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Extreme Networks A-Series A4H254-8F8T
8 Ports Fiber Optic plus 8 Ports 10/100 Stackable L2/L3 Edge Switch

Extreme Networks A-Series A4H254-8F8T

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Overview:

Extreme Networks A-Series AppliancesThe Extreme Networks A4 is a highly reliable fast Ethernet edge switch that provides scalable, wire-rate performance in support of the bandwidth-intensive and delay-sensitive requirements of today's demanding applications. The A4 also provides multi-layer packet classification and priority queuing for differentiated services. Along with a switch capacity of 17.6 Gbps, the A4 provides up to 48 10/100 Ethernet ports as well as 4 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports. Leveraging the A4's stacking capability, as many as 8 A4s can be interconnected in a single stack to create a virtual switch that provides 140.8 Gbps of capacity and up to 384 10/100 Ethernet ports as well as 16 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports.

  • High-availability design assures reliable network operations
  • Now with Extreme Networks policy and basic routing
  • PoE supports a variety of network devices
  • Investment protection via lifetime warranty
  • 140.8 Gbps capacity and 104.8 Mpps

The A4 includes enterprise-class features in a 10/100 stackable switch that ensure seamless connectivity and application performance. With support for 16,000 MAC addresses, the A4 is an excellent choice for medium to large enterprises that need to support thousands of endpoints. Robust Quality of Service (QoS) features enable strong support for integrated multimedia networks, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and IP video, as well as all types of data-intensive applications. In conjunction with its non-blocking L2 switching architecture, the A4's intelligent queuing mechanisms ensure that mission-critical applications receive prioritized access to network resources.

The A4 includes a 24 port model with a very quiet design that operates fan-less in a typical office setting, making it ideal for classrooms and conference rooms.

A highly-scalable architecture and a lifetime warranty ensure that an A4 network investment will sustain a secure, feature-rich, and cost-effective network well into the future.

Features:


Reliability and Availability

The A4 design incorporates redundancy and failure protection mechanisms complete with automatic failover and recovery capabilities to provide a reliable network. An integral power supply is the primary source of power for the A4 and complete power redundancy is provided by an optional external power supply. In addition to the standard version of the A4, there are also IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet versions which supports network devices that require external power such as wireless access points, VoIP phones, and network cameras. A virtual switch can be created by interconnecting as many as 8 A4s in a single stack, which can be managed via a single IP address with redundant management connections. The A4's closed-loop stacking capability utilizes bi-directional switch interconnects to maintain connectivity within the virtual switch despite any physical switch-level failure. Up to 8 Ethernet ports can be grouped together to create a multi-link aggregation group (LAG). The A4 can support multiple LAG's distributed across several A4s within a stack to prevent a switch-level failure from disrupting data communications.

Advanced Quality of Service

Robust QoS features enable strong support for integrated multimedia networks, including VoIP and video, as well as all types of data-intensive applications. The A4 uses multiple standards-based discovery methods with Extreme Networks policy capabilities to automatically identify and provision VoIP services for IP phones from all major vendors. A4 switches provide dynamic mobility for VoIP clients to reduce operating costs; when an IP phone moves and plugs in elsewhere in the enterprise network, its VoIP service provisioning, security and traffic priority settings move with it, with no manual administration required.

Security

The A4 provides a secure network by utilizing its authentication and security features, which can be applied at the port level or at the user level. Making use of the Extreme Networks Network Management Suite's Policy Manager or a standard CLI, the Extreme Networks role-based architecture enables a network administrator to define distinct roles or profiles that represent operational groups within a business (e.g., employee, executive, guest, etc). Up to two devices (a PC and a VLA-tagging phone) per port can be authenticated via IEEE 802.1X, MAC address or web-based authentication, and then assigned a pre-defined operational role.

