Riverstone Networks 6850 - Manual (Page 11)

11 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 6850
L3 AGGREGATION / 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 individually
configurable to provide users the choice of copper or fiber.
Gigabit
Uplinks
10 Gig
10 Gig
10 Gig
Multiple
1Gig
10/100
Switching
10/100
Switching
Core Layer
(L3)
Aggregation Layer
10/100/1,000
L2+/L3 Switching
OmniSwitch 6850
Aggregation Layer
10/100/1,000
L2+/L3 Switching
OmniSwitch 6850
PoE
Fiber
Cat 5
L3 Aggregation/Distribution
Provides fiber or copper configuration options
SERVER AGGREGATION
OS6850’s small form factor, high performance and rich features set make it a
great server aggregation switch, especially for space constrained data centers
where the switch can be installed in the same rack as the servers.
10/100/1,000
Switching
OmniSwitch 6850
10/100
Switching
10/100
Switching
Servers
10/100/1,000
L2+/L3 Switching
OmniSwitch 6850
PoE
Fiber
Cat 5
Server aggregation
Features high performance in limited space