Extreme Routing SLX 9740 Base Unit with 40 x 100GE/40GE capable QSFP28 ports, Back to Front Airflow

Increasingly organizations are expanding from on-premise, private and hybrid cloud to full multi-cloud architectures to address agility, scale, security, reliability and cost requirements as digital transformation reshapes their business environment. To succeed in the digital era, organizations need network platforms with the adaptability to address these rapidly evolving demands and enable them to simplify and scale operations while driving out cost.

The ExtremeRouting SLX 9740 Series platforms serve as demarcation between the enterprise networks and the service provider networks (Internet) where the ISP connections terminate. Basic requirements include support for a full Internet routing table, mainstream routing protocols BGP, OSPF and IS-IS, EVPN VxLAN, ACLs, BGP Internet peering scale, MPLS, deep buffer, device management and entry level DDoS protection.

Extreme Networks offers a choice for selecting the right routing solution to meetyour business needs. The options include the SLX 9740 (1U) with 40 x 100 GbE port s and the SLX 9740 (2U) with 80 x 100 GbE port s to deliver cost effective solutions for the most demanding Enterprise and Service Provider customers.

Highlights

• High-density, fixed form factor Router with either 80 x 100 GbE or 40 x 100 GbE port s for ultra-high-end data centers and cross connections for Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
• Ultra-deep buffers of up to 16GB to ensure optimal performance to handle traffic in virtually any network for bursty traffic patterns
• Fully featured Data Center Switch and Router with carrier-class MPLS, VXLAN, and Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6 functionality
• Integrated Application Hosting supports an open kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) environment to accommodate Extreme-provided or third-party customer specific applications, containers - with complete isolation from the networking operating system
• Collapsed Campus Core with deep buffer and aggregation with fixed form factor switches with 10/25/40/100 GbE connections
• BGP EVPN-VXLAN for Data Center Spine and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) networking