Your network is critical to your enterprise. Ensuring it can handle the ever-increasing demands for secure and efficient connection of next-generation devices and applications is a key imperative. The ExtremeSwitching™ 5000 Series can address these demands with hardware agility and reduced cost for your network. The 5000 Series deliver significant advantages over the older generation of Ethernet Routing Switches (ERS) equipment they were designed to replace, including Future-Ready Features 1/2.5/5 multi-gig access along with 30W/60W/90W always-on PoE provides seamless support for WiFi-6 and next-gen IoT devices. Cloud-Management Simplified operations and management, including operating system (OS) selection and bulk license activation with ExtremeCloud IQ. End-to-End Security 256-bit MACsec link encryption on access ports, as well as uplinks, ensures the highest level of security. Superior Performance Built-in wire-speed 10Gb/25Gb/40Gb*/50Gb* uplinks for high-bandwidth demands (*available on 5520). Multi-use case Universal Platform A user-selectable Extreme network operating system on the 5000 Series allows for increased migration flexibility.