Extreme Networks to Power the Broadband Network at Networld+Interop

📅 September 10, 2001 - Key3Media Group, Inc.(key3media.com) announced that Extreme Networks, Inc. (extremenetworks.com -> hostinger.com) will provide the network infrastructure for the InteropNet Event Network(eNet), one of the world's largest temporary networks,at NetWorld+Interop 2001 Atlanta (interop.com).Extreme Networks returns for the seventh consecutiveshow with venues including Atlanta, Las Vegas andToronto. Extreme Networks will bring high-performanceEthernet switching solutions to build one of the mostpowerful 12,000-node short-term Gigabit networks inthe world.

NetWorld+Interop attendees and exhibitors atKey3Media's events in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Torontohave come to rely on Extreme Networks' powerfulapplication infrastructure to deliver seamlessoperations from the show floor and behind-the-scenesevent management, requiring high-level IP networking.NetWorld+Interop 2001 Atlanta takes place Sept. 9-14,2001 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
As the official hardware sponsor of the eNet, ExtremeNetworks supplies switched 10 and 100 Mbpsconnectivity and high-speed Internet access toexhibitors, conference and meeting rooms over aGigabit Ethernet backbone to the networking, Internetand telecommunications event.
"One of the fundamental themes behind NetWorld+Interopis to organize an environment of interoperability andinnovation for our exhibitors and attendees, and to dothat, we need today's most advanced networkinfrastructure," said Steve Wylie, director, networkoperations, Key3Media. "With Extreme Networks'technology, we have built a network that allowsattendees to concentrate on working together toadvance our industry -- a network that companiesaround the world use as a model for their owncommunications infrastructure."
Using Extreme's products -- Alpine Ethernet serviceprovisioning, BlackDiamond core chassis and Summitfixed-configuration switches -- the eNet performsPolicy-Based Quality of Service to manage bandwidthand prioritize show-critical traffic. MultipleBlackDiamond switches are deployed in the core of theeNet, while Alpine and Summit switches provideconnectivity throughout the show floor. At the eNetNetwork Operations Center, ExtremeWare EnterpriseManager provides network management, configuration,status monitoring and policy networking to ensuredelivery of mission-critical applications across theshow network.