#1 most frequent
United States of America
34.5%10 installations of 29
What is Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch?
Alcatel-Lucent provides the OmniSwitch family of switches, providing data center switching, Ethernet & LAN switches, support for IoT and edge solutions, SDN, ruggedization and industrial-grade solutions, and WebSmart switches.
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Who Buys & Uses Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch
#2 most frequent
Singapore
10.3%3 installations of 29
#3 most frequent
Germany
6.9%2 installations of 29
Network solution and digital management system
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch helps us to discover the best switch that can fit our company operations. My team has been receiving the best marketing insights from various networking environments connected to our servers. It has created the best collaboration base with my partners and business colleagues. LAN across the entire company has created a suitable infrastructure for communication and controlling business processes. Faster internet speeds enhanced by effective connections have contributed to faster service delivery to our clients.
Pros
- Building stable LAN for network supply.
- Controlling network across switches.
- Data analysis.
Cons
- I have not identified any area that requires changes.
- There is no missing functionality.
Most Important Features
- Availing network solutions.
- Provision of intelligent information.
- Data management and transformation.
Return on Investment
- It has contributed to positive Return on Investment.
- It has enhanced achievement of set goals.
- The overall performance has been awesome.
Excellent value for money for distribution switches with SFP+ ports.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have some Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900 series switches with 10 GbE SFP+ ports in a distribution topology to concentrate some Dell and Alcatel access switches that we have in some units of the company. The model we use is the OS6900-X20 which has 20 10GbE SFP+ ports. This switch connects to Core Central which is located in the matrix. It is where the multimode and single-mode fibers are concentrated and the trunks of the VLANs are configured to create security and organization of the network.
Pros
- Many 10GbE SFP+ fiber port options.
- Can be used in Distribution and Core topologies.
- Options with 20, 32 and 48 10GbE SFP+ ports.
- Redundant fans, fonts, and CPU.
Cons
- 24/7 support and warranty come at a higher price. The service is not available in all cities.
Most Important Features
- Excellent performance with switching capacity over 600 Gbps.
- Can be easily stacked and managed by software or single IP address.
- Can be easily stacked and managed by software or single IP address.
- May have expanded ports.
- 10GbE SFP+ and 40GbE QSF+ ports.
Return on Investment
- More stability, management, and performance of LAN network.
- 10 SFP+ ports connectivity from edge switches.
- Reduced price and faster return on investment.
Other Software Used
Forcepoint NGFW, WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud, Barracuda Backup, Barracuda Essentials