The new Summit "e" series switches are available in two versions, the Summit24e3 and the Summit24e2. Both Summit24e switches provide twenty-four Ethernet ports for user connectivity and two Gigabit Ethernet ports for high-speed uplinks to speed traffic to and from the network core. With inherent Quality of Service, line-rate forwarding, and the simplicity of uniform network management, the Summit24e series enables end-to-end Extreme networking on a limited budget.Summit24e2 is perfect for network segments that do not need the benefit of Layer 3 switching at the edge, and whose applications do not demand a higher level of redundancy than provided by Spanning Tree Protocol, the Summit24e2 is a Layer 2 switch with a reasonable subset of Extreme features to support this environment. The Summit24e2 enables end-to-end Extreme networking at the most competitive price point yet.