Data Sheet

Highlights
• High-performance Wiring Closet
Switches
• Delivers Enabled Edge
• Agile support for Extreme
Fabric Connect
• Advanced IPv4 & IPv6 Routing
• Non-blocking, wire-speed
switching performance
• High-capacity Stackable
Chassis architecture
• 24 or 48 Ports of Gigabit Ethernet for
Access connectivity
• 2 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet for
Network Uplink connectivity
• Optional support for Full-Power
Ethernet Routing Switch 4900
PoE/PoE+ Next-generation, high-performance, feature-rich Ethernet
• Field-Replaceable AC Power with Switch platforms specifically optimized for the Wiring Closet
optional High-Availability
demands of the mainstream Enterprise. Extreme Ethernet
Benefits Routing Switch 4900 products deliver the agility to perform
• Convergence-ready Switches for the equally in conventional IP and Ethernet Fabric-based
Wiring Closet and Network Edge
networking solutions.
• Pay-as-you-grow Resilient Stacking
• Optimized for
The Ethernet Routing Switch 4900 products leverage the latest advances in
advanced communications
network switching architecture design to maximize hardware performance
• Choice of PoE or PoE+ to
and software capability. These products represent a clear evolutionary step
Power Devices
for the Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, particularly in terms of
• Simplified network operations
value and future-ready flexibility, and have been optimized for the
• Extend Fabric Services to the Enabled Edge role.
Network Edge
• Lifetime Warranty The primary purpose of a network is to interconnect users with their
applications, and the best networks do this reliably, efficiently, and with
Features and Capabilities a high degree of agility. Extreme’s Fabric-Based architecture empowers
• Non-blocking, wire-speed companies to extend the virtualized Ethernet Fabric beyond the Data
• Integrated design Center, to the very edge of the network, delivering powerful integration of
users, applications, and devices.
• Feature-rich
• Extreme Stackable Chassis The new Ethernet Routing Switch 4900 (ERS 4900) products are an
• Extreme Fabric Connect important part of this strategy, integrating Fabric Connect capabilities into
a form-factor that is cost-effective, flexible, and reliable. The ERS 4900
• Fabric Attach
products can be deployed standalone, or configured as a Stackable Chassis
• Advanced IPv4 and IPv6 Routing
system of up to eight units/400 ports, supported by up to 416Gbps of
• Field-replaceable Power virtual backplane bandwidth.

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 The Extreme Stackable Chassis technology can offer the
same performance, resiliency, and ease of serviceability
attributes of a traditional Chassis solution, but at a lower,
pay-as-you-grow price point. Notable is the ability to swap-
out an individual failed unit without the requirement to pre-
ERS 4900 Stackable Chassis or post-stage operating system software or configuration;
providing equivalency to module replacement for a modular
Chassis system.

The ERS 4900 products are purpose-built to support

the demands of today’s dynamic Wiring Closet with
high-density, full-featured Gigabit Ethernet. It alleviates
Rear View infrastructure complexity and reduces operational burden
with a truly scalable and strategic architecture; it is
designed to deliver a high-performance Enabled Edge
solution that fully optimizes investments in next-generation
ERS 4926 GTS
application software.

Leveraging both next-generation hardware and software

technology provides a solution that is ready to support
ERS 4926 GTS-PWR+ both today’s requirements and tomorrow’s emerging
needs. The ERS 4900 products enable business to
future-proof with a highly software-definable network
virtualization solution.
ERS 4950 GTS