Investment Protection

The A4 is a cost-effective, feature-rich, stackable switch that provides a broad set of features today and will continue to deliver benefits well into the future. With Release 6.61, the A4 now supports static routing as well as RIPv1/v2 routing. All A-Series products include a lifetime warranty that includes warranty and support services for which many competitors charge additional fees - adding up to 10% of initial deployment costs on an annual basis. Included benefits, such as advanced hardware return, firmware feature upgrades (which most vendors cover at most for 90 days) and telephone support (which most don't include or severely limit) combine to significantly decrease operational costs for customers over the life of their network.

Performance & Scalability

The A4 provides scalable, wire-rate performance in support of the bandwidth-intensive and delaysensitive requirements of today's demanding applications. Along with a switch capacity of 17.6 Gbps, the A4 provides up to 48 10/100 Ethernet ports as well as 2 modular Gigabit Ethernet and 2 10/100/10000 uplink ports. Leveraging the A4's wire-rate stacking capability, as many as 8 A4s can be interconnected in a single stack to create a virtual switch that provides 140.8 Gbps of capacity and up to 384 10/100 Ethernet ports as well as 16 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports.

Benefits:

Business Alignment

  • Extreme Networks policy capabilities support converged multimedia networks
  • Reliable network operation for missioncritical applications

Operational Efficiency

  • Scalable architecture supports continued growth of network capacity
  • Consolidated management capabilities reduce network operational expenses
  • Highly available design ensures reliable network operations

Security

  • Network access secured by 802.1x, MAC address and web-based authentication methods
  • Extreme Networks policy provided enhanced network security that is maintained concurrently with user mobility
  • Architecture designed with integral network security

Support and Service

  • Industry-leading customer satisfaction and first call resolution rates
  • Personalized services, including site surveys, network design, installation, and training
  • Comprehensive lifetime warranty, including feature upgrades and more
  • Release 6.61 adds policy and basic routing with support for two devices (PC and a phone) on a single port

Standards and Protocols:


MAC Address Table Size
  • 16,000

VLANs

  • 4,094 VLAN IDs
  • 1,024 VLAN Entries per Stack

Switching Services

  • ANSI/TIA-1057 - LLDP-MED
  • IEEE 802.1AB - LLDP
  • IEEE 802.1D - MAC Bridges
  • IEEE 802.1s - Multiple Spanning Trees
  • IEEE 802.1t - 802.1D Maintenance
  • IEEE 802.1w - Rapid Spanning Tree Reconvergence
  • IEEE 802.3 - Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.3ab - GE over Twisted Pair
  • IEEE 802.3ad - Link Aggregation
  • IEEE 802.3af - PoE
  • IEEE 802.3i - 10Base-T
  • IEEE 802.3u - 100Base-T, 100Base-FX
  • IEEE 802.3z - GE over Fiber
  • Full/half duplex auto-sense support on all ports
  • IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3
  • Jumbo Frame support (9,216 bytes)
  • Loop Protection
  • One-to-One and Many-to-One Port Mirroring
  • Port Description
  • Protected Ports
  • Selectable LAG Configuration (6 x 8, 12 x 4, 24 x 2)
  • CoS MIB based Broadcast/ Multicast/ Unknown
  • Unicast Suppression
  • Spanning Tree Backup Root
  • STP Pass Thru

Security

  • ARP Spoof Protection
  • DHCP Spoof Protection
  • IEEE 802.1x Port Authentication
  • MAC-based Port Authentication
  • Password Protection (encryption)
  • Web-based Port Authentication
  • Dual User Authentication (PC + Phone)
  • Secure Networks Policy
  • RADIUS Accounting for network access
  • RADIUS Client
  • Secured Shell (SSHv2)
  • Secured Socket Layer (SSL)

