Modern networks for the future

Our network solutions are both flexible and robust, enabling our customers to meet future demands and users' wishes.

Netsecurity uses Extreme Networks' technology Extreme Fabric Connect, which is based on Shortest Path Bridging (SPB), providing a significantly simpler network architecture compared to traditional networks.

A traditional network today will include many protocols that require high competence from those who will configure, operate and potentially troubleshoot the network. With Extreme Fabric Connect only one protocol is used.

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Flexibility

Simpler network architecture

Simpler network
architecture

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High security

Benefits of Extreme Fabric Connect

A network based on Extreme Fabric Connect will consist of the physical network and an unlimited number of virtual networks. The physical network can be built in any topology that is desired or needed. The same applies to the virtual networks.

In many ways, it can be compared to a virtualization solution that is familiar from servers. The physical network can be seen as a "network hypervisor".

Extreme Fabric Connect

 

Better utilization of capacity (bandwidth)
Loop-free network where all links are active at the same time - dramatically increases available bandwidth
Fast convergence in case of failure – from minutes to   milliseconds
Unique support for network segmentation, both in Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks
Elastic architecture – can be connected in all conceivable topologies or a mix of these
Scalability – new switches are automatically included and expand the Fabric
Encryption of traffic at link level with MACsec

Why choose a fabric-based network?

  • Provides very high security.
  • It is not possible to attack/hack nodes configured according to best practices.
  • It is extremely flexible and supports any physical Ethernet topology.
  • Virtualization is a built-in part of the technology.
  • New virtual networks (both Layer 2 and Layer 3), or changes, can be established within minutes. There is full separation between the various virtual networks, but traffic can be opened between selected networks if desired.
  • Multicast is built into the technology and there is no need for a separate multicast protocol.
  • Provides very high operational reliability and very fast rerouting of traffic if a link or a switch should fail.
 

Routers

Switches for all purposes

  • Extreme Networks' switch portfolio consists of a large number of switch models, from powerful core and data center to smaller edge switches. Extreme Networks' switches are based on the following operating systems:

    • VOSS 
    • EXOS
    • SLX-OS