Alcatel-Lucent OS6900-X20-R OS6900-X20-R-CH User Manual

STACKABLE LAN SWITCHES

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6900 Stackable LAN and data center switches are compact, 
high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 40 GigE platforms. They are designed for the most 
demanding virtualized or physical networks and converged data centers.  With their modular 
approach, the OmniSwitch 6900s manage lossless configurations and native fibre channel ports 
for high-speed storage I/O consolidation. In addition to high performance and extremely low 
latency, they offer data center bridging (DCB) capabilities, QoS, Layer-2 and Layer-3 switching, 
as well as system and network level resiliency. They can be positioned as converged top-of-
rack switches in data center environments as well as core and aggregation devices in campus 
networks.

Through the use of optional modules,  
the OmniSwitch 6900 offers the highest  
10GigE port density in its class, with up to 
64 x 10GigE ports in a 1U form factor. This 
modularity also allows for up to 6 x 40GigE 
uplink ports, up to 16 x 10GBase-T ports 
or up to 24 2/4/8GFC Fibre Channel (FC) 
ports. The OmniSwitch 6900 product family 
leverages an energy-efficient model with 
leading low power consumption: making it the 
most efficient and versatile switch in its class.

Wire-rate performance for switching and routing for Ethernet at 40 GigE, 
10 GigE, 1 GigE and 100Base-T speeds and for Fibre Channel (FC) at 
2/4/8GFC. Advanced services are incorporated in the operating system: 
QoS, access control lists (ACLs), Layer2/Layer3 switching, VLAN stacking 
and IPv6.

•  Up to 1.28 Tb/s of wire-rate capacity, sub-microsecond 

latency for high-performance server and core connectivity 
over SFP+, DAC or CAT 5/6. Outstanding performance 
when supporting real-time voice, data, storage and video 
applications for converged scalable networks

Resilient hardware system architecture. Internal, hot-swappable power 
supplies and fans. Front-to-back and back-to-front cooling options 
provide lowest power consumption per 10 GigE port in its class.

•  Resiliency maximizes uptime for converged mission-critical 

networks. 

•  Ensures efficient power management, thereby reducing 

operating expenses and lowering total cost of ownership.

High port density in 1RU.
•  Up to 28 10GBase-T/FCoE ports for the OmniSwitch 6900-T20
•  Up to 32 SFP+/FCoE ports for the OmniSwitch 6900-X20
•  Up to 56 10GBase-T/FCoE ports for the OmniSwitch 6900-T40
•  Up to 64 SFP+/FCoE ports for the OmniSwitch 6900-X40
•  Up to 6x 40GigE or 24x 8GFC ports for the Omniswitch 6900-X40/T40 
•  Up to 3x 40GigE or 12x 8GFC ports for the Omniswitch 6900-X20/T20

•  Increases density in a single rack and supports next-

generation service with a very high port density in a  
1U form factor.

•  Modular slots offer versatility in terms of 40 GigE uplinks  

and Fibre channel ports. The switch architecture simplifies  
the deployment of converged storage for FC, FCoE, iSCSI and 
NAS systems  

Scalable network virtualization architecture for guaranteed SLA delivery 
over standard Ethernet fabric: Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) for bridging 
and routed services, Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) and dynamic Virtual 
Network Profiles (vNP). Network virtualization is boosted by OpenFlow 
1.3.1/1.0 and OpenStack networking plug-in support.

Comprehensive and flexible fabric architecture designed to 
automate and simplify the end-to-end deployment of campus, data 
center, and cloud-based services. Prevents host address explosion 
and flooding with built-in SLA service support at low capital and 
operating costs and based on interoperable proven standards. 
OpenFlow integration to control virtual network profiles.