The Alpine 3800 series switches enable enterprise networks to adopt new technologies, such as wireless and Voice-over-IP (VoIP), by offering intelligent security and availability features to keep network convergence simple and manageable.Providing advanced availability, scalability and management features, the Alpine 3800 series switches are ideally suited for service providers and metropolitan area networks (MANs).

The Alpine 3800 series switches support a wide offering of high performance Ethernet connections including standard Category 5, fiber optic media, legacy WAN, and Power over Ethernet. With the flexibility and scalability of a modular chassis, the Alpine chassis switches provide a complete solution for Ethernet network connectivity.

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Alpine 3800 Chassis Switch Features

Availability Features

Product Specifications

Alpine 3802 Chassis			OSPF
-	3-slot chassis		-	RFC 2328 OSPF v2 (including MD5 authentication)
Port Densities			-	RFC 1587 OSPF NSSA Option
-	20 10/100/1000BASE-T ports		-	RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow
-	20 1000BASE-X ports		-	RFC 2370 OSPF Opaque LSA Option
-	64 10/100BASE-TX ports		BGP4
-	64 10/100BASE-TX PoE ports		-	RFC 1771 Border Gateway Protocol 4
-	48 100BASE-FX MMF ports		-	RFC 1965 Autonomous System
-	48 100BASE-FX SMF ports		-	Confederations for BGP
Performance			-	RFC 1997 BGP Communities Attribute
-	16 Gbps switch fabric bandwidth		-	RFC 1745 BGP/OSPF Interaction
	12 Mpps forwarding rate		-	RFC 2385 TCP MD5 Authentication for BGPv4
-	128K MAC addresses		-	RFC 2439 BGP Route Flap Damping
-	4096 VLANs		IP Multicast
			-	RFC 2362 PIM-SM
			-	PIM-DM Draft IETF PIM Dense Mode v2-dm-03
			-	DVMRP v3 draft IETF DVMRP v3-07
Physical Dimensions			-	RFC 1112 IGMP v1
-	Rack height: 4RU		-	RFC 2236 IGMP v2
-	7.0 in (H) x 17.3 in (W) x 12.0 in (D)		-	IGMP Snooping with Configurable Router
-	17.8 cm (H) x 43.9 cm (W) x 30.5 cm (D)		-	Registration Forwarding
	Weight (empty): 25 lbs (11 kg)		-	Static IGMP Membership
-	Weight (fully loaded): 31 lbs (14 kg)		-	IGMP Filters
Power and Heat Dissipation			-	Mtrace, draft-ietf-idmr-traceroute-imp-07
-	Power Supply Input: 315 Watts		-	Mrinfo
-	Heat Dissipation 1076 BTU/hour		IS-IS
-	Current Rating: 4A @ 100 VAC; 2A @ 200 VAC; 8A @ -40VDC		-	RFC 1142 (ISO 10589), IS-IS protocol
Alpine 3804 Chassis			-	RFC 1195 Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP
-	5-slot chassis			and dual environments
Port Densities			-	RFC 2104 HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for
-	64 10/100/1000BASE-T ports			Message Authentication
-	64 1000BASE-X ports		Management and Security
-	128 10/100BASE-TX ports		Management - SNMP & MIBs
-	128 10/100BASE-TX PoE ports		-	RFC 1155 Structure of Mgmt Information (SMIv1)
-	96 100BASE-FX SMF ports		-	RFC 1157 SNMPv1
Performance			-	RFC 1212, RFC 1213, RFC 1215 MIB-II & TRAPs
-	32 Gbps switch fabric bandwidth		-	RFC 1901 – 1908 SNMP Version 2c, SMIv2
-	24 Mpps forwarding rate			and Revised MIB-II and authentication
