Highlights

• High-performance feature-rich, Fixed

Form Factor Switch for Service Provider

and Data Center

• Compact 1U form factor for reduced

power and footprint

• Ability to deliver 100GbE to 4 x 25 GbE

or 40GbE to 4 x 10 GbE using breakout

cable

• Supply chain, boot, and runtime

protection with Measured Boot

• Baseboard Management Controller

(BMC) for lights-out management

(LOM) for remote operations such as

reboots, shutdowns, and out of band

troubleshooting

• Redundant management port

• Supports Integrated Application

Hosting to enable organizations to

deploy Extreme-provided or third-party

applications and tools directly on the

switch

• Non-blocking, wire-speed switching

architecture

• Offers a choice of AC/DC power supplies

and F/R fans

• ExtremeCloud Orchestrator leverages

Integrated Application Hosting and

enables plug-n-play IP fabrics

for infrastructure provisioning and

configuration of all tenant services

across the entire fabric at no additional

cost

• Full featured SLX operating system with

advanced features supporting switching,

IP Fabrics, BGP- EVPN and VXLAN

Next Generation Secure Data Center and Mobile Edge Spine

Switch

The Extreme 8720 is a high performance, feature-rich, and purpose built 10/25/40/100

GbE network hardware platform built for uncompromising performance in enterprise

data centers and for mobile operators delivering critical 5G micro data center and

multi-access edge compute (MEC) environments.

As part of Extreme’s Trusted Delivery initiative, the Extreme 8000 Series of Universal

switches introduce powerful security enhancements with a combination of Secure

Boot technology, enhanced by an industry-first Measured Boot implementation.

Measured Boot extends the security posture of the system into the execution of the

operating system itself for greater protection against threats.

The Extreme 8720 network hardware platform enables organizations to design open

networks that accommodate a variety of applications and east-west traffic patterns.

With its high-density scale-out architecture, leading power efficiency, and airflow

options, the 8720 platform delivers a cost-effective solution that optimizes power,

cooling, and data center space, wherever your center of data might be.

Data Sheet

Extreme 8720

www.extremenetworks.com

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