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Alcatel-Lucent targets SMEs and service providers with family OmniSwitch 6400 Gigabit Ethernet LAN switches
August 2008 by Marc Jacob
Alcatel-Lucent introduced the OmniSwitch 6400 family of stackable, layer 2+ Gigabit Ethernet LAN switches that are tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, branch offices or for carrier Ethernet access applications.
The OmniSwitch 6400 is the data networking piece of Alcatel-Lucent’s recently announced Office Communication Solutions (OCS) offer. The OCS is Alcatel-Lucent’s SMB solution portfolio, providing businesses with the IP infrastructure, communication, mobility, collaboration and knowledge sharing features needed to become dynamic enterprises. Additionally, the OmniSwitch 6400 is an important component in service provider carrier ethernet access managed services as the CPE (Customer Premises Equipment). The OmniSwitch 6400 streamlines troubleshooting for service providers with its support of standards based Ethernet operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) and Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) certification.
Packed with redundancy features, the OmniSwitch 6400 switches deliver efficient, non-stop operation. The switches provide multi-layer security including user authentication, quarantine VLANs, access control lists, encryption and denial of service protection. Advanced network policiesandmanageability are added benefits of the OmniSwitch 6400. The OmniSwitch 6400 switches are in line with Alcatel-Lucent’s commitment to design and develop products with optimized power consumption and that fully comply with RoHS environmental standards.
The OmniSwitch 6400 family consists of six models, each offering 24 or 48 triple-speed ports. Each model contains two 10-Gigabit Ethernet stacking ports and up to four Gigabit Ethernet combo ports (RJ45/SFP). Up to eight switches can be stacked with virtual chassis redundancy for a total capacity of 384 ports per stack. Both switch configurations are available with power over Ethernet capabilities for use with VoIP handsets or other Ethernet-powered devices.
For service provider demarcation applications, the switches support Metro access features including ethernet services, OAM support and IPTV multicast VLANs. The switches are manageable and configurable from Alcatel-Lucent’s SNMP-based OmniVista 2500 Network Management System and from the industry leading Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM).
OmniSwitch 6400 stackable layer 2+ Gigabit Ethernet local area network (LAN) switches are available immediately from Alcatel-Lucent’s network of Business Partners worldwide.
