1. Extreme Networks Open Converged Networks

2. Agenda Extreme Networks : A brief introduction
The network of the future
Networking : The Open Standards way
Extreme technology and differentiation

3. Extreme Networks Created layer 3 switching market
Today: 10 Million+ ports shipped
Recipient of numerous industry awards
The owner of many networking patents
Strong and continuous investment in R&D

4. “Ethernet Everywhere”
Our Vision
“Ethernet Everywhere”
In a world where …
Everything Connects to the Network
Data/Voice/Video
over
Wired and Wireless Ethernet
Fast and Secure

5. Design philosophy Monolithic Closed Proprietary One Vendor Approach
Their architecture
Modular
Open
Standards-Based
Multi-Vendor Approach
YOUR architecture

6. The world of Networking
The Enterprise challenges and opportunities
Manage security, reliability and compliance policies rather than elements.
Enable deployment of heterogeneous solutions; empower choice.
Protect investment; maximize return; right-size cost of ownership.
Release the power of the most pervasive component of the infrastructure - the network.
Sustaining and extending differentiation in a world where IT service is perceived as commoditizing.

7. The world of Networking
Focus area : Security
A heavily ‘componentized’ market place :
Management / deployment complexity increases.
Protection is limited : capacity, scalability, scope.
Results are erratic - far from ‘a sure thing’.
Security was an insurance-policy - now it’s essential
Declaration of vulnerability to the appearance of a virus/worm is a rapidly shrinking window.
Viral propagation rates are increasing rapidly.
The “Day-Zero” Enterprise exposure is growing fast.

8. The world of Networking
Focus area : Convergence
Converged networking is by design, not luck
All information isn’t created equal
Telecom infrastructure of the past has set expectations for the future.
Wireless is happening; with or without IT sponsorship
Uncontrolled (… un-secure) deployments are easy to execute
Wireless installation and operational demands are more complex and demanding than first expected.

9. The Value of “Open” Organizational agility & flexibility
Build to YOUR architecture, not the vendors
Deploy solution depth YOUR users need; not just solution breadth
Change vendors when YOU want
Organizational empowerment
Allow competitive negotiations; get more for YOUR $
YOU choose best-in-breed -v- best-in-brand

10. Proof points : The Open solution
Focus area : Security
Leverage switch-fabric power :
Open / Standards-based control of the network
Policy based behavioral monitoring
Dynamic ‘access control lists’
Delivering unique scalability for secure networking :
Virtually in-line, physically out-of-line
High availability and performance
Open standards communications to ‘VSR’s

11. Proof points : The Open solution
Focus area : Convergence
A network ‘aware’ of convergence
Support for new open protocols - LLDP, etc
Integration with voice-partner management solutions
Industry leading link-failure recovery
Centralized management of distributed wireless networking :
Ease-of-deployment and management of local and remote WLAN/WAPs.
Single location for all wireless policy management

12. However …. “I’m in a world I know; it works for me”
As did the mainframes … and 3270 …
Satisfactory today is restrictive tomorrow
Plan for the unseen, build for the unknown
“Change is difficult; it’s costly”
TCO of open environments are proven to be lower
Transition is the open-vendor’s core competency
Executed many times; proven results

13. Our technology

14. ExtremeWare XOS Industry’s first modular switching operating system :
High availability : module “isolation”
An open platform for collaboration with partners :
UNIX based system
Modular extension and scaling
Open standards communications : XML
Leverages the power of the hardware :
Virtual switching intelligence
Industry inflection-point technology : ClearFlow

15. Technology differentiation
“Quality of Service”
The patent authors: Steve Haddock, Herb Schneider, Mike Yip
Leading the way with hierarchical QoS since 1999
Native power and flexibility
4rd generation ASICs
Unmatched speed, flexibility and intelligence
Dynamic programmability
Enterprise solutions developed for the demanding Service Provider marketplace
High availability; by design

16. Comprehensive Portfolio
BlackDiamond 12804R
Scalability
BlackDiamond 10K
BlackDiamond 8810
BlackDiamond 6800
Stacking
BlackDiamond 12804C
Alpine
Summit Edge
&
Aggregation
Switches
Summit Edge Switches
Performance and Features
Consistent User Interface and Management Across all Platforms

17. Summary Open standards Extreme Networks
Puts you back in the driving seat, rather than the passenger’s seat
Enables IT differentiation
Provides flexibility; an essential feature of networking going into 2010
Extreme Networks
The author of “Ethernet Everywhere”
Releasing the power of networking
Changing the game

18. Open: The power to choose your future

19. The Extreme team today :
Paul Hooper, CIO,
(408)
Mark Slater, Technical Director,
(408)
Colin Rudolph, Account Exec,
(650)
Eileen Brooker, Regional Sales Director,
(949)
Jeffry Lynch, Sales Engineer,
(916)
Tim Kodyra, National Public Sector Specialist,
(217)

20. Extreme Networks The Leader in Open Converged Networks
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Extreme Networks
The Leader in Open Converged Networks
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