Centralized Management and Control

All V400 models support standards-based control and data plane

technology based on the IEEE 802.lBR specification, allowing for

centralized management and intelligent service delivery from a central

EXOS aggregation switch. The EXOS aggregation switch also acts as a

single point of V400 configuration and control for reduced complexity and

operational costs (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: The V400 is the edge component of Extreme’s Extended

Edge Switching solution

Plug and Play Installation

V400 Series units can quickly be installed in a plug and play manner. Once

the unit is physically connected and powered up, the V400 automatically

finds the central EXOS aggregation switch and downloads its configuration.

There is no need to connect a local console for setup of the V400 device or

its ports.

Diverse Models with 10Gb Uplinks

The V400 family consists of both 24 and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet and

24 and 48-port Gigabit PoE+ models. All models include either 2 or 4

SFP+ ports on the faceplate of each base unit, which can be provisioned

as upstream and/or cascade ports. This gives administrators the option

to create redundant upstream links or downstream cascade/ring ports to

other V400 units (see Figure 1).

Ring Support for Edge Resiliency

Cascaded V400 devices can also be configured in a ring design for

additional resiliency. In a ring, the first and last V400 devices in a cascade

can be connected to the EXOS aggregation switch. If any V400 device in

the ring should fail, traffic can be re-routed in the other direction across the

ring back to the EXOS aggregation switch.

Power over Ethernet Support

V400 Series switches support both IEEE 802.3at PoE+ and IEEE 802.3af PoE

to enable connection of standards compliant PoE devices today. The V400

offers up to 740W PoE budget on 48-port models and 380W on 24-port

models.

Redundant Power Supply

V400 PoE models also support an optional external redundant power

supply (RPS) with up to 1000W for backup (or failover) power needs.

EXOS Aggregation Switches

The V400 operates in conjunction with 5420, 5520, X465, X590, X670-G2,

and X690 Series switches which act as the "controlling" aggregation switch

within the Extended Edge Switching architecture.

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