IPv4 Routing

  • Standard Access Control List (ACLs)
  • Extended ACLs
  • VLAN-based ACLs
  • ARP & ARP Redirect
  • IP Helper Address
  • RFC 826 - Ethernet ARP
  • RFC 1058 - RIP v1
  • RFC 1256 - ICMP Router Discovery Messages
  • RFC 1519 Classless Inter-Domain Routing
  • RFC 1724 - RIPv2 MIB Extension
  • RFC 2236 - IGMPv2
  • RFC 2453 - RIP v2
  • RFC 3046 - DHCP/BootP Relay
  • RFC 3376 - IGMPv3
  • Static Routes
MIB Support
  • Extreme Networks Entity MIB
  • Extreme Networks Policy MIB
  • ANSI/TIA-1057 - LLDP-MED MIB
  • IEEE 802.1AB - LLDP MIB
  • Extreme Networks VLAN Authorization MIB
  • IEEE 802.1X MIB - Port Access
  • IEEE 802.3ad MIB - LAG MIB
  • RFC 826 - ARP and ARP Redirect
  • RFC 951 - BOOTP
  • RFC 1213 - MIB/MIB II
  • RFC 1493 - BRIDGE-MIB
  • RFC 1542 - DHCP/BOOTP Relay
  • RFC 1643 - Ethernet-like MIB
  • RFC 2096 - IP Forwarding Table MIB
  • RFC 2131, RFC 3046 - DHCP Client/Relay
  • RFC 2233 - IF-MIB
  • RFC 2271 - SNMP Framework MIB
  • RFC 2466 - ICMPv6 MIB
  • RFC 2571 - SNMP Framework MIB
  • RFC 2613 - SMON MIB
  • RFC 2618 - RADIUS Authentication Client MIB
  • RFC 2620 - RADIUS Accounting Client MIB
  • RFC 2668 - Managed Object Definitions for 802.3 MAUs
  • RFC 2674 - P-BRIDGE-MIB
  • RFC 2674 - QBRIDGE-MIB VLAN Bridge MIB
  • RFC 2737 - Entity MIB (physical branch only)
  • RFC 2819 - RMON-MIB
  • RFC 2863 - IF-MIB
  • RFC 2933 - IGMP MIB
  • RFC 3413 - SNMP v3 Applications MIB
  • RFC 3414 - SNMP v3 User-based Security
  • Module (USM) MIB
  • RFC 3415 - View-based Access Control
  • Model for SNMP
  • RFC 3580 - IEEE 802.1X Remote Authentication
  • Dial In User Service (RADIUS) Usage Guidelines
  • RFC 3584 - SNMP Community MIB
  • RFC 3621 - Power over Ethernet MIB

VLAN Support

  • Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP)
  • Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
  • IEEE 802.1p - Traffic classification
  • IEEE 802.1q - VLAN Tagging
  • IEEE 802.1v - Protocol-based VLANs
  • IEEE 802.3ac - VLAN Tagging Extensions
  • Port-based VLAN (private port/private VLAN)
  • Tagged-based VLAN
  • VLAN Marking of Mirror Traffic

Quality of Service

  • 6 User Addressable Priority Queues per Port
  • 802.3x Flow Control
  • Ingress Rate Limiting
  • IP ToS/DSCP Marking/Remarking
  • IP DSCP - Differentiated Services Code Point
  • IP Precedence
  • IP Protocol
  • Layer 2/3/4 Classification
  • Multi-layer Packet Processing
  • Mixed Queuing Control - Strict and Weighted
  • Round Robin
  • Source/Destination IP Address
  • Source/Destination MAC Address
Management
  • Alias Port Naming
  • Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Configuration Upload/Download
  • Dual IPv4/IPv6 Management Support
  • Editable Text-based Configuration File
  • FTP/TFTP Client
  • Multi-configuration File Support
  • NMS Automated Security Manager
  • NMS Console
  • NMS Inventory Manager
  • NMS Policy Manager
  • Node/Alias Table
  • RFC 768 - UDP
  • RFC 783 - TFTP
  • RFC 791 - IP
  • RFC 792 - ICMP
  • RFC 793 - TCP
  • RFC 826 - ARP
  • RFC 854 - Telnet
  • RFC 951 - BootP
  • RFC 1157 - SNMP
  • RFC 1901 - Community-based SNMPv2
  • RFC 2030 - Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
  • RFC 2271 - SNMP Framework MIB
  • RFC 2465 - IPv6 MIB
  • RFC 2933 - IGMP MIB
  • RFC 3413 - SNMP Applications MIB
  • RFC 3414 - SNMP User-based Security
  • Module (USM) MIB
  • RFC 3415 - View-based Access Control
  • Model for SNMP
  • RFC 3826 - Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for SNMP
  • RMON (Stats, History, Alarms, Events)
  • Secure Copy (SCP)
  • Secure FTP (SFTP)
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1/v2c/v3
  • TACACS+ for Management Authentication, Authorization and Auditing
  • SSHv2
  • Syslog
  • Telnet
  • Text-based Configuration Upload/Downloand
  • Web-based Management
  • Webview via SSL Interface

