Centralized Management and Control

The V300 Series control and data plane technology based on the IEEE

802.1BR specification allows for centralized management and intelligent

service delivery from a central EXOS aggregation switch. This enables

the EXOS aggregation switch to act as a single point of configuration

and control for V300 Series devices which can reduce complexity and

operational cost (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: The V300 is the edge component of Extreme’s Extended

Edge Switching solution

Plug and Play Installation

V300 Series units can quickly be installed in a plug and play manner. When

the unit is physically connected to the ExtremeXOS aggregation switch, the

V300 automatically identifies itself and downloads its configuration. There

is no need to connect a local console for setup of the V300 device or its

ports.

Diverse Models for Different Use Cases

The V300 Series is available in 5 model variants to address a range of use

cases and deployment scenarios. Models include:

• V300-8T-2X: 8 x 10/100/1000-BaseT with 2 x 1/10Gb SFP+ uplinks

• V300-8P-2X: 8 x 10/100/1000BaseT with 30W PoE and 2 x 1/10Gb SFP+

uplinks

• V300HT-8T-2X: 8 x 10/100/1000-BaseT with 2 x 1/10Gb SFP+uplinks

(environmentally hardened unit designed to operate at -40°C to +70°C)

• V300-8P-2T-W: 8 x 10/100/1000BaseT 30W PoE access with 2 x 1Gb Type

4 30/60/90W uplinks

1G and/or 10G uplink ports on the faceplate of each V300 unit can be

provisioned either as uplink, cascade or ring ports, giving administrators

the option to create redundant links or downstream cascade/ring ports to

other V300 units.

Environmentally Hardened Units

The V300 Series also includes V300HT models that can operate over

extended temperature ranges from -40°C to 70°C. The V300HT models

also meet enhanced environmental, safety, and regulatory compliance

requirements for environmentally hardened switches typically used in

smart cities, industry, and transportation.

Power over Ethernet Support

V300 Series switches support both IEEE 802.3at PoE+ and IEEE 802.3af

PoE to enable connection of standards compliant PoE devices today. The

V300-8P-2X model provides up to 180W of PoE power across its 8 access

ports.

PoE Power from Upstream EXOS

Aggregation Switch

In addition to standard PoE models, the V300 Series includes a PoE

pass-through model—the V300-8P-2T-W. This model draws all its required

power from an upstream EXOS aggregation switch over either of its two

Ethernet IEEE 802.3bt Type 4 (30W/60W/90W) links.

This eliminates the need for a separate power supply unit, while still

enabling the delivery of downstream PoE power. By drawing power over

both of its 90W uplinks, the 300-8P-2T-W can deliver up to 105W of

downstream PoE power.

Connection to ExtremeXOS

Aggregation Switch

V300 Series switches are designed to operate in conjunction with

supported ExtremeXOS Series switches at the aggregation layer or core of

the network. These include the 5420, 5520, X465, X590, X670-G2, and X690

Series switches. V300 switches can be single or dual connected to one or

more ExtremeXOS systems for redundancy and uplink bandwidth – and in

the case of the V300-8P-2T-W for additional power draw.

Ring Support for Edge Resiliency

Cascaded V300 devices can also be configured in a ring design for

additional resiliency. In a ring, the first and last V300 devices in a cascade

can be connected to the EXOS aggregation switch. If any V300 device in

the ring should fail, traffic can be re-routed in the other direction across the

ring back to the EXOS aggregation switch.

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