Installation Guide

Expansion Modules
V300 Virtual Port Extender on page 25
V400 Virtual Port Extender on page 31
Versatile Interface Modules for the ExtremeSwitching 5520 Series Switches
on page 32
Several dierent hardware accessories are available for expanding the capabilities of your Extreme
Networks switch. Collectively, they are referred to as expansion modules.
• Versatile interface modules (VIM) are installed in one dedicated slot in the front of the switch to
provide a dedicated 10/25/40G high speed port. If no module is installed, the option slot is covered
by a blank panel.
The following table lists the types of expansion modules and the switch series with which they are
compatible.
Table 9: Compatibility of Expansion Modules
Module Type Name No. of Ports Type of Ports
Bridge Port
Extender
V300 Virtual Port
Extender
up to 8 8 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and:
• 2 1000BASE-T 802.3bt Type 4 uplink
ports for PoE model
• 2 10Gb SFP+ uplink ports for non-PoE
models
Bridge Port
Extender
V400 Virtual Port
Extender
up to 48 48 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and:
• 2 10Gb SFP+ uplink ports for V400-24
port models
• 4 10Gb SFP+ uplink ports for V400-48
port models
5520-VIM 5520-VIM-4X 4 10GbE SFP+ optical ports
5520-VIM-4XE 4 10GbE SFP+ MACsec capable optical ports
5520-VIM-4YE 4 25GbE SFP28 MACsec capable optical
ports
V300 Virtual Port Extender
Bridge port extenders (BPEs) are devices that do not fully process packets, nor make forwarding or
filtering decisions. Instead, they simply receive packets from extended ports and forward packets
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