The modular architecture of the Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 controllers offer the scalability and flexibility required in the fast changing wireless environment. Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 are modular in design with field replaceable service blades. Each controller includes redundant and hot swappable power and fan modules. Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 offer single-system scalability up to 200 access points for coverage of large enterprise campuses down to small branch offices. In addition, an organization can install multiple Summit WM systems that enable up to tens of thousands of users to transparently roam across the facility. Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 controllers enable unified services and policies across wired and wireless networks, which reduce network complexity and simplify management.

The Summit WM series offers common functionality across all WLAN controllers. With extended roaming domains and fast cross-subnet roaming, it is perfectly suitable for enterprise voice applications. Extreme Networks’ wireless QoS solution maintains the correct traffic priority from client to destination. Over the air, latency sensitive traffic is given priority access using either the SpectraLink Voice Protocol (SVP) or 802.11e/Wireless Multimedia (WMM) priority management. The Summit WM QoS capabilities include standards-based Call Admission Control (CAC) to manage traffic on the wireless network. With Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery, Summit WM helps extend the battery life of Wi-Fi handsets.

Dynamic Radio Frequency (RF) management automatically sets the optimal channel and RF power settings upon startup and maintains them during operation. Security is a key concern with any wireless installation and the Summit WM series products offer leading authentication, encryption, access, and intrusion detection capabilities. Combined with wired switches from Extreme Networks, and over 10 years of implementing large-scale enterprise networks, Summit WM is ideal for demanding wireless applications.

Summit WM2000 can manage up to 200 access points—one of the highest in the industry—on single hardware platform. This results in lower capital outlay for controllers and better operational efficiencies over the life of the solution. The field replaceable service blades provide the flexibility of supporting enhanced new applications and services in the future. Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 can support emerging WLAN radio technologies, such as IEEE 802.11n access points, which will provide high speed wireless services.

The Summit WM solution offers built in high availability. The modular architecture of the Summit WM200 and Summit WM2000 provides lower Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and higher MTBF numbers. The 1+1 active-active controller redundancy is efficient and cost effective. In the Extreme Summit WM solution both the primary and backup controllers are active and provide normal service. When a controller fails, the access points managed by that failed controller connect to the backup controller for continued service. The backup controller can support double the maximum number of managed APs upon failover. Unlike other solutions, this availability model is very cost effective since there are no standby controllers in the network. This reduces capital expenditure on controllers.

Branch Office mode enables the remote access point to control traffic destined locally within that branch office. It precludes the need for a dedicated Summit WM controller at the branch office. This is an additional cost savings and can be huge if there are several branch offices. This provides better performance for the Branch Office user, offloading the central controller and also reducing bandwidth demands on the WAN link. And finally, Branch Office mode provides survivability—users at the Branch can continue to operate, even if the WAN is intermittent or fails. With such a scalable architecture, enterprises can deploy wireless in hundreds and even thousands of branch offices.

• Easy-to-Deploy and Manage—Centralized, system-wide configuration enables fast deployment of Access Points, comprehensive security and QoS policies, and complete management, monitoring, and reporting.
• Dynamic RF Management—Automatically calibrates channels and RF power at setup and constantly during 24x7 operation.
• Scalable, Enterprise-Grade Performance—Highest available radio data rate, end-to-end configurable QoS capabilities for data or voice applications, and Layer 3 roaming and handoffs of less than 50 ms, even across access points installed with different Summit WM controllers. Supports SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP) protocol for voice handsets.
• Highly Available—Wireless coverage is assured whether an access point fails, a network link goes down, or a Summit WM controller becomes unavailable.
• Secure—Flexible authentication—802.1x, browser-based login, or MAC addresses. Range of privacy options: Open, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2 with hardware-accelerated AES encryption, and robust access control, allowing users to get the resources they need, but no more.
• Intrusion Detection—Find, isolate and eliminate unauthorized rogue access points and networks

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