Alcatel-Lucent OMNISWITCH 6800 - Manual (Page 24)

OmniSwitch 6800 Series Application Examples OmniSwitch 6800 Series
page 1-10 OmniSwitch 6800 Series Hardware Users Guide June 2007
Layer 3 Aggregation/Distribution
OmniSwitch 6800 Series switches placed in the distribution layer of three-tier networks provide high-
capacity, wire speed Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 routing, and intelligent services near the edge of the
network. For example:
Application Example: Layer 3 Aggregation/Distribution
10/100 Switching
Aggregation Layer
OmniSwitch 6800
Gigabit
Multiple
OmniSwitch 6800
10 Gig
10 Gig
10 Gig
1 Gig
Uplinks
(L2/L3 Switching)
Core Layer
(L3)