Alcatel-Lucent Omni 6600 - Manual (Page 18)

Stand-Alone and Stacked Configurations OmniSwitch 6600 Family
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Stand-Alone and Stacked Configurations
Stand-Alone
A stand-alone OmniSwitch 6600 Family switch is ideal for small and medium-sized network edge applica-
tions, offering 24 10/100 copper ports, 24 100 fiber ports, or 48 10/100 copper Power over Ethernet (PoE)
ports. These switches provide support for enterprise-based devices, such as computer workstations or IP
telephones.
A single OmniSwitch 6600 Family switch also supports two Gigabit Ethernet uplinks for high-bandwidth
connections to a backbone or server.
Stacked Configurations
In addition to working as individual, stand-alone switches, OmniSwitch 6600 Family switches can also be
linked together to form a single, high-density virtual chassis known as a stack.
Stacking switches provides scalability by allowing users to quickly and easily expand 10/100 port density.
Twenty-four 10/100 ports are added for each OS6624 or OS6602-24 brought into the stack; twenty-four
10/100 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports are added for each OS6600-P24 brought into the stack; twenty-
four 100 ports are added for each OS6600-U24 brought into the stack; forty-eight 10/100 ports are added
for each OS6648 or OS6602-48.
Up to eight switches can be stacked. OmniSwitch 6600 Family switches can be mixed and matched in any
combination within the stack. This provides a virtual chassis with a 10/100 or 100 capacity of up to 384
ports.
As with the stand-alone configuration, a stacked virtual chassis configuration provides Gigabit Ethernet
uplinks to a backbone or server.
Note. For detailed information on stacking OmniSwitch 6600 Family switches into a virtual chassis, refer
to Chapter 4, “Managing OmniSwitch 6600 Family Stacks.”
Note on Terminology. In the user manuals provided with your switch, the terms switch, slot and NI
(Network Interface) refer to individual OmniSwitch 6600 Family units in standalone mode or within a
stacked configuration. The term CMM (Chassis Management Module) refers to stacked OmniSwitch 6600
Family units operating in primary or secondary CMM roles. (An OmniSwitch 6600 Family switch operat-
ing in an idle CMM role would normally be referred to as a switch, slot, or, NI.)