
Unlike competitive solutions lacking comprehensive centralized management and adequate high availability services, the Extreme Networks S-Series drives down operational costs through a combination of management automation, a robust and highly resilient distributed architecture, built-in security, and flexible power configurations specifically designed to reduce power and cooling costs. The highly versatile Extreme Networks S-Series delivers both the comprehensive functionality and configuration flexibility to be deployed as a premium high-density network edge access device, high performance distribution layer switch, resilient enterprise class multi-Terabit core router, high-end storage switch and as a data center virtualization solution.
Extreme Networks S-Series switches are available in the following form factors:
S-Series Stand Alone (SSA)
48 ports of Triple Speed Ethernet or 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet SFP connectivity and 4 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ connectivity- Up to 120 Gbps System Switching Capacity
- Up to 90 Mpps System Switching Throughput
- 65k MAC Addresses
- 4094 VLANs Supported
- Up to 1.5 GB Packet Buffering
S1 Chassis
1-slot chassis offering up to 72 ports of Gigabit Ethernet or 16 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity- 160 Gbps System Switching Capacity
- 120 Mpps System Switching Throughput
- 240 Gbps Total Backplane Capacity
- 65k MAC Addresses
- 4094 VLANs Supported
- 2 GB Packet Buffering
S3 Chassis
3-slot chassis offering up to 180 ports of Gigabit Ethernet or 12 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity- 120 Gbps System Switching Capacity
- 90 Mpps System Switching Throughput
- 480 Gbps Total Backplane Capacity
- 65k MAC Addresses
- 4094 VLANs Supported
- 1.5 GB Packet Buffering
S4 Chassis
4-slot chassis offering up to 288 ports of Gigabit Ethernet or 64 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity- 640 Gbps System Switching Capacity
- 480 Mpps System Switching Throughput
- 3 Tbps Total Backplane Capacity
- 65k MAC Addresses
- 4094 VLANs Supported
- 8 GB Packet Buffering
S6 Chassis
6-slot chassis offering up to 432 ports of Gigabit Ethernet or 96 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity- 960 Gbps System Switching Capacity
- 720 Mpps System Switching Throughput
- 4.5 Tbps Total Backplane Capacity
- 65k MAC Addresses
- 4094 VLANs Supported
- 12 GB Packet Buffering
S8 Chassis
8-slot chassis offering up to 576 ports of Gigabit Ethernet or 128 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity- 1.28 Tbps System Switching Capacity
- 960 Mpps System Switching Throughput
- 6 Tbps Total Backplane Capacity
- 65k MAC Addresses
- 4094 VLANs Supported
- 16 GB Packet Buffering