Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions OmniSwitch 9000 - Manual (Page 9)

9 Alcatel-Lucent | OmniSwitch 9000
ENTERPRISE CORE / DATA CENTER
The OS9000s address enterprise network core requirements with:
■ Enhanced VoIP and video performance with
policy-based QoS
■ Future-proof support for multi-media applications with
wire-rate multicast
■ Enhanced forwarding – improves network response time
through hardware-based forwarding at first packet and
elimination of CPU solicitation for ACL/QoS demands
■ High-availability from complete redundancy of all critical
components, from a distributed architecture, and from fabric
availability plus extensive support of L2/L3 protocols for
smart use of network topology redundancies
Medium-sized network
Two tier, single data center/building
Large-sized Network
Three tier, multi data center/building