-	128K MAC addresses		-	RFC 2576 Coexistence between SNMP Version 1,
-	4096 VLANs		-	Version 2 and Version 3
Physical Dimensions			-	RFC 1757 RMON 4 groups: Stats, History, Alarms
-	Rack height: 6RU			and Events
-	10.5 in (H) x 17.3 in (W) x 15.5 in (D)		-	RFC 2021 RMON2 (probe configuration)
-	26.7 cm (H) x 43.9 cm (W) x 39.4 cm (D)		-	RFC 2613 SMON MIB
-	Weight (empty): 30 lbs (14 kg)		-	RFC 2668 802.3 MAU MIB
-	Weight (fully loaded): 68 lbs (31 kg)		-	RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB
Power and Heat Dissipation			-	Draft-ietf-bridge-rstpmib-03.txt – Definitions of Managed
-	Power Supply Input: 577 Watts		-	Objects for Bridges with Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
-	Heat Dissipation 2000 BTU/hour		-	RFC 1354 IPv4 Forwarding Table MIB
-	Current Rating: 6.5A @ 100 VAC; 3.5A @		-	RFC 2037 Entity MIB RFC 2233 Interface MIB
	200 VAC; 15A @ -40VDC		-	RFC 2096 IP Forwarding
Alpine 3808 Chassis			-	RFC 1724 RIPv2 MIB
-	9-slot chassis		-	RFC 1850 OSPFv2 MIB
Port Densities			-	RFC 1657 BGPv4 MIB
-	128 10/100/1000BASE-T ports		-	RFC 2787 VRRP MIB
-	128 1000BASE-X ports		-	RFC 2925 Ping / Traceroute /NSLOOKUP MIB
-	256 10/100BASE-TX ports		-	ExtremeWare vendor MIB (includes ACL, MAC
-	256 10/100BASE-TX PoE ports		-	FDB, IP FDB, MAC Address Security, QoS
-	192 100BASE-FX MMF ports			policy and VLAN config)
-	192 100BASE-FX SMF ports		-	IEEE 802.1x – 2001 MIB
Performance			-	Extreme extensions to 802.1x-MIB
-	64 Gbps switch fabric bandwidth		Management - Other
-	48 Mpps forwarding rate		-	RFC 1866 HTML
-	128K MAC addresses		-	RFC 2068 HTTP
-	4096 VLANs		-	RFC 854 Telnet
Physical Dimensions			-	HTML/ HTTP management
-	Rack height: 12RU		-	Secure Shell (SSHv2) and Telnet management,
-	21.0 in (H) x 17.3 in (W) x 11.4 in (D)		-	Telnet and SSHv2 clients
-	53.3 cm (H) x 43.9 cm (W) x 28.9 cm (D)		-	Secure Copy (SCPv2)
-	Weight (empty): 50 lbs (23 kg)		- -	NetFlow version 1 export Configuration Logging
-	Weight (fully loaded): 100 lbs (45 kg)		-	Multiple Images, Multiple Configs
Power and Heat Dissipation			-	BSD System Logging Protocol (SYSLOG),
	Power Supply Input: 1046 Watts			with Multiple Syslog Servers
-	Heat Dissipation 3600 BTU/hour		-	999 Local Messages (criticals stored across reboots)
-	Current Rating: 13A @ 100 VAC; 6.5A @		-	RFC 2030 SNTP, Simple Network Time Protocol v4
	200 VAC; 30A @ -40VDC		Security
Protocols and Standards			-	Routing protocol authentication (see above)
General Routing/Switching			-	Secure Shell (SSHv2) & Secure Copy (SCPv2)
-	RFC 1812 IPv4 Router Requirements			with encryption/authentication
-	RFC 1519 CIDR		-	SNMPv3 user based security, with encryption/
-	RFC 1256 IPv4 Router Discovery (IRDP)			/authentication (see page 3)
-	RFC 783 TFT		-	RFC 1492 TACACS+
-	RFC 951, 1542 BootP		-	RFC 2138 RADIUS Authentication
-	RFC 2131 BOOTP/DHCP relay agent and		-	RFC 2139 RADIUS Accounting
-	DHCP server		-	RADIUS Per-command Authentication
-	RFC 1591 DNS (client operation)		-	Access Profiles on All Routing Proto
-	RFC 1122 Host Requirements		-	Access Profiles on All Management Methods
-	RFC 768 UDP		-	Network Login (web-based DHCP/RADIUS mechanism)