IPv6 Management

  • RFC 1981 - Path MTU for IPv6
  • RFC 2373 - IPv6 Addressing
  • RFC 2460 - IPv6 Protocol Specification RFC
  • 2461 - Neighbor Discovery
  • RFC 2462 - Stateless Autoconfiguration
  • RFC 2463 - ICMPv6
  • RFC 3587 - IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format
  • RFC 4007 - IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
  • RFC 4291 - IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture

Specifications:



A-Series Models A4H254-8F8T A4H124-24FX
  A4H254-8F8T A4H124-24FX
Performance
Throughput Capacity wire-speed Mpps
(switch / stack)
8.3 Mpps / 66.7 Mpps 9.5 Mpps / 76.2 Mpps
Switching Capacity
(switch / stack)
11.2 Gbps (8.3 Mpps) / 89.6 Gbps (66.7 Mpps) 12.8 Gbps (9.5 Mpps) / 102.4 Gbps (76.2 Mpps)
Stacking Capacity
(switch / stack)
4.0 Gbps (2.98 Mpps)/32.0 Gbps (23.8 Mpps)

No dedicated stacking on A4; Up to two Gigabit uplinks can be used for stacking or uplinks

PoE Specifications
802.3af Interoperable N/A N/A
802.3at Interoperable N/A N/A
System Power N/A N/A
Physical Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x D) H: 4.4 cm (1.73")
W: 44 cm (17.32")
D: 36.5 cm (14.37")
H: 4.4 cm (1.73")
W: 44 cm (17.32")
D: 36.5 cm (14.37")
Net Weight 4.78 kg (10.50 lb) 4.85 kg (10.69 lb)
MTBF 388,498 hours 388,135 hours
Physical Ports • (8) 10/100BASE-T RJ45 ports
• (8) 100Base-FX MT-RJ ports
• (2) Gigabit Ethernet SFP ports
• (2) 10/100/1000 stacking/uplink RJ45 ports
• (1) DB9 console port
• (1) RPS port
• (24) 100Base-FX MTRJ fiber optic ports
• (2) mini-GBIC ports
• (2) 10/100/1000 stacking/uplink RJ45 ports
• (1) DB9 console port
• (1) RPS port
Power Requirements
Normal Input Voltage 100 - 240 VAC 100 - 240 VAC
Input Frequency 50 - 60 Hz 50 - 60 Hz
Input Current 1.0 A Max 1.0 A Max
Power Consumption 47 watts 66 watts
Environmental Specifications
IEC 6-2-1 Standard Operating Temperature 0° to 50° C (32° to 122° F)
IEC 6-2-14 Non-Operating Temperature -40° to 70° C (-40° to 158° F)
Heat Dissipation 161 BTUs/Hr 224 BTUs/Hr
Operating Humidity 5% - 95% non- condensing
Vibration IEC 68-2-6, IEC68-2-36
Shock IEC 68-2-29
Drop IEC 68-2-32
Acoustics 50.0 dB 51.5 dB
Agency & Regulatory Standards Specifications
Safety UL 60950-1, CSA 22.1 60950, EN 60950-1, and IEC 60950-1
EMC FCC Part 15 (Class A), ICES- 003 (Class A), BSMI, VCCI V-3, AS/NZS CISPR 22 (Class A), EN 55022 (Class A), EN 55024, EN 61000-3-2, and EN 61000-3-3
Environmental 2002/95/EC (RoHS Directive), 2002/96/EC (WEEE Directive)

Documentation:

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