Extreme Networks ERS 5928GTS 28-port Switch
High-end Wiring Closet Switch

Overview:

Next-generation, high-performance, feature-rich Ethernet Switch platforms specifically optimized for the Wiring Closet demands of the high-performance Enterprise. Extreme Ethernet Routing Switch 5900 products deliver the agility to perform equally in conventional IP and Ethernet Fabricbased networking solutions.

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5900 products leverage the latest advances in network switching architecture design to maximize hardware performance and software capability. These products represent a clear evolutionary step for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series, particularly in terms of value and futureready flexibility.

The primary purpose of a network is to interconnect users with their applications, and the best networks do this reliably, efficiently, and with a high degree of agility. Extreme’s Fabric-based architecture empowers companies to extend the virtualized Ethernet Fabric beyond the Data Center, to the very edge of the network, delivering powerful integration of users, applications, and devices.

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5900 (ERS 5900) products are an important part of this strategy integrating Fabric Connect capabilities into a formfactor that is cost-effective, flexible, and reliable. The ERS 5900 products can be deployed standalone, or configured as a Stackable Chassis system of up to eight units/416 ports, supported by up to 672Gbps of virtual backplane bandwidth.

Supporting modern Enterprise applications requires a flexible and highly reliable infrastructure, and the ERS 5900 products deliver against this challenge. These are highly strategic products, fit-for-purpose for conventional Routed IP connectivity requirements and future-ready for the evolving and emerging software-defined needs of tomorrow. Boasting equal competency for both IP and Fabric-based networking give businesses the flexibility to satisfy all common deployment scenarios, with the added advantage of an easy transitioning between the two.

Extreme brings unique differentiation to the high-end Wiring Closet role: with a flexible, non-blocking “Stackable Chassis” architecture. The proprietary Extreme “Flexible Advanced Stacking Technology” (FAST) protocol – implemented over dedicated Quality-of-Service aware interfaces – enables a resilient, highperformance solution that leverages a shortest path algorithm to minimizes transit hops in a multi-device configuration by providing active-active bidirectional traffic flows. The Extreme Stackable Chassis technology can offer the same performance, resiliency, and ease of serviceability attributes of a traditional Chassis solution, but at a lower, pay-as-you-grow price point. Notable is the ability to swap-out an individual failed unit without the requirement to pre-or post-stage operating system software or configuration; providing equivalency to module replacement for a modular Chassis system.

The ERS 5900 products are purpose-built to support the demands of today’s dynamic Wiring Closet with high-density, full-featured Gigabit Ethernet. It alleviates infrastructure complexity and reduces operational burden with a truly scalable and strategic architecture; it is designed to deliver a high-performance Enabled Edge solution that fully optimizes investments in next-generation application software.

Leveraging both next-generation hardware and software technology provides a solution that is ready to support both today’s requirements and tomorrow’s emerging needs. The ERS 5900 products enable organizations to future-proof with a highly software-definable network virtualization solution.

Product Overview

Broadly speaking, the Ethernet Routing Switch 5900 products provide a mix of Gigabit Ethernet ports for edge access and multiple 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for network uplinks. Model variants that support Power-over-Ethernet are also available, and all models support optional highly available AC power (up to two field-replaceable Power Supplies, or up to four for the 59100 models) and cooling (two field-replaceable Fan modules, or four for the 59100 models).

Three different port configurations are available: 28-port, 52-port, and 100-port models, and each of the configurations is available in either a PoE or non-PoE format. Additionally, there are 28-port versions that support the new Four-Pair (Universal) PoE capability. The product range includes the following models:

• ERS 5928GTS – 24 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45, plus 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
• ERS 5928GTS-uPWR – 24 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 with Universal PoE, plus 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
• ERS 5928MTS-uPWR 24 x 100/1000Mbps/2.5 Gbps RJ45 with Universal PoE, plus 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+1
• ERS 5952GTS – 48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45, plus 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
• ERS 5952GTS-PWR+ – 48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 with PoE/PoE+, plus 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
• ERS 59100GTS – 96 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45, plus 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
• ERS 59100GTS-PWR+ – 96 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 with PoE/PoE+, plus 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+

The product’s proven design leverages a sophisticated chipset from the Industry’s leading supplier, featuring high-performance switching and frame forwarding. The switching core is designed to deliver wire-speed capabilities, with a fully integrated ASIC architecture that facilitates hardware-assisted feature execution.