Product Overview
Broadly speaking, the Ethernet Routing Switch 4900
ERS 4950 GTS-PWR+ products provide a mix of Gigabit Ethernet ports for edge
access and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for network uplinks.
Supporting modern Enterprise applications requires a Model variants that support Power-over-Ethernet (PoE/
flexible and highly reliable infrastructure, and the ERS PoE+) are also available, and all models support optional
4900 products deliver against this challenge. These are highly available AC power (up to 2 field-replaceable Power
highly strategic products, fit-for-purpose for conventional Supplies). Two different port configurations are available:
Routed IP connectivity requirements and future-ready 26-port and 50-port models, and each configuration is
for the evolving and emerging software-defined needs of available in either a PoE or non-PoE format. The product
tomorrow. Boasting equal competency for both IP- and range includes the following models:
Fabric-based networking give businesses the flexibility to • ERS 4926GTS – 24 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45, plus 2 x
satisfy all common deployment scenarios, with the added 10 Gigabit SFP+
advantage of an easy transitioning between the two. • ERS 4926GTS-PWR+ – 24 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45
with PoE/PoE+, plus 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
Extreme brings unique differentiation to the mainstream
Wiring Closet role: with a flexible, non-blocking “Stackable • ERS 4950GTS – 48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45, plus 2 x
10 Gigabit SFP+
Chassis” architecture. The proprietary Extreme “Flexible
Advanced Stacking Technology” (FAST) protocol – • ERS 4950GTS-PWR+ – 48 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45
implemented over dedicated Quality-of-Service aware with PoE/PoE+, plus 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP+
interfaces – enables a resilient, high-performance solution
The product’s proven design leverages a sophisticated
that leverages a shortest path algorithm to minimizes
chipset from the Industry’s leading supplier, featuring
transit hops in a multi-device configuration by providing
high-performance switching and frame forwarding. The
active-active bi-directional traffic flows.
switching core is designed to deliver wire-speed capabilities,
with a fully integrated ASIC architecture that facilitates
hardware-assisted feature execution.

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The 26-port models – ERS 4926GTS and ERS 4926GTS- The ERS 4900 products deliver key Enterprise-class
PWR+ – feature 24 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet access benefits, including:
ports with RJ45 interfaces; these ports also support • Always-On – Stackable Chassis delivers a best-in-class
10/100Mbps connectivity. Two SFP+ interfaces provide for high-availability solution, featuring hot-swappable unit
network uplink connectivity, and these ports support both replacement and integrated power redundancy.
Gigabit and 10 Gigabit pluggable transceivers.
• Convergence-Ready – Support for PoE/PoE+,
The 50-port models – ERS 4950GTS and ERS 4950GTS- optimized for high-definition video surveillance,
PWR+ – feature 48 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet access true plug-and-play capabilities for communications,
ports with RJ45 interfaces; these ports also support collaboration, and engagement deployments, and
10/100Mbps connectivity. Two SFP+ interfaces provide for advanced QoS capabilities.
network uplink connectivity, and these ports support both • Powerful – Wire-speed performance, truly scalable
Gigabit and 10 Gigabit pluggable transceivers. virtual backplane capabilities, delivering up to 412Gbps
of throughput to support large-scale deployments.
Importantly, all ERS 4900 models feature two dedicated
Stackable Chassis interfaces mounted on the rear; one a • Highly Secure – Standards-based 802.1X Network
bi-directional uplink and the other a bi-directional downlink. Access Control can also be integrated with Extreme
These QoS-aware high-speed connections enable a Management Center for centralized, policy-based
resilient, high-performance hardware virtualization solution, authenticated network access.
leveraging a shortest path algorithm to minimizes transit • Flexibility and Agility – Best-in-class pay-as-you-grow
hops in a multi-device configuration and supporting active- scalability, versatile PoE/PoE+ support and 1/10 Gigabit
active bi-directional traffic flows. network uplinks.
The Power-over-Ethernet models – ERS 4926GTS-PWR+ • Fabric-Enabled – Supporting Extreme’s Fabric Connect
and ERS 4950GTS-PWR+ – support full Standards- technologies to empower a seamless transition to an
compliant IEEE 802.3af/802.3at PoE/PoE+ delivering up to agile, software-defined virtualized networking solution.
30W per port to power IP Phones, Wireless Access Points, • Energy Efficient – Focusing on end-to-end energy
networked IP CCTV Cameras, and other converged devices. efficiency, dynamic Energy Saver further reduces
Today, certain PoE devices require a surge of start-up power, power consumption for both the Ethernet Switch
over-and-above that defined by the IEEE Standards, and (ranging 8-17%) and IP Phones without impacting
support for the High In-Rush mode enables these devices service availability.
to function.