-	RFC 791 IP		-	IEEE802.1x – 2001 Port-Based Network Access
-	RFC 792 ICMP		-	Control for Network Login
-	RFC 793 TCP		-	Multiple supplicants for Network Login (web-based and
-	RFC 826 ARP			802.1x modes)
-	RFC 2338 VRRP		-	MAC Address Security / Lockdown
-	Extreme Standby Router Protocol (ESRP)			Network Address Translation (NAT)
-	IPX RIP/SAP Router specification		-	Layer 2/3/4/7 Access Control Lists (ACLs)
-	IEEE 802.1D-1998 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)		Safety
-	Multiple Instances of Spanning Tree (PVST+		-	UL 1950 3rd Edition , Listed (Safety of ITE)
	compatible, 802.1Q interoperable)		-	EN60950:1992/A1-4:1997+ZB/ZC Deviations
-	IEEE 802.1w - 2001 Rapid Reconfiguration for STP, RSTP			(Safety of ITE)
-	IEEE 802.1Q - 1998 Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks		-	IEC 950CB (Safety of ITE)
	Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS)		-	Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
-	Software controlled redundant ports		-	CSA 22.2#950-95 (Safety of ITE)
Quality of Service and Policies			-	AS/NZX 3260 (product safety standard)
-	IEEE 802.1D -1998 (802.1p) Packet Priority		-	EN60825-1 (Safety of Lasers Products)
-	RFC 2474 DiffServ Precedence, including 8 queues/port		-	FCC CFR 21 (Laser Products)
-	RFC 2598 DiffServ Expedited Forwarding (EF)		EMI/EMC
-	RFC 2597 DiffServ Assured Forwarding (AF)		-	NEBS Level III, Issue 1
-	RFC 2475 DiffServ Core and Edge Router Functions		-	FCC CFR 47 part 15 Class A (USA EMC standard)
-	Bi-directional Rate Shaping		-	ICES-003A/C108.8-M1983 Class A (Canada
-	Layer 1-4, Layer 7 (user name) Policy-Based Mapping			EMC standard)
-	Policy-Based Mapping/Overwriting of DiffServ code		-	VCCI Class A (Japan EMC standard)
	points, .1p priority		-	AS/NZS 3548 (Australia EMC standard)
-	DLCS (Dynamic Link Context System, WINS snooping)		-	EN 55022 Class A (European EMC standard)
	for integration with EPICenter Policy Manger		-	CISPR 22 Class A (European EMC standard)
VLANs			-	EN 50082-1:1997 includes ENV 50204
-	IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging			(European EMC standards)
-	IEEE 802.3ad Static configuration and dynamic (LACP)		-	EN 55024:1998 includes IEC 61000-4-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11
-	IEEE 802.1v VLAN classification by Protocol and Port			(European EMC standards)
-	Port-based VLANs		-	EN 61000-3-2,3 (European EMC standards)
-	MAC-based VLANs		-	CNS 13438 Class A (BSMI-Taiwan)
-	Protocol-sensitive VLANs		-	Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
-	Multiple STP domains per VLAN		Requirements
-	RFC-3069 VLAN Aggregation		-	Operating Temperature: 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
-	Virtual MANs		-	Storage Temperature: -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F)
-	VLAN Translation		-	Operating Humidity:10%to 95%relative humidity,
RIP				non-condensing
-	RFC 1058 RIP v1		-	EN60068 to Extreme IEC68 schedule
-	RFC 2453 RIP v2		Reliability
			-	Minimum 50000 hrs MTBF to Mil HDBK 217F
				Notice 1, Parts Stress Method

