Ethernet Switches are certified with IPv6 Ready Gold Label.

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Compliant with requirements of IPv6 Forum's Phase 2 IPv6 Ready program, core to edge ExtremeXOS(TM)-based BlackDiamond® and Summit® switches support full-featured IPv6 networking. Summit X250 and X450 fixed switches, along with BlackDiamond 8800, 10808, and 12800 modular switches, can provide wire-speed IPv4 and IPv6 Access Control Lists, traffic filtering, wire-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding, and hardware-based IPv6 tunneling through IPv4 networks.



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Extreme Networks Offers a Smooth Transition to IPv6



Company's Core to Edge Switching Platforms Now Certified with IPv6 Ready Gold Label with Evaluation Completed by UNH-IOL Testing Team

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 16 -- As enterprises and service providers consider the need to bring new levels of protocol awareness into their network infrastructure while scaling for emerging devices, Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR) today announced that it has successfully demonstrated key IPv6 functionality with its ExtremeXOS(TM)-based family of Ethernet switches, solutions that provide meaningful insight and unprecedented control to the network.

Organizations are migrating to IPv6 due to the need for enhanced Internet communications, increased IP address space and growing standard support available with the Windows Vista operating system. This requires network solutions with proven interoperability, technology that migrates between both IPv4 and IPv6 networks and the added intelligence, awareness and policy enforcement that protects the network.

Tests performed by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) have demonstrated that Extreme Networks(R) core to edge network solutions, consisting of the BlackDiamond(R) and Summit(R) switches, support full featured IPv6 networking that is compliant with the requirements of the IPv6 Forum's Phase 2 IPv6 Ready program.

Extreme Networks Summit X250 and X450 fixed switches, and BlackDiamond 8800, 10808 and 12800 modular switches, can provide wire-speed IPv4 and IPv6 Access Control Lists, traffic filtering, wire-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding and hardware based IPv6 tunneling through IPv4 networks. This comprises a full solution featuring investment protection and security for enterprise and Carrier Ethernet networks. Low-end vendor solutions and older network equipment lack IPv6 filtering capabilities and leave the network open, a good reason to upgrade the network edge with Summit X250 switches.

"Extreme Networks is providing organizations with a secure, interoperable migration path to IPv6 technology," said Paul Hooper, Chief Marketing Officer for Extreme Networks. "As the recent tests by UNH-IOL help demonstrate, our IPv6 solutions can provide value while supporting current network infrastructure along with uniform security functionality that has been recommended for IPv4 in the past."

Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks designs, builds, and installs Ethernet infrastructure solutions that solve the toughest business communications challenges. The Company's commitment to open networking sets it apart from the alternatives by delivering meaningful insight and unprecedented control to applications and services. Extreme Networks believes openness is the best foundation for growth, freedom, flexibility, and choice. Extreme Networks focuses on enterprises and service providers who demand high performance, converged networks that support voice, video and data, over a wired and wireless infrastructure.

Extreme Networks, BlackDiamond, Summit and ExtremeXOS are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

CONTACT: Greg Cross of Extreme Networks Public Relations, +1-408-579-3483, gcross@extremenetworks.com

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