Alcatel-Lucent OS-XNI-U12 User Manual

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch

™

 6900 Stackable LAN Switches are compact, high-density 10GbE and 40GbE 

platforms designed for the most demanding networks. These platforms offer unmatched versatility to actually 
deliver on the promise of the next-generation virtualized data center. With their modular approach, these plat-
forms accommodate the exact rack configuration and exact oversubscription ratio required by the application 
flows. In addition to high performance and extremely low latency, the OmniSwitch 6900 platforms offer extensive 
QoS, Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, as well as system- and network-level resiliency. They can be positioned as 
Top of Rack switches in a Data Center as well as core/aggregation switches in a converged campus network. 

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900 

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Through the use of optional modules, 
the OmniSwitch 6900 can offer the 
highest 10GbE port density in its class, 
with up to 64 10GbE ports in a 1U form 
factor. This modularity also allows for 

up to 6 40GbE uplink ports*. With a 
leading power consumption model, 
the OS6900 product family is the most 
efficient and versatile switch in its class.

High performance

Up to 1.28 terabits per second (Tbps) of wire-rate capacity, sub microsecond 
latency for high performance server and core connectivity

Redundant hardware system architecture. Internal, hot-swappable power 
supplies, fans. Front-to-back cooling

Resiliency maximizes uptime for converged mission-critical networks

High 10GigE port density in 1RU.
• up to 32 fixed SFP+ ports for the OS6900-X20
• up to 64 fixed SFP+ ports for the OS6900-X40

Increases density in a single rack and supports next-generation service densities 
with a very high port density in a 1U form factor. Modular slots offer versatility  
in terms of 40GbE uplinks and resulting oversubscription. 

Lowest power consumption per 10GbE port in its class

Ensures efficient power management, reduces operating expenses and lowers 
total cost of ownership (TCO) through the low power consumption.

Virtual Network Profile

Building on the Alcatel-Lucent concept of Mobile VLAN, the OmniSwitch 6900 
offers mobile network services for Virtual Machines that are added, moved and 
changed across the data center. Combined with very large MAC table the 
OmniSwitch 6900 provides support for virtualized data centers.

Wire-rate performance for switching and routing at 10G and gigabit speeds. 
Advanced services are incorporated in the operating system: QoS, access  
control lists (ACLs), L2/L3, VLAN stacking, and IPv6.

Outstanding performance when supporting real-time voice, data, and video 
applications for converged scalable networks

Hardware-based virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) support 

Reduces cost across the enterprise through hardware consolidation that achieves 
network segmentation and security without additional hardware installation.