Extreme Networks 50011 Black Diamond 6800 10-Slot Switch Chassis

The BlackDiamond 6800 chassis series provide world class Ethernet switching. With the flexibility to act as an aggregation point for a large number of edge switches and its carrier class reliability and security features, the BlackDiamond has been deployed with NEBS level 3 compliance in both large enterprise and carrier networks. Additionally the BlackDiamond 6800 series has an extensive offering of interfaces, so your investments in SONET, ATM, or other legacy technologies are fully protected. And with 3 sizes of BlackDiamond chassis, a wide range of needs can be met from the edge to the core, with all three chassis delivering cutting-edge performance, reliability, and scalability.

The BlackDiamond 6808 is a modular, multilayer Gigabit Ethernet switch. It features a non-blocking, 128Gbps backplane that can handle over 96 million packets per second of throughput. This model has ten slots. Two slots are reserved for Management Switch Modules (MSM) leaving eight available for interface modules. The BlackDiamond 6808 can support 96 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 672 10/100BaseTX ports, or 224 100BaseFX ports. This switch also features support for dual redundant power supplies. All Extreme switches are managable via Telnet, HTTP, SNMP, RMON, and local terminal connections. Please note that this item does not include the MSM modules or power supplies.