These PoE models require the 1,025W field-replaceable, hot- System Compatibility
swappable power supply; the non-PoE models utilize the From an operating system software perspective, the ERS
lower-rated 250W version. The PoE power budgets for the 4900 products are being introduced via the 7.1 release;
PWR+ models are as follows: therefore, this will be the minimum level of system software
• ERS 4926GTS-PWR+ – up to 720W of PoE power with required to operate the Switches. As of the 7.1 release,
either 1 or 2 PSUs installed both the ERS 4900 and ERS 5900 Series products are
supported by the same BOSS software image. This delivers
• ERS 4950GTS-PWR+ – up to 1,440W of PoE power
harmonized feature availability – where applicable – across
with 2 PSUs installed, and 750W with a single PSU
both the mainstream and premium product lines.

Benefits The recent BOSS 7.5 delivers the following enhancements:

The ERS 4900 products add significant flexibility to an • Integration into Extreme Management Center
Enterprise’s networking capability. Deployed with other • Adding Egress Filters for IPv4/IPv6, and Ingress Filters
Extreme or third party Ethernet Switch devices, the for IPv6
ERS 4900 products provide high-capacity, high-
performance connectivity solution for mainstream • Support for NTPv4
Wiring Closet applications.

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Features and Capabilities Warranty
• Lifetime Hardware Warranty, providing Next Business
Features and Capabilities Day shipment of replacement hardware.
• Non-blocking, wire-speed switching architecture.
• Lifetime Software Warranty, providing access to
• Integrated design that is optimized for low latency and Updates and Upgrades.
high Quality-of-Service (including QoS-aware Stackable
• Lifetime Basic Technical Support.
Chassis interfaces).
• 90-Day Post-Purchase Advanced Technical Support.
• Feature-rich support for conventional VLAN, Private
• VLAN, Multi-Link Trunking, Spanning Tree technologies. Software Licensing
• Extreme Stackable Chassis technology supporting • Base Software License, included with hardware
scalability up to 8 units/400 ports, and Auto-Unit purchase, enables most features with the exception of
Replacement for Software Image and Configuration. those specifically noted and enabled by the Advanced
Software License.
• Extreme Fabric Connect technology supports L2
Virtual Service Networks (VSNs), IP Shortcut Routing, • Advanced Software License, an optional accessory,
IP Multicast-over-Fabric Connect, ETREE, and enables the following features: OSPF, VRRP, ECMP, PIM-
Fabric Attach. SM/PIM-SSM, IPv6 Routing (IP Static Routing, RIPng),
and IP Shortcut Routing.
• IP Routing includes support for Static, RIP/RIPng,
OSPF, ECMP, VRRP, Routing Polices and Source-based Country of Origin
Routing, and PIM-SM/PIM-SSM. • China (PRC)

High-Availability Power and Cooling

• Up to 2 field-replaceable, hot-swappable AC internal Additional Information
Power Supplies, available in 250W and 1,025W ratings For further information about Extreme Ethernet Switches,
for – respectively – non-PoE and PoE applications. and the complete Extreme Networking portfolio, please
• Integrated internal Fans providing side-to-side airflow. visit www.extremenetworks.com

