OmniSwitch 6870 (new)

Description

Key Features and Benefits

Multi-Technology Fabric
• Flexible Fabric Options: The first solution to support SPBM, VxLAN-EVPN, and MPLS within the AlcatelLucent OS (AOS) unified service manager framework. This flexibility allows users to select the most
suitable fabric for their needs, making deployment easy across diverse infrastructures.
• Simplified Network Management: OmniVista® Cirrus simplifies network management, allowing seamless functionality across different fabric technologies.
Robust Security
• Data Protection with MACsec Encryption: OmniFabric integrates MACsec to secure user data at Layer 2, maintaining data integrity without adding network complexity.
• Secure Boot for Trusted Operations: Secure Boot ensures that only trusted, manufacturer-approved software runs on devices, reducing the risk of malware or unauthorized code. This feature protects against a wide range of security threats, helping organizations meet compliance requirements for data integrity and privacy.
AI-Enabled Flow Telemetry
• Detailed Traffic Insights: The flow-based telemetry engine built into OmniSwitch 6870 provides comprehensive visibility into network traffic at the application level. This capability is essential for proactive management, delivering granular insights that empower network administrators to optimize and secure data flows.

• AI-Powered Optimization: Powered by the AI-driven OmniVista Network Advisor, OmniSwitch 6870 can automatically identify risks, resolve issues, and optimize performance, helping to prevent disruptions.
This proactive management approach reduces downtime and troubleshooting time, ensuring a resilient network.

Why Choose OmniSwitch 6870?
The OmniSwitch 6870 combines versatile fabric support, strong security, and AI intelligence to create a flexible, secure, and low-maintenance platform tailored to meet a wide range of customer needs. This platform offers enhanced security, operational simplicity, and adaptable performance for the demands of modern network environments.
With Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® Network Management System, you choose how you want to manage your network either on-premises or from the cloud to increase IT efficiency and business agility.

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6870 models

The OmniSwitch 6870 family offers customers an extensive selection of fixed-configuration switches with up to 95 watts of PoE per port and power supply options that can power a wide range of next-gen Ethernet edge PoE devices, be it pan-tilt-zoom cameras or Wi-Fi 6 /6E/7 devices. All models are in an 1RU form factor and are 19-inch rack-mountable.
OmniSwitch 6870 family comprises of four advanced and three premium models. Premium models have modular uplink slot that can support 6 x 25G/50G or 2 x 100G uplink modules and have 2 x 200G fixed virtual chassis ports. Advanced models support fixed 2 x 100G virtual chassis ports and fixed 4 x 25G or 6 x 25G SFP28 uplinks. All virtual chassis ports can also act as uplink ports.
All OS6870 models can form virtual chassis with each other and support 256-bit MACsec on all ports. All PoE models support upto 60/95 watts of IEEE 802.3 bt compliant PoE. All OmniSwitch 6870 models have an USB 2.0 port, a RJ45 console port and an RJ45 Ethernet management (EMP) port.

Datasheet

OmniSwitch 6870 uplink modules

The premium models on OS6870 support optional modules for uplinks. These modules are not included in the default shipping bundle and should be purchased separately.

Power supplies

All OmniSwitch 6870 models support 1+1 hot-swappable redundant. The primary and backup power supply units are internal and removable to allow for easier maintenance and replacement. The family also supports balanced and unbalanced load sharing for PoE. Any supported PoE PSU can be mixed to fulfill the PoE budget while providing the system redundancy.
The Advance models can provide up to 1976W of PoE per switch and the premium models can provide up to 2280W per switch. Please refer to Table 2 for the available PoE budget.

OmniSwitch 6870 specifications

Ordering information

Warranty

The OmniSwitch 6870 family comes with a Hardware Limited Lifetime Warranty.