Riverstone Networks 9000 High performance for converged networks, Simplified network management

“This switch best

supports the SNMP

standard and was the

only participant to

supply a web interface from which we could perform many tasks normally accomplished on a CLI.”

OS9700, Winner of

Network Computing’s

Editor’s Choice Award

The award winning Alcatel OmniSwitch 9000 family (OS9000s) offers a range of full-featured, high-performance 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches, including a low-cost entry point chassis. The OS9000s deliver future-proof solutions with advanced security and QoS features for use in small-to-large enterprise cores, in the aggregation layer and in wiring closets with flexible power-over-Ethernet support. The OS9000s are a part of Alcatel’s end-to-end enterprise switch family.

The Alcatel OmniSwitch 9000s are designed to anticipate future network needs with wire-rate processing for IPv4/IPv6 and support for unicast and multicast applications such as voice-over-IP and video collaboration. The switches support future edge requirements as Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop becomes commonplace and demand for power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capability increases.

High performance for converged networks

The OS9000 family is designed for resiliency and exceptional network performance to support real-time triple-play applications such as voice-over-IP (VoIP), data, and video applications. Applications are supported by:

•High-port density

•High-capacity switching and traffic aggregation for business network cores

•Highly-available switching fabric with a unique load sharing capability1

•Multi-layer security

•Wire speed packet classification

Simplified network management

Network management is simplified by providing users with commands and user interfaces they are familiar with through use of the same Alcatel Operating System (AOS) that is available on all Alcatel OmniSwitch plus complete integration with the Alcatel OmniVista Network Management System (NMS). Alcatel also offers other management options such as WebView, which is a web-based user-friendly element manager and SNMP for third-party network management systems.

Security

Alcatel secures the network with proactive and reactive capabilities that are provided through Alcatel Access Guardian and the Alcatel OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager. Alcatel’s Access Guardian enables proactive, network-wide security through auto-sense authentication that runs on the AOS, preventing unauthorized network access. The Alcatel OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager provides reactive security by automatically handling malicious attacks by taking intrusion information and dynamically reconfiguring the network to contain the attack.

1Requires dual CMMs in either the OS9700 or the OS9800

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