BWI: Extreme Networks Introduces Enhanced Network Architecture to Reduce Data Center Complexity and Enhance Efficiency

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Extreme Networks, Inc.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 12:53 PM IST (07:23 AM GMT)
Editors: Business: Business services, Information technology; Technology
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Extreme Networks Introduces Enhanced Network Architecture to Reduce Data Center Complexity and Enhance Efficiency
M-LAG Direct Attach Architecture Eliminates Outdated Spanning Tree designs and Combines Network Scale with Simplicity to Enable Highly Virtualized Cloud Architectures, Major Step Towards Increasing Performance and Optimization of Datacenters

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Tuesday, February 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Extreme Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced an enhanced network architecture aimed at boosting performance in next-generation data centers and clouds by combining its Direct AttachT Virtual Machine (VM) switching with Multi-System Link Aggregation (M-LAG) to enable a new M-LAG Direct Attach architecture that addresses high-performance switching for virtualized environments.

In recent years, cloud computing and the evolving data centers have been the buzzwords for IT and has changed the way organizations acquire and deploy IT products and services. According to IDC, the India Public Cloud Computing market which was at US$ 66.7 million in 2009 is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40% over the next five years to 2014. Major growth drivers being bandwidth, Internet service providers, data center hosting players, hardware vendors and system integrators.

"Integrating the M-LAG Direct Attach architecture with Extreme Networks' data center portfolio serves as an important evolution of our http://www.extremenetworks.com/solutions/datacenter.aspx Four Pillar data center strategy for migrating networks from physical to virtual to cloud," said Shehzad Merchant, senior director of strategy for Extreme Networks. "For the majority of virtualized data center architectures, the M-LAG Direct Attach architecture eliminates the drawbacks of spanning tree while providing the benefits of TRILL (Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links) without having complete disruption to the network and enormous capital expense."

With the emergence of private and public cloud architectures, the networking infrastructure required to support virtualization and the VM mobility associated with shared and dynamic cloud-based resources has become overly complex due to outmoded network designs based on Spanning Tree. Extreme Networks M-LAG Direct Attach architecture addresses this complexity by significantly simplifying network design and scaling performance.

With its high-performance data center solutions, the BlackDiamond® and Summit® switches running the ExtremeXOS® operating system, Extreme Networks now delivers a doubling of performance compared to traditional Spanning Tree architectures and provides a simpler, more cost-effective solution over pre-standard TRILL implementations - all of which would require a rip-and-replace of the existing network. More information about Extreme Networks M-LAG Direct Attach architecture is available with the following white paper.

"Extreme Networks M-LAG Direct Attach data center architecture will greatly help IP-Only to scale services while ensuring redundancy within the network and data center," said Magnus Öberg, CEO for IP-Only, a premier service provider in Sweden. "With this ExtremeXOS® feature, we decrease complexity in the network compared to other solutions and scale to meet the needs of more demanding virtualized services."

With the release of ExtremeXOS version 12.5, Extreme Networks enables software-loadable support for Direct Attach architecture, network-level support of Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA), and M-LAG across its portfolio of high-performance BlackDiamond modular switches and Summit fixed stackable switches. Extreme Networks Direct Attach architecture enables the removal of virtual switches from the network, increasing performance, reducing cost and greatly simplifying management of the virtualized environment.

About Extreme Networks Inc.

Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet network infrastructures that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network solutions feature high performance, high availability and scalable switching solutions that enable organizations to address real-world communications challenges and opportunities. Operating in more than 50 countries, Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are complemented by global, 24x7 service and support. For more information, visit: http://www.extremenetworks.com.

Extreme Networks, Direct Attach, BlackDiamond, Summit, and ExtremeXOS are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other names are the property of their respective owners.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements as to features and benefits of Extreme Networks products, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use of the product in different environments. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. Other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are contained in the Company's 10-Qs and 10-Ks which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.sec.gov



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