Alcatel-Lucent 6300-24 Introduction, Overview, Switch Architecture, Network Management Options

Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview

The Gigabit Ethernet Switch is an intelligent multilayer switch (Layer 2 and 4) with 24 10/100/1000BASE-T ports, four of which are combination ports that are shared with four SFP transceiver slots. There is also an SNMP-based management agent embedded on the main board. This agent supports both in-band and out-of-band access for managing the switch.

This switch provides a broad range of powerful features for Layer 2 switching, delivering reliability and consistent performance for your network traffic. It brings order to poorly performing networks by segregating them into separate broadcast domains with IEEE 802.1Q compliant VLANs, and empowers multimedia applications with multicast switching and CoS services.

10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ports

SFP Slots System Indicators

1	3	5	7
2	4	6	8

9	11	13	15
10	12	14	16

17	19	21	23																OmniStack
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										1000=Green 10/100=Yellow
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			21	22	23	1	3	5	7	9	11	13	15	17	19	21	23	Act	Console
						24												FDX	Diag
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						2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24 Act
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18	20	22	24

Redundant Power socket	Port Status Indicators	Power Socket	Console Port
			100-240V~, 50-60Hz 2A
BPS

DC IN 12V 8.5A

Figure 1-1. Front and Rear Panels

Switch Architecture

The Gigabit Ethernet Switch employs a wire-speed, non-blocking switching fabric. This permits simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple packets at low latency on all ports. This switch also features full-duplex capability on all ports, which effectively doubles the bandwidth of each connection.

The switch uses store-and-forward switching to ensure maximum data integrity. With store-and-forward switching, the entire packet must be received into a buffer and checked for validity before being forwarded. This prevents errors from being propagated throughout the network.

Network Management Options

This switch contains a comprehensive array of LEDs for “at-a-glance” monitoring of network and port status. It also includes a management agent that allows you to configure or monitor the switch using its embedded management software, or via SNMP applications. To manage the switch, you can make a direct connection to the RS-232 console port (out-of-band), or you can manage the switch through a network

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