The most advanced member of the BlackDiamond series is the BlackDiamond 10808 (BD10K). Designed from the ground up to support a high-density 10 gigabit infrastructure, the BlackDiamond 10K is based on Extreme Networks® fourth generation of Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology. These ASICs have a number of new enhancements, including longest prefic match (LPM) routing for IPv4 and IPv6, programmable packet parsing and editing, robust multicast performance, and the revolutionary CLEAR-Flow security infrastructure. These features enhance routing performance, allow support of new network protocols without disruptive hardware upgrades, enable seamless voice and video distribution, and enable real-time response to day-zero network Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Features such as Quality of Service (QoS), Access Control Lists (ACLs), and statistics gathering can be enabled without affecting packet throughput, even at 10 gigabit data rates.

The BlackDiamond 10K chassis was designed to meet stringent carrier-class standards, with front-to-back cooling, redundant PSUs, fans, and controllers, and a passive backplane. Integrated error checking and correction protects the packet data path, and independent control and data planes ensure that network data and management traffic never interfere.

The most advanced member of the BlackDiamond series is the BlackDiamond 10808 (BD10K). Designed from the ground up to support a high-density 10 gigabit infrastructure, the BlackDiamond 10K is based on Extreme Networks® fourth generation of Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology. These ASICs have a number of new enhancements, including longest prefic match (LPM) routing for IPv4 and IPv6, programmable packet parsing and editing, robust multicast performance, and the revolutionary CLEAR-Flow security infrastructure. These features enhance routing performance, allow support of new network protocols without disruptive hardware upgrades, enable seamless voice and video distribution, and enable real-time response to day-zero network Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Features such as Quality of Service (QoS), Access Control Lists (ACLs), and statistics gathering can be enabled without affecting packet throughput, even at 10 gigabit data rates.

The BlackDiamond 10K chassis was designed to meet stringent carrier-class standards, with front-to-back cooling, redundant PSUs, fans, and controllers, and a passive backplane. Integrated error checking and correction protects the packet data path, and independent control and data planes ensure that network data and management traffic never interfere.

The newest member of the BlackDiamond series is the versatile BlackDiamond 8800 family. Again, designed from the ground up for 10 gigabit support, the BlackDiamond 8800 provides the universal port for IP telephony with integrated support for Power over Ethernet (PoE) at gigabit data rates. Available in 10-slot and 6-slot models, the BlackDiamond 8800 series provides voice-class availability and power at every port, making it the ideal modular unified access solution for a combined edge and aggregation solution in a converged network. Each port supports a full range of Layer 2-4 features, and each I/O module provides non-blocking local switching and backplane connectivity for up to 48 gigabits of port bandwidth. This unprecedented performance also makes the BlackDiamond 8800 series ideal for medium enterprise cores and as an interconnect switch for high-performance computing applications. The highly redundant chassis design and system architecture provide voice-class availability at any network location.

Our revolutionary ExtremeWare® XOS™ operating system, the industry's first truly modular network operating system, increases availability over and beyond the chassis level high availability design. Self-healing process restart ensures that the switch can recover from failures without rebooting the entire operating system. Software modules can be loaded or upgraded dynamically, and the ExtremeWare XOS architecture also supports hitless software failover and upgrades.

All BlackDiamond switches are designed and built to minimize latency and jitter, which degrade the quality of voice and video applications. They're also highly resilient, a key aspect of voice-class availability. One of the many mechanisms used to ensure resiliency, is Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) link resiliency standard, available on all switches from Extreme Networks. With sub-50-millisecond link failover recovery time, you can be certain that voice calls won't be dropped.

Our multi-layered approach to security safeguards your network. Airtight authentication blocks users at the switch, until they've been approved. Extensive ACLs make it easy to apply policies that prevent users from reaching restricted resources, without slowing performance. Additionally, we have developed proven-interoperable solutions with best-of-breed partners, so you can implement the security architecture that's best for you.

Management simplicity has always been critical; it becomes even more so as a single, converged network carries all of an organization's voice, video, and data traffic. All of our products share the same user interface and management framework, ensuring end-to-end simplicity. We also offer management software that allow you to monitor your wired and wireless IP-based data and phone infrastructure and take the effort out of moves, adds and changes.