Extreme Networks Summit1 - Manual (Page 21)

S UMMIT S WITCH I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 1-1
1 Summit Overview
This chapter describes the following:
• Summit switch models
• Summit features
• How to use the Summit family of switches in your network configuration
• Summit front views
• Summit rear view
• Summit LEDs
• Factory default settings
A
BOUT THE
S
UMMIT
F
AMILY OF
S
WITCHES
Network managers are currently faced with the challenge of creating networks that can
provide ultra-fast speed and high performance to serve the needs of today’s network
users, while simultaneously preserving the investment they have made in Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet technology.
By addressing the entire spectrum of Ethernet data rates (10/100/1000 Mbps), the
Summit family of LAN switches enables you to introduce high-speed Gigabit Ethernet
backbones into your existing network, while maintaining established connections to the
10 Mbps and 100 Mbps segments that already exist.
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