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Summit WM200 & Summit WM2000
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Extreme Networks Data Sheet Summit WM200/Summit WM2000 Series WLAN Controllers Next generation wireless LAN controller platforms for advanced wireless services. Fast and Easy Deployment • Plug-and-Play Access Points (APs) • Dynamic Radio Management (DRM) • Summit Wireless Mobility Access Domains (WM-AD) Scalability for Future Proofing • Investment protection for emerging technologies • Extended Mobility Domain to support tens of thousands of users • Cost effective distributed enterprise support Enterprise-Grade Voice Solution • High-speed, cross-subnet roaming • End-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) • Automatic power save mode to extend the battery life of handsets Comprehensive Security Network-Wide • Directory-integrated link security Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 controllers provide a scalable high-performance Wireless LAN (WLAN) solution that is easy to use and is secure. In today’s enterprise environments, dedicated resources are rarely available to build and operate the wireless network. By focusing on ease of installation and management, the Summit wireless mobility solution from Extreme Networks® enables IT organizations to simplify the task of mobilizing their users without compromising security or performance. Summit WM series controllers are ready to support the most advanced wireless applications. With the capability to support high-speed, cross-subnet roaming and sophisticated multicast support, Summit WM series controllers can meet nearly any mobile voice or multimedia networking challenge. With capacities of up to 200 APs per controller, Summit WM series controllers can scale to support the largest WLAN installations while providing centralized management for remote branch office installations. Target Applications • Support for high-performance applications such as Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) • Large scale enterprise installations with plug-and-play installation and centralized support • Guest access applications • Multiple authentication and access control options • Wireless intrusion detection • Integration with security solutions from Extreme Networks Built-In High Availability • Enhanced availability with modular design • Cost-effective controller redundancy • Self-healing radio network Summit® WM200 and Summit WM2000 controllers are ready to support the most advanced wireless applications. © 2009 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Summit WM200/Summit WM2000 WLAN Controllers—Page 1

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet Fast and Easy Deployment WLAN systems have been difficult to install, configure and operate. Summit WM series controllers provide a fresh approach to managing the complexity of configuring and operating wireless networks through a number of unique capabilities. Plug-and-Play (optional on Summit WM200) automatically optimizes radio frequency coverage in an area, selecting channels and adjusting power levels to provide troublefree client connectivity while maximizing coverage. Keeping up with changes that affect coverage can be a challenge. With DRM, calibration...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet Scalability for Future Proofing Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000, with modular architecture offering scalability in capacity and performance, helps protect user investment against early obsolescence. Investment Protection for Emerging Technologies Extended Mobility Domain The modular architecture of Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 controllers offers the scalability and flexibility required in a fast changing wireless environment. Summit WM2000 can manage up to 200 APs—one of the highest in the industry— on a single hardware platform. This results in lower capital...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet Enterprise-Grade Voice Solution Today’s enterprise wireless LANs must perform the same tasks with the same expectations for performance and quality, as their wired counterparts. Summit WM series controllers deliver outstanding performance for advanced, latency-sensitive applications such as VoWLAN. High-Speed Cross Subnet Roaming Summit WM series controllers offer scalable, voice-grade performance, meaning that VoWLAN users can roam from AP to AP—even across subnets— without experiencing annoying echoes or dropped connections. When roaming, client IP addresses do...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet Comprehensive Security Network-Wide Security is justifiably a key concern for WLAN systems. Summit WM series controllers offer state of the art security for link access and intrusion detection, all delivered using a single AP infrastructure. Directory-Integrated Link Security The Summit wireless mobility solution delivers comprehensive link security capabilities that leverage existing directory resources to streamline management of user access. Link security characteristics are defined within the context of each WM-AD. Figure 4 provides some examples of link...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet Built-in High Availability With increased access to mission critical applications, enterprise users expect wireless service reliability to be at the same level they have experienced with wired access. All aspects of the Summit WM solution provide enterprise-grade high availability. Enhanced Availability with Modular Design The modular architecture of Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 offers lower Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), and higher MTBF numbers. Field replaceable service blades reduce planned and unplanned downtime, resulting in lower operational costs. The...

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Extreme Networks Data Sheet Target Applications Support for High-Performance Applications Such as Voice over WLAN Summit WM series switches support voice-grade Layer 3 roaming across APs, with pre-authentication to preserve security and IP persistence to minimize dropped connections. Not only is this roaming available across subnets, but also across APs that are operating off of different Summit WM switches. Summit WM has Pairwise Master Key (PMK) caching which enables the roaming client to preauthenticate with nearby APs. This is ideal for voice handsets or roaming applications such as a...

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