Cisco Catalyst IE3100 Rugged Series Switches vs. Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches

The Cisco Catalyst IE3100 Rugged Series Switches are well suited for harsh environments where the environment is really cold or really hot. These switches have been running for years with no issues even with degrees above 100 degrees and temperatures below 0 degrees. Outside environments are also well suited for the Cisco Catalyst IE3100 Rugged Series Switches.

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If you have a big environment with a lot of edge switch needs and department groups, then Extreme's fabric connect can save a lot of management time. If your environment is small then you may want to stick with the traditional model since fabric connect costs more. Also if you make lots of configuration changes all the time then fabric connect will be helpful. Otherwise, making an occasional change you don't need fabric connect.

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• Copper Ethernet device aggregation
• Footprint is small
• Upgrade firmware is easier than IE-2000

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• Uptime has been fantastic. We have had no issues with our switches shutting down or crashing
• Policy, We have the ability to enforce Policy at the port

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• Could be cheaper in POE version

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• They are working on it, but a single console to manage the policies across all switches.
• For those with a Cisco background, the CLI commands are different with Extreme so you have to get used to that. Nothing necessarily wrong though.
• If you want a chassis core switch/router then those are becoming less available and won't find many options with Extreme.

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The new IE-3100/Stratix 5200 WEBUI platform and the new IOX-XE firmware platform is a great improvement on the switch performance in the field.

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Great product, great support and very happy with the reliability.

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Fits our needs

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Very easy to use, the CLI is a little different than competing products, but the GUI is very intuitive.

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Albert Mitchell's team is great!!

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There hasn't been a single problem with the code or hardware that hasn't been resolved in a timely fashion. You get technicians who know the product and who will work with you to get things fixed. That being said, I never ran into a problem with Cisco tech support either. I love that both groups were willing to teach me as they fixed things.

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These switches are suitable for small but weather intensive situations. Compared to the Cisco 9000 series these do perfect if you do not need a big amount of ports. We used the 9000 series in certain substations, but they are overkill. I have also seen a better performance compared to the 9000 series with the weather.

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We upgraded to Extreme Switches from Cisco SG500 and SG250 small business switches. Extreme Switches offer a much easier to use GUI management platform called Extreme CloudIQ, which makes visibility into our network much easier and user friendly. Performance wise these offered higher uplink speed as well.

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• They last years
• End of life is really short lived
• Really reliable

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• Extreme [Ethernet Switches] have a long-life. You can easily get 7 years in main production life depending on when you buy in the product life-cycle.
• Extreme [Ethernet Switches] are expensive, no doubt, but we also don't have "weird" network problems or other issues with the network randomly going down.
• If you use fabric connect switches then the ease of managing many switches is of no concern.

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