Extreme Beefs Up Backhaul

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Extreme Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced a family of mobile backhaul routers that will enable mobile operators to smoothly transition cell sites to 4G while maintaining existing 2G/3G investments. The company's E4G mobile backhaul family will provide the simplicity and scale of a next-generation, pure IP/Ethernet packet network to enable the cost-effective delivery of full motion video, voice and data to the one billion mobile broadband users expected by the end of 2011.([1])

As the tide of mobile users, devices and multimedia continues to rise, mobile operators must increasingly invest in next generation mobile backhaul networks that ensure scalability, low latency, price-performance and operational simplicity. Extreme Networks' new mobile backhaul routers will enable an all IP/Ethernet network that permits mobile operators to meet the performance and service expectations of an increasingly mobile enterprise and consumer subscriber base, as well as the cost requirements of the growing world of machine-to-machine (M2M).

"Motorola Solutions looks to advance the capabilities of microwave backhaul with Extreme Networks next-generation mobile backhaul routers," said Phil Bolt, vice president and general manager, Wireless Network Solutions, Motorola Solutions. "The significant capacity and performance upgrades planned with its new mobile backhaul portfolio offer an opportunity for us to work with Extreme Networks to provide our customers with a flexible, resilient migration from circuit-based to IP networks."

Extreme Networks E4G product family will include the E4G-200 Cell Site Router and E4G-400 Cell Site Aggregation Router that deliver 4G mobile backhaul by offering 1-10GbE scalability, integrated synchronous EthernetITU-G.8262, support for IEEE1588Precision Time Protocol, and carrier-class resiliency with support of Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) and ITU-G.8032 resilient packet rings.

Synchronous Ethernet can eliminate the cost of deploying GPS devices at every cell tower by providing predictable timing independent of packet load. IEEE-1588 provides an alternative based on the IP infrastructure, while Extreme Networks industry-leading resilient Ethernet packet ring technologies EAPS and G.8032 ensure carrier-grade resiliency. IPv4/v6 scalability and MPLS-TP enables mobile operators to effectively scale the network, deploy new services and accommodate the anticipated explosion of users and capacity.

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