Type | Layer 3 Managed Switch |
Form Factor | Rack-mountable 1U |
Power Requirements | DC -48 to -60 V |
Power Redundancy | Yes |
Power Redundancy Scheme | 1+1 |
Power Provided | 750 Watt |
Included Power Supplies | 2 (DC) |
Included Fans | 6 |
Included Accessories | 4-post rack mount kit |
Processor | 1 |
RAM | 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM |
Built-in Storage | 128 GB SSD |
Extreme 8520-48XT-6C-DC-F 48-Port 10GbE L3 Managed Switch with Front-Back Airflow



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- Delivers exceptional scalability and performance with high-density 10G access and multiple 100G uplinks
- Enhances network resiliency and uptime through dual power supplies, fan redundancy, and 1+1 power failover
- Ideal for enterprise and data center deployments with advanced routing, management, and virtualization support
Product Overview
Extreme 8520-48XT Switch with front-back airflow Ships with two DC power supplies six fans one 4-post rack mount kit Supports 48x10/1G copper ports and 6x100/40G fiber portsSpecifications
Product Overview
Cloud Management & Licensing
Operating System | Extreme SLX-OS |
Remote Management Protocols | SNMP 1/2c/3, RMON 1/2, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSH-2, CLI, SCP, NETCONF, RESTCONF, SFTP, NTP, ICMP, DHCP |
REST API Support | Yes (RESTful APIs) |
Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) | Yes |
Cloud-Scale Automation | Yes (via RESTCONF/NETCONF/CLI/SCP) |
Physical & Environmental
Width | 17.3 in |
Depth | 20.9 in |
Height | 1.7 in |
Minimum Operating Temperature | 32 °F (0 °C) |
Maximum Operating Temperature | 113 °F (45 °C) |
Interfaces
RJ-45 Ports (1G/10G) | 48 x 1/10Gbit LAN |
QSFP28 Ports (40G/100G) | 6 x 100Gbit/40Gbit LAN |
Console Ports | 1 x serial (RJ-45) |
Management Ports | 1 x 1000Base-T (RJ-45), 1 x USB Type A |
MAC Address Table Size | 64K entries |
Switching Capacity | 2.16 Tbps |
Forwarding Rate | 1000 Mpps |
Latency | 2.400 ns |
Jumbo Frame Support | 9126 bytes |
Advanced Security Features
Authentication Methods | SSH, RADIUS, TACACS+, Active Directory |
Encryption Algorithms | TLS 1.1, TLS 1.2 |
Access Control Lists (ACL) | Supported (2000 entries) |
Port Security | Yes |
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) | Yes |
AAA Support | Yes |
VLAN Tagging / Filtering | IEEE 802.1Q, VLAN support, VLAN encapsulation |
BGP GTSM Support | Yes |
Router Advertisement Guard | Yes |
BPDU Guard / Filter | Yes |
Compliance & Origin
Country of Origin | Taiwan |
TAA Compliance | Yes |
Compliance Standards | IEEE 802.3, 802.3z, 802.1D, 802.1Q, 802.3ab, 802.1p, 802.3x, 802.3ad, 802.1w, 802.1x, 802.3ae, 802.1s, 802.1v, 802.1ab, 802.3ba, 802.3ax |