Extreme Networks to Speak On Carrier Business Ethernet Services With Robust Service Level Agreements at Ethernet Expo

Extreme Networks to Speak On Carrier Business Ethernet Services With Robust
Service Level Agreements at Ethernet Expo
Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 20808 Ethernet Transport Switch Named Finalist
in the Ethernet Expo Carrier Ethernet Awards

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc.
(Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced it will be exhibiting and speaking at Light
Reading's Ethernet Expo, November 3-4, 2009 in New York City. On Tuesday
November 3rd, the company will join industry experts on the panel, "Success
Stories -- Addressing Enterprise Requirements for Ethernet Services with
Dynamic QoS & Robust SLAs."

Extreme Networks is also pleased to announce that its BlackDiamond 20808
Ethernet Transport switch has been named a finalist in the Carrier Ethernet
Switch/Router Infrastructure Solution category. According to Light Reading,
"this award is given to the network equipment supplier that is shipping the
best Carrier Ethernet switch and/or router infrastructure solution in the
Americas." The winner of this award will be announced on November 3rd at the
Hilton New York, during the exhibition and cocktail reception at Ethernet
Expos America.

Carrier Ethernet Service Provisioning Demo in Booth 116
In its booth, Extreme Networks® will demonstrate its service provisioning
solution, showcasing the point and click provisioning of protected Ethernet
rings, as well as the activation of services across an Ethernet Transport
network. This demo will showcase resilient Ethernet rings protected by the
Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS) protocol allowing service
continuity in the event of a fiber cut.

EXTREME NETWORKS SPEAKING SESSION AT ETHERNET EXPO
-- Date and time: Tuesday, November 3, 9:50 - 10:50 a.m.
-- Topic: Success Stories -- Addressing Enterprise Requirements for
Ethernet Services with Dynamic QOS & Robust SLAs
-- Overview: While relatively few enterprises enjoy advanced traffic
management today, many are looking forward to using more dynamic
traffic
management that will increase their ability to adapt to changing
communications requirements. Session speakers will highlight how
operators can deliver Ethernet-based solutions with various quality of
service (QOS) and class of service (COS) guarantees and robust
service-level agreements (SLAs) tailored for each customer's unique
needs. Each COS level can process traffic with different QOS and
traffic
profiles (delay, jitter, loss, bandwidth, and availability).
-- Moderator: Stan Hubbard, Heavy Reading

-- Panelist: Mark Showalter, Director, Service Provider Marketing,
Extreme
Networks

About Ethernet Expo
Ethernet Expo 2009 is the premier event covering the hot topic of carrier
Ethernet network technologies and services in North America. Light Reading's
ninth Ethernet Expo, this year's event in New York City will assemble dozens
of experts from the service provider, supplier, and analyst communities to
explore the hottest trends and paint a roadmap for where Ethernet is likely to
take us through the rest of this decade. Ethernet Expo 2009 includes two
parts: a conference, moderated by analysts from Light Reading's market
research division, Heavy Reading, and an exhibition. The event will be held at
The Hilton New York in New York City, Tuesday & Wednesday, November 3 & 4,
2009. For information, visit
http://www.lightreading.com/live/event_information.asp?event_id=29029&survey_id=546.

About Extreme Networks, Inc.
Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet networks that support data, voice
and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network
solutions feature high performance and high availability switching that
deliver insight and control enabling customers to solve their real-world
business communications challenges. Operating in more than 50 countries,
Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center
infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are
complemented by global, 24x7 service and support. For more information, visit
http://www.extremenetworks.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth
in this press release, including without limitation statements as to features
and benefits of ExtremeXOS and Universal Port, BlackDiamond and Summit
products are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such
statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use of the
product in different environments. We undertake no obligation to update the
forward-looking information in this release. Other important factors which
could cause actual results to differ materially are contained in the Company's
10-Qs and 10-Ks which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.sec.gov

© 2009 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Extreme Networks,
ExtremeXOS, BlackDiamond and Summit are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SOURCE Extreme Networks, Inc.

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