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Specifications Fabric Connect
• IEEE 802.1aq/RFC 6329 Shortest Path Bridging with custom extensions
General • MAC Addresses: 32,000
• Physical Connectivity • IS-IS Adjacencies: 4
• 1000BASE-T Access Ports (supporting both Half- and Full-Duplex)
• Fabric Attach modes: Server, Proxy, & Standalone Proxy
• 10GBASE-SFP+ Network Uplink Ports
• BCB/BEB Nodes per Region: 750
• Switching Fabric
• BEB Nodes per VSN: up to 750 (soft ceiling)
• 140Gbps (Full-Duplex) for 26-port models
• L2 Virtual Service Networks: 500
• 188Gbps (Full-Duplex) for 50-port models
• Frame Forwarding • IP Shortcut Routes: 2,000
• 66Mpps for 26-port models
• 102Mpps for 50-port models QoS and Filtering
• Priority Queues: 8
• Nominal Latency: 3.5 microseconds for 64 Byte packets
• Ingress and Egress ACLs: up to 256 per Precedence, up to 16 Precedence
• Nominal Jitter: 0.84 microseconds for 64 Byte packets
instances
• Frame Length: 64 to 1518 Bytes (Untagged), 64 to 1522 Bytes (Tagged)
• Jumbo Frame: up to 9,216 Bytes (802.1Q Tagged) Operations and Management
• Stackable Chassis Throughput: 52Gbps • Port- and VLAN-based Mirroring
• (Full-Duplex) per Switch, up to 416Gbps • IPFIX Sampled Flows: up to 100,000
• Enterprise Device Manager GUI, on-box &
Layer 2 • Mirroring Instances: 4
• MAC Address: up to 32,768
• sFlow Flow Sampling off-box
• Port-based VLANs: 1,024
• Time-Domain Reflectometry
• MSTP Instances: 8
• MLT/LACP Groups: 32 • SSHv2 with AES128
• Links per MLT/LACP Group: 8
• DHCP Snooping Entries: up to 1,024
Support Transceivers
• 10GBASE-LRM SFP+ (AA1403017-E6), up to 220m over FDDI-grade MMF
• 802.1X Clients: up to 768
• 10GBASE-SR/SW SFP+ (AA1403015-E6), up to 300m over MMF
• LLDP Neighbors: up to 800
• 10GBASE-LR/LW SFP+ (AA1403011-E6), up to 10km over SMF
• Avaya SLPP Instances: 128
• 10GBASE-ER/EW SFP+ (AA1403013-E6), up to 40km over SMF
• 10GBASE-ZR/ZW SFP+ (AA1403016-E6), up to 80km over SMF
Layer 3 IPv4 Routing Services
• ARP Entries: 1,792 • 10GBASE-CX (AA1403019-E6) Dual-Attach Cable, up to 3m over Twinax
• Static ARP Entries: 256 • 10GBASE-CX (AA1403020-E6) Dual-Attach Cable, up to 5m over Twinax
• IP Interfaces: 256 • 10GBASE-CX (AA1403021-E6) Dual-Attach Cable, up to 10m over Twinax
• CLIP Interfaces: 16
• IP Routes: to up 2,000
Physical Specifications
• IP Static Routes: 512 • Height: 44mm
• RIP Interfaces: up to 64 • Width: 440mm
• RIP Routes: up to 2,000 • Depth: 480mm
• OSPF Interfaces: up to 64
• Weight: 7.0-10.0kg
• OSPF Routes: up to 2,000
• OSPF Areas: 4
Power Specifications
• ECMP Groups: 128 • ERS 4926GTS
• Paths per ECMP Group: 4 • Up to 46.23W, up to 0.40A, and up to 157.73BTU/hr @ 200-240VAC
• VRRP Interfaces: 64 • Up to 44.35W, up to 0.46A, and up to 151.32BTU/hr @ 100-110VAC
• IP Route Policies: 128 • 34.9W power consumption at idle, and 40.0W under typical traffic load
• ERS 4926GTS-PWR+
Layer 3 IPv6 Routing Services • Up to 816.03W, up to 3.78A, and up to 342.32BTU/hr @ 200-240VAC
• IPv6 Interfaces: 256
• Up to 839.64W, up to 7.73A, and up to 424.24BTU/hr @ 100-110VAC
• IP Routes: up to 2,048
• 51.4W power consumption at idle, and 55.8W under typical traffic load
• IPv6 Static Neighbors: 256
(excluding PoE draw)
• CLIP Interfaces: 16
• ERS 4950GTS
• IPv6 Management Tunnels: 4
• Up to 58.88W, up to 0.44A, and up to 200.89BTU/hr @ 200-240VAC
• IPv6 Data Tunnels: 8
• Up to 59.53W, up to 0.58A, and up to 203.11BTU/hr @ 100-110VAC
• 43.9W power consumption at idle, and 53.0W under typical traffic load
Multicast
• ERS 4950GTS-PWR+
• IGMP Enabled VLANs: 256
• Up to 1,586.25W, up to 7.15A, and up to 584.30BTU/hr @ 200-240VAC
• PIM Passive Interface: 28
• Up to 1,660.07W, up to 15.15A, and up to 837.88BTU/hr @ 100-110VAC
• IP Multicast Groups: 512
• 65.9W power consumption at idle, and 73.4W under typical traffic load
• PIM Active Interfaces: 4
(excluding PoE draw)
• PIM-SSM Static Channels: 512