The 28-port models – ERS 5928GTS, and ERS 5928GTSuPWR – feature 24 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet access ports with RJ45 interfaces; these ports also support 10/100Mbps connectivity. Four SFP+ interfaces provide for network uplink connectivity, and these ports support both Gigabit and 10 Gigabit pluggable transceivers. The new ERS 5928MTS-uPWR model features 24 1000BASE-T Gigabit/2.5 Gigabit Ethernet access ports with RJ45 interfaces; these ports also support 100Mbps connectivity. As with all other ERS 5900 model, four SFP+ interfaces provide for network uplink connectivity, and these ports support both Gigabit and 10 Gigabit pluggable transceivers.

The 52-port models – ERS 5952GTS and ERS 5952GTSPWR+ – feature 48 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet access ports with RJ45 interfaces; these ports also support 10/100Mbps connectivity. Four SFP+ interfaces provide for network uplink connectivity, and these ports support both Gigabit and 10 Gigabit pluggable transceivers.

The 100-port models – ERS 59100GTS and ERS 59100GTSPWR+ – feature 96 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet access ports with RJ45 interfaces; these ports also support 10/100Mbps connectivity. Four SFP+ interfaces provide for network uplink connectivity, and these ports support both Gigabit and 10 Gigabit pluggable transceivers.

Importantly, all ERS 5900 models feature two dedicated Stackable Chassis interfaces on the rear; one a bidirectional uplink and the other a bi-directional downlink. These QoS-aware high-speed connections enable a resilient, high-performance hardware virtualization solution, leveraging a shortest path algorithm to minimizes transit hops in a multi-device configuration and supporting activeactive bi-directional traffic flows.

The Power-over-Ethernet models – ERS 5928-PWR+, ERS 5952GTS-PWR+, and ERS 59100GTS-PWR+ support full Standards-compliant IEEE 802.3af/802.3at PoE/PoE+ delivering up to 30W per port to power IP Phones, Wireless Access Points, networked IP CCTV Cameras, and other converged devices2. The ERS 5928GTS-uPWR and 5928MTS-uPWR models support the Four-Pair PoE initiative (a.k.a. Universal PoE), enabling up to 60 Watts of power on access ports. This capability can be used to support a greater range of highpower devices through a single standard Ethernet cable, such as premium telepresence systems, multi-radio Wireless Access Points, VDI Thin Clients and monitors, trading turrets used in the financial vertical, downstream compact Switches, and even PoE-power smart lighting systems. Four-Pair PoE is seen as a key enabling technology for the Internet of Things. These models also support conventional 802.3af/802.3at PoE/PoE+.

These PoE models utilize field-replaceable, hot-swappable power supplies that can each deliver up to 1,400W (or 1,000W when connected to 110VAC), while the non-PoE models utilize a version that is rated at 450W. A portion of power is reserved for system operation: 200W for the 28 and 52-port models, and 400W for the 96-port model. PoE power budgets are as follows:

• ERS 5928GTS-uPWR+, 5928MTS-uPWR, and 5952GTSPWR+ – 1,440W of PoE power with 2 PSUs installed, and up to 1,200W with a single PSU
• ERS 59100GTS-uPWR – 2,880W of PoE power with 4 PSUs installed, up to 2,880W with 3 PSUs, up to 2,580W with 2 PSUs, and up to 1,200W with a single PSU