OmniSwitch 10K

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The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 10K Modular Ethernet LAN Chassis the first of a new generation of modular, network adaptable LAN switching platforms. It is designed to deliver a high quality user experience through scalable, quality bandwidth that optimizes the performance of legacy, real-time, and multimedia applications in a secure networking environment. As the foundation of a simplified network architecture, it meets high availability demands, reduces layers, meets eco-sustainability goals, and eases deployment and administration of application converged networks.

The OmniSwitch 10K provides high-density, non-blocking, lossless 5.12 terabits per second of switching performance that reduces network layers and provides the capacity and scalability for a variety of requirements, including enterprise networks and data centers. Hardware and software redundancy features, such as denial of service protection and Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MC-LAG), are built into the platform to provide transparent resiliency capabilities. These features allow a network to re-converge on a failure without impacting application performance, thereby ensuring network availability. In-service software upgrade capabilities further maximize uptime, while the platform’s embedded policy engine improves application performance with automatic provisioning of quality of service (QoS) and security parameters. And Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and FCOE readiness ensure the OmniSwitch 10K will be a long-term component of any next generation network.

With front-to-back cooling and a compact design, the OmniSwitch 10K form factor is optimized for a data center. In addition, its front accessible and easily upgradeable components make it a suitable replacement for legacy LAN switches and installations constrained by limited space in an equipment rack.

Features and benefits include:

Multi-use architecture: MPLS and data center ready architecture expands homogenous deployment capabilities — reducing vendor sprawl, lowers OPEX costs. Compact optimized form factor: Chassis size and component accessibility is compatible with existing platforms to provide a painless replacement upgrade. Front-to-back cooling and dense 10GigE ports (256 ports per chassis) meet the stringent needs of data center applications. High reliability: The increased level of system redundancy and resiliency of OS10K is market-class leading, providing maximum uptime in the network core.

• Non-blocking system architecture with a lossless fabric, deep packet buffering, and a comprehensive policy engine: provides maximum network performance that delivers quality bandwidth for improved application and user experience. Reduces network layers since network aggregation is not needed. This helps in reducing both investment and operational costs.
• Multi-use architecture: MPLS and data center ready architecture expands homogenous deployment capabilities — reducing vendor sprawl, lowers OPEX costs.
• Compact optimized form factor: Chassis size and component accessibility is compatible with existing platforms to provide a painless replacement upgrade. Front-to-back cooling and dense 10GigE ports (256 ports per chassis) meet the stringent needs of data center applications.
• High reliability: The increased level of system redundancy and resiliency of OS10K is market-class leading, providing maximum uptime in the network core.
  • Redundant and host swappable management
  • Redundant and hot swappable switch fabric Redundant and hot swappable power supplies
  • Redundant and hot swappable fans
  • Redundant control plane network
  • Hot swappable network modules
  • In-service software upgrade
  • Smart continuous switching
  • Graceful restart for high level protocols
  • Ethernet Ring Protection for highly resilient backbones
  • Multi Chassis Link Aggregation for highly resilient server and edge switch connectivity