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    Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850 Stackable Gigabit LAN Switch Family[...]

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    2 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6850 Stackable LAN Switch (SLS) family addr esses the needs of moder n enterprise and triple-play networking with flexible, configurations; power - over -Ether net, high availability , first- packet wir e-speed performance, and dramatically impr [...]

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    3 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 THE SWITCHES PROVIDE: ■ Choice of PoE (Power -over -Ethernet) and non-PoE models ■ T riple-speed 10/100/1000 interfaces and 10Gig uplinks ■ Fast Ethernet interfaces upgradeable to Gigabit via a software license key without any network reconfiguration ■ Gigabit fiber interfaces (SFP) supporting 100BaseX, d[...]

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    4 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850 Family The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850 Stackable LAN switch family offers a variety of PoE and non-PoE Gigabit and Fast Ethernet models. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850Ls, also referr ed to as the "light" models, ar e the only switches on the market that offer the bes[...]

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    5 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 The primary as well as the backup power supplies for the OmniSwitch 6850 models are external and connect to the rear of the unit. A power shelf provided with the unit, can slide into the rear of the chassis and is used to hold either two 360W PoE, 126W AC or 120W DC power supplies or one 510W power supply . For du[...]

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    6 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Product featur es and benefits ONETOUCH NETWORK MANAGEMENT The OmniSwitch 6850s are part of Alcatel-Lucent’ s OmniSwitch family – which includes core, stackable / modular edge, and wireless LAN (WLAN) switches - that uses the AOS and ar e managed by the Alcatel-Lucent OmniV ista Network Management System for s[...]

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    7 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 ALCA TEL-LUCENT OMNIVIST A 2770 QUARANTINE MANAGER In addition to proactive security pr ovided by Alcatel- Lucent’ s Access Guar dian, the Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager provides r eactive security by using alerts from Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch and thir d- party intrusion detection and preventi[...]

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    8 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 HIGH A V AILABILITY The OmniSwitch 6850s virtual chassis minimizes network downtime, reduces operational complexity and cost and increases availability for mission-critical applications by removing single points of failur e. The OS6850s resiliency is pr ovided through a superior architectur e offering physical and[...]

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    9 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 IPV6 SUPPORT Leading industry analysts, such as Gartner Group and Burton, have indicated that IPv6 will be a requir ement for enterprise networks in the near future. By including it now , a network manager extends the life of existing equipment and prevents futur e expenses from upgrading to IPv6. The OmniSwitch 6[...]

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    10 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 GIGABIT A T THE EDGE The OmniSwitch 6850 series of switches provide a migration path to Gigabit on the LAN edge where high speed and extensive featur es are needed. The OmniSwitch 6850s have the features necessary to pr ovide intelligent, secure, and available networking for the most demanding applications and us[...]

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    11 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 L3 AGGREGA TION / DISTRIBUTION The OmniSwitch 6850 placed in the distribution layer of three-tier networks provides high capacity , wire speed L2 and L3 switching and intelligent services near the edge of the network. In addition, some models of the OmniSwitch 6850 family have four combo ports that are individual[...]

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    12 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 SMALL ENTERPRISE CORE The OmniSwitch 6850’ s high switching capacity makes it a very capable and cost-effective cor e switch solution because of its: PoE Fiber Cat 5 Gigabit Uplinks 10/100 Switching 10/100 Switching Ser vers 10/100/1,000 L2+/L3 Switching OmniSwitch 6850 10/100/1,000 L2+/L3 Switching OmniSwitch [...]

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    W ARRANTY Limited lifetime hardwar e warranty: Limited to the original owner , and will be provided for up to five years after the pr oduct’ s End-of-Sales announcement. Faulty parts will be replaced via a five (5)-business day A VR (Advance Replacement) RMA. SUPPORT BASIC One year – 7x24 phone. Includes e-service Web access, softwar e releas[...]

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    14 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Pr oduct Specifications Featur es SIMPLIFIED MANAGEABILITY • Dual image and dual configuration file storage provides backup • Intuitive Alcatel-Lucent CLI with familiar interface reducing training costs • Extensive user manuals with examples • Easy to use, point-and-click web based element manager (WebVi[...]

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    15 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Indicators PER PORT LEDS • 10/100/1000: P oE, link/activity • SFP: link/activity • XFP: link/activity SY STEM LEDS • Switch ID (indicates the stack ID of the unit in the stack: 1 to 7) • System (OK) (chassis HW/SW status) • PWR (primary power supply status) • PRI (virtual chassis primary) • BPS (b[...]

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    16 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Authentication Protocol SECURITY • RFC 959/2640 FTP • RFC 1321 MD5 • RFC 2104 HMAC Message Authentication • RFC 2138/2865/2868/3575/2618 RADIUSAuthentication & Client MIB • RFC 2139/2866/2867/2620 RADIUS Accounting & Client MIB • RFC 2228 step • RFC 2284 PPP EAP • RFC 2869/2869bis RADIUS E[...]

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    17 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Or dering information OMNISWITCH 6850 CHASSIS OS6850-24 OS6850-24 chassis w/SSL (DES , 3DES , RC2, RC4) [ECCN 5A002A] L3 Gigabit Ethernet chassis in a 1U form factor with 20 RJ-45 OS6850-24D ports individually configurable to 10/100/1000 BaseT , 4 combo ports configurable to be 10/100/1000 BaseT or 1000 BaseX, [...]

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    18 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Or dering information POWER SUPPLIES OS6850-BP-P OS6850-BP-P modular 360W AC backup power supply . Provides backup power to one P oE switch. Ships with chassis connectio n cable , country specific power cord, power shelf and connecting ears. OS6850-BP-PH OS6850-BP-PH modular 510W AC backup power supply . Provide[...]

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    19 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850 Or dering information 100FX TRANSCEIVERS (FOR OS6850-U24X SFP PORTS ONL Y) SFP-100-LC-MM 100BaseFX SFP transceiver with an LC type interface . T his transceiver is designed for use over multimode fiber optic cable. SFP-100-LC-SM15 100BaseFX SFP transceiver with an LC type interface . T his transceiver is designe[...]

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    Alcatel, Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel-Lucent logo are trademarks of Alcatel-Lucent. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The information presented is subject to change without notice. Alcatel-Lucent assumes no responsibility for inaccuracies contained herein. © 2007 Alcatel-Lucent. All rights reserved. P/N 031806[...]