Riverstone Networks 9000 - Manual (Page 2)

The award winning Alcatel OmniSwitch 9000 family (OS9000s) offers a range of full-featured,
high-performance 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches, including a low-cost entry point chassis. The
OS9000s deliver future-proof solutions with advanced security and QoS features for use in
small-to-large enterprise cores, in the aggregation layer and in wiring closets with flexible
power-over-Ethernet support. The OS9000s are a part of Alcatel’s end-to-end enterprise
switch family.
The Alcatel OmniSwitch 9000s are designed to anticipate future network needs with wire-rate
processing for IPv4/IPv6 and support for unicast and multicast applications such as voice-over-IP and
video collaboration. The switches support future edge requirements as Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop
becomes commonplace and demand for power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capability increases.
High performance for converged networks
The OS9000 family is designed for resiliency and exceptional network performance to support real-time
triple-play applications such as voice-over-IP (VoIP), data, and video applications. Applications are
supported by:
• High-port density
• High-capacity switching and traffic aggregation for business network cores
• Highly-available switching fabric with a unique load sharing capability 1
• Multi-layer security
• Wire speed packet classification
Simplified network management
Network management is simplified by providing users with commands and user interfaces they are
familiar with through use of the same Alcatel Operating System (AOS) that is available on all Alcatel
OmniSwitch plus complete integration with the Alcatel OmniVista Network Management System
(NMS). Alcatel also offers other management options such as WebView, which is a web-based
user-friendly element manager and SNMP for third-party network management systems.
Security
Alcatel secures the network with proactive and reactive capabilities that are provided through Alcatel
Access Guardian and the Alcatel OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager. Alcatel’s Access Guardian
enables proactive, network-wide security through auto-sense authentication that runs on the AOS,
preventing unauthorized network access. The Alcatel OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager provides
reactive security by automatically handling malicious attacks by taking intrusion information and
dynamically reconfiguring the network to contain the attack.
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1 Requires dual CMMs in either the OS9700 or the OS9800
“This switch best
supports the SNMP
standard and was the
only participant to
supply a web interface
from which we could
perform many tasks
normally accomplished
on a CLI.”
OS9700, Winner of
Network Computing’s
Editor’s Choice Award