Blackdiamond 6800 Series Switch Overview; Summary Of Features - Extreme Networks Alpine 3804 Hardware Manual

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BlackDiamond 6800 Series Switch
Overview
The BlackDiamond 6800 series switches are chassis-based switches designed to be placed in the core of
your network. The BlackDiamond 6800 series switches are flexible and scalable, making it easy for you
to meet the changing requirements of your network. Three models exist:
• The BlackDiamond 6816 20-slot chassis, which can be populated with up to 16 input/output (I/O)
modules and four Management Switch Fabric Modules (MSM64i modules)
• The BlackDiamond 6808 10-slot chassis, which can be populated with up to eight I/O modules and
two MSM64i modules
• The BlackDiamond 6804 6-slot chassis, which can be populated with up to four I/O modules and
two MSM64i modules
The combination of BlackDiamond, Alpine, and Summit switches delivers a consistent end-to-end
network solution that provides a nonblocking architecture, wire-speed switching, wire-speed IP routing,
and policy-based Quality of Service (QoS).
This chapter describes:
• Summary of Features on page 189
• Switch Components on page 191
• Following Safety Information on page 193

Summary of Features

This section describes the features of the BlackDiamond family of switches. If the information in the
release notes differs from the information in this guide, follow the release notes. For more information
about configuring the switch, refer to the ExtremeWare Software User Guide and The ExtremeWare
Command Reference Guide.
The features of the BlackDiamond 6800 series switches include:
• I/O modules and MSM64i modules are hot-swappable
• Redundant, load-sharing, hot-swappable power supplies
• Field-replaceable, hot-swappable fan tray
• Autonegotiation for half- or full-duplex operation on 10/100 Mbps ports
• Load-sharing on multiple ports
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