Extreme Networks Data Sheet
Summit X480 Series
Make Your Network Mobile
High-Performance Switching and Routing
• 48-port Gigabit Ethernet or 24-port gigabit and 2-port 10
Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in a 1RU form factor
• Optional 4-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to provide 160
Gbps uplinks
• Optional 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) to provide 40
Gbps uplinks
• Optional 40 Gbps stacking for up to eight switches in a
stack to provide up to 384 Gigabit Ethernet connections
in one logically integrated unit
• Optional 128 Gbps stacking for up to eight switches in a
stack to provide high-speed stacking
• Optional stacking via 10 GbE ports (SummitStack-V)
Optional SummitStack-V80 80 Gbps stacking
• Optional SummitStack-V160 160 Gbps stacking or
Summit Stack-V320 320 Gbps stacking
• Supports Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, as well as
MPLS/H-VPLS
High Scalability in a 1RU Compact Switch
• Up to 512K MAC address support for scalable Layer 2
networks
• Up to 512K IPv4 routes for scalable Layer 3 networks
• Up to 60K Access Control Lists (ACLs) for secure
networks
High Availability
• ExtremeXOS® modular OS for highly available network
operation
• Carrier-grade redundant networking protocol including
Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS)
• Internal redundant AC/DC power supply and field
replaceable/hot swappable fan tray
Summit® X480 Series—the scalable and versatile gigabit and 10
Gigabit Ethernet switch.
The Summit X480 series switch is a versatile, high-end
Ethernet switch for data center, enterprise aggregation,
and Carrier Ethernet deployments. Summit X480 helps
optimize application performance for a variety of network
deployments with its rich features and high scalability.
Summit X480 provides high density for Gigabit Ethernet
in a small 1RU form factor for up to 48 ports in one system
and 384 ports in a stacked system using backward
compatible SummitStack™, high-speed SummitStack128
running at 128 gigabits per second, SummitStack-V, which
utilizes 10 GbE ports as stacking ports, enabling the use of
standard cabling and optics technologies used for 10 GbE,
SummitStack V80, V160, or V320for 80 Gbps, 160 Gbps,
or 320 Gbps of stacking bandwidth using standard
cabling and optics for 40 GbE Summit X480 also offers
10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for up to eighteen ports
in one system and 80 ports in a stacked system using
QSFP+ to SFP+ breakout cables. For emerging demands
from voice/data convergence and storage, Summit X480
provides highly scalable Layer 2/3 switching and MPLS/H-
VPLS by supporting up to 512K Layer 2 MAC addresses or
512K IPv4 Longest Prefix Match routing tables. Summit
X480 enables data center, enterprise and Carrier Ethernet
aggregation and core backbone deployment in
AC-powered and DC-powered environments.
Summit X480 simplifies network operation with the
ExtremeXOS modular OS, available across a wide range of
Extreme Networks® Ethernet switches. The ExtremeXOS
operating system provides high availability and simplicity
with one OS everywhere in the network.
Target Applications
• Top-of-rack switch for servers in enterprise
data centers
• High-performance core switch for a small network
• High-performance gigabit aggregation switch in a
traditional three-tiered network
• Carrier Ethernet network switch that can aggregate
connectivity for first mile access concentrators such
as DSLAM and CMTS