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Environmental Specifications
• Operating Temperature
Electromagnetic Emissions
• 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F) and Immunity
• Storage Temperature
• CISPR 22 International EMC Emissions
• -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F)
• Operating Humidity • CIRPR 24 International EMC Immunity
• 0 to 95% maximum relative humidity, non- condensing • FCC part 15B, Class A USA EMC Emissions
• Storage Humidity
• 10 to 90% maximum relative humidity,
• ICES-003 Class A Canadian EMC Emissions
non-condensing • VCCI Japan EMC Emissions
• Operating Altitude
• 0 to 3,048m (0 to 10,000ft) maximum Storage altitude: 0 to 12,192m (0
• EN 55022 Class A, CISPR 22 European EMC
to 40,000ft) maximum Emissions (CE)
• Acoustic Noise • EN 55024, CISPR 24 including EN 61000-4-2, 4-3, 4-4,
• Less than 48dbA at 25°C 4-5, 4-6, 4-8 & 4-11 European EMC Immunity (CE)
• Less than 61dbA at 50°C • ACMA-RCM Mark
Note: SFP+ sockets are also capable of supporting a wide range of 1 Gigabit
Ethernet Transceivers; please refer to the product documentation for
• Australia EMC Emissions
complete details. • Anatel Brazilian EMC Certification
• Customs Union/EAC EMC Certification
Safety Agency Approvals • CCC & MIIT China EMC Certification
• IEC 60950 International CB Certification
• KC mark: EMI & EMS Korean EMC Certification
• EN 60950-1 Europe Safety (CE): CB Scheme
Certification with Member Deviations • CNS 13438 Taiwan BSMI EMC
• UL 60950-1 USA Safety
• CSA-C22.2, #60950-1 Canada Safety MTBF Values
• NOM Mexico Safety
(Base Unit with Single Power Supply)
• EN 60950-1 Japan Safety • ERS 4926GTS – 212,509 hours (24.14 years)
• Anatel Brazilian Safety • ERS 4926GTS-PWR+ – 211,044 hours (24.09 years)
• ACMA-RCM Australia Safety • ERS 4950GTS – 199,834 hours (22.81 years)
• Customs Union/EAC Safety of Low-Voltage
Equipment Certification • ERS 4950GTS-PWR+ – 195,578 hours (22.32 years)
• CCC & MIIT China Safety
• CNS 14336-1 Taiwan BSMI Safety
• UL 1069 Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment
(relevant to PWR units only)

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Ordering Information
Part Code Description

ERS 4926GTS 26-port Ethernet Switch, supporting 24 x 1000BASE-T & 2 x 10GBASE-SFP+ ports.
AL4900A01-E6
Includes single 250W AC Power Supply, Base Software License, and 0.5m, Stacking Cable.

ERS 4926GTS-PWR+ 26-port Ethernet Switch, supporting 24 x 1000BASE-T PoE/PoE+ & 2 x 10GBASE-SFP+
AL4900A02-E6
ports. Includes single 1,025W AC Power Supply, Base Software License, and 0.5m Stacking Cable.

ERS 4950GTS 50-port Ethernet Switch, supporting 48 x 1000BASE-T & 2 x 10GBASE-SFP+ ports.
AL4900A03-E6
Includes single 250W AC Power Supply, Base Software License, and 0.5m, Stacking Cable.

ERS 4950GTS-PWR+ 50-port Ethernet Switch, supporting 48 x 1000BASE-T PoE/PoE+ & 2 x 10GBASE-SFP+
AL4900A04-E6
ports. Includes single 1,025W AC Power Supply, Base Software License, and 0.5m Stacking Cable.

AL1905A09-E6 250W Power Supply for ERS 4900

AL1905A19-E6 1025W Power Supply for ERS 4900

700511668 ERS 4900 Series Stacking Cable, 0.5 metre.

700511669 ERS 4900 Series Stacking Cable, 1.5 metre.

700511670 ERS 4900 Series Stacking Cable, 3.0 metre.

700511671 ERS 4900 Series Stacking Cable, 5.0 metre.

ERS 4900 Advanced Software License. Enables additional functionality including: OSPF, VRRP, ECMP, PIM-SM, PIM-
383772
SSM/PIM-SSM, IPv6 Routing, and IP Shortcut Routing.

Note: Power cord is not included and must be ordered separately. For a
list of available power cords, please refer to "Lifecycle Notification on ERS
Power Cord Models" at: http://bit.ly/2Gz2csk

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