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Universal Switches

5120 Series

Edge/Aggregation Switch Platform

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Product Highlights

Highlights
  • Manageable by Extreme PlatformONETM*, ExtremeCloudTM IQ or ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine
  • Powered uniquely by Switch Engine Operating System
  • Reduced mean time to resolution with AI
  • ExtremeCloud Universal ZTNA policy enforcement
  • Automated and streamlined switch provisioning and day-to-day operations with cloud-based instant actions
  • 24 and 48 port stackable 10Gb aggregation switches with 25Gb and100Gb uplinks
  • 10Gb copper and 10Gb Fiber models in 24 port switches providing cost-optimized and flexible connectivity options

Key Hardware Features

  • 24 x 10Gb SFP+ switch with 4 x 25G SFP28 uplinks
  • 24 x 10GBase-T switch with 4 x 25G SFP28 uplinks
  • 44 x 10Gb SFP+, 4x10G/25G SFP28 with 2x100G QSFP28 uplinks
  • Stacking of up to eight switches
  • Hot-swappable, redundant AC power supplies and fans
  • Front to Back and Back to Front cooling options
  • Line rate MACsec on all ports for secure link encryption**

*Extreme Platform ONETM General Availability (GA) in H2 2025

** Roadmap Item – Planned for future release

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The 5120 series is a family of 10 Gb edge and aggregation switches enabling flexible and cost-optimized connectivity to end devices and edge stacks. These switches are primarily targeted for solutions requiring basic 10 Gb connectivity to end devices such as video encoders, decoders, and other IoT devices. These switches can also be deployed in typical campus networks to aggregate edge stacks while providing high-speed uplinks to upstream L3 switches and routers.

10 Gb copper and 10 Gb fiber switch models enable flexible connectivity options for a wide variety of use cases. The 24-port switches come with 4x25Gb fixed uplinks, while the 48-port switch offers 2x100Gb fixed uplinks, along with 4x25Gb ports. The 5120 switches can stack between themselves using the 4x25Gb ports or the 2x100Gbports**.

The 5120 switches will support line rate MACsec on all the ports offering 256-bit MACsec encryption for secure connectivity to end devices and uplinks**.

Front-to-back and back-to-front cooling options enable the 5120 switches for deployment in data centers as well as for management port connectivity of the servers and switches.

Benefits

The 5120 Universal Switch series are managed by Extreme Platform ONE or ExtremeCloud IQ from the cloud or on-premises. Alternatively, 5120 onbox management can be done manually via a web-based GUI or generic command-line interface (CLI).

Extreme Platform ONETM is an enterprise connectivity platform that integrates networking and security with AI into one powerful and radically simplified experience and licensing model. It supports NetOps, SecOps, and business teams with built in automation and enables organizations to regain control, unlock innovation, and boost productivity through:

  • One integrated experience that is easy to use.
  • Automation through built-in AI that boosts productivity, reducing cycle time for many tasks from hours to minutes
  • Simplified licensing that makes the solution as easy to buy as it is to use.
  • AI-assisted workflows for configuration, deployment, and management.
  • Inventory management simplifies budgeting, planning and compliance.

The 5120 series will support IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging when running Switch Engine OS. This allows 5120 models to deliver reliable, real-time audio/ video transmission over Ethernet. meeting the quality of service required for today's high-definition, time- sensitive multimedia streams.

*Audio Video Bridging is a roadmap item and planned for a future release

The 5120 switch is enabled for the enforcement of Universal ZTNA policies. Wherever users connect through the network, their access is secure and segmented. ExtremeCloud Universal ZTNA, which combines zero-trust network and application access in one solution, automatically configures devices to enforce security policy consistently.

Extreme Fabric is the industry's most simple, resilient, and secure end-to-end, enterprise network fabric solution. Fabric automates discovery and onboarding of network and user devices. Its sub-second convergence reduces unplanned downtime and maintenance windows. Automated micro-segmentation and stealth topology enhance and automate network security across campus, data center, and branch.

The 5120 series switches are fabric-enabled and can be automatically attached to and configured by Extreme Fabric. This reduces time to deploy new devices, services, and sites.

5120 Series onboarding to the cloud is a hands-off operation using zero touch provisioning. Simply unpack the 5120 Series switch, connect it to the network, and it automatically connects to the cloud, ready to be provisioned. New switches can be configured, one-by-one, with a few clicks. Instant port, instant secure port, and instant stack all further reduce time spent on deployment.

Instant Port automates adds, moves or changes across 5120 Series switch ports, eliminating the need for manual port configuration. The 5120 Series automatically detects the connected device and applies the correct port parameters. The result is significant time savings when adding or moving devices across the 5120 Series wired network. A simple cloud interface allows instant Port definitions of customer designated device types which can then be applied across a single switch, a stack or even all 5120 Series switches in the network.

**Supported via Switch Engine Only

Instant Secure Port leverages ExtremeCloud Universal ZTNA for authentication and zero-trust policy enforcement across the 5120 Series switch ports, while providing the same add, move, and change automation features of Instant Port. It simplifies 5120 Series security by using Universal ZTNA's cloud-based security capabilities, including RADIUS authentication, unified visibility and reporting, as well as policy enforced locally on 5120 Series ports. In doing so, it delivers a consistent and frictionless security experience for any user or device connecting through the 5120 Series switch. (Note: ExtremeCloud Universal ZTNA requires a separate license.)

**Supported via Switch Engine Only

Instant Stack simplifies cloud-based stack provisioning, enabling the entire switch stack to be set up through a single push-button operation. Realworld stack information, including each switch model and their stack order is captured and replicated in the cloud. Once set up, the entire stack is then ready to be cloud-provisioned.

**Supported via Switch Engine Only