Alcatel Lucent OmniSwitch 6850E Stacked Gigabit Switch

Alcatel Lucent OmniSwitch 6850E Stacked Gigabit Switch

Product positioning and core business value

Unified Fusion Access Network: Supports wired and wireless integration, Airgroup enables Bonjour devices to experience cross network connectivity; User Network Profile (UNP) is a user network configuration file that automatically follows network policies when the terminal moves, reducing operational complexity.

Enhance BYOD capabilities (with ClearPass): Zero contact visitor management, automatic device registration, 802.1X automatic distribution, terminal health status detection, device fingerprint recognition, application control, can be deployed on existing networks without the need for large-scale hardware replacement, protecting investments.

Business aware network: supports SIP session recognition monitoring, Citrix VDI virtual desktop differentiated QoS scheduling, and performs business recognition and service quality optimization for voice, video, and virtual desktops.

Metro Ethernet Ready: Supports Q-in-Q, DHCP Snooping Option82, ITU-T Y.1731, IEEE802.1ag/802.3ah, simplifying operator Ethernet OAM operations and maintenance; Obtained MEF 9/14 certification.

Hardware model family

All models are 1U high and come standard with 2 10GBase CX4 interfaces, which can be used for stacking or external expansion modules to provide an additional 2 SFP ports and 10 Gigabit ports. Divided into non PoE and PoE powered models; The X suffix represents the built-in SFP+10 Gigabit port of the device; U represents all-optical models.

Model classification description

OS6850E-24/-24X 24 port gigabit electrical port, 4 optoelectronic multiplexing combo ports; The X model comes with SFP and 10G ports

OS6850E-48/-48X 48 port gigabit electrical port, the number of combo ports varies with the model; The X model comes with SFP and 10G ports

OS6850E-U24X all-optical version, 22 SFP gigabit optical ports+2 combo ports, with built-in SFP+10G uplink

PoE models P24/P24X/P48/P48X are compatible with IEEE802.3af/at; P24 provides 24 PoE ports; P48 provides 48 PoE ports

Combo ports can be individually configured as copper ports or SFP optical ports, supporting short and long distance optical modules.

Power System

All support hot swappable and modular redundant AC/DC/PoE power supplies, ensuring uninterrupted power supply replacement services.

Non PoE power supply: OS6850E-BP (126W AC), OS6850E-BP-D (120W DC).

PoE power module:

OS6850E-BP: 360W, PoE output 240W;

OS6850E-BPPH: 510W, PoE output 390W;

OS6850E-BPPX: 900W, PoE output 780W.

BPS backup power rack OS-BPS: can backup up to 8 switches at the same time, supports redundant protection of the entire system power supply and PoE power supply, adapts to space limited cabinets, supports remote cable installation, and can be used in wall mounted cabinet scenarios.

Physical and environmental parameters

Chassis size: 44cm wide, 27cm deep, 4.4cm high; The depth increases when paired with a power bracket.

Noise: All models<48dB (A);

Working temperature: 0~+45 ℃; Storage -10~+70 ℃; Humidity 5-95% without condensation; Through GR-63-CORE temperature and humidity cycling test.

The document provides parameters such as power consumption, heat dissipation BTU, MTBF mean time between failures, and overall weight for each model.

LED indicator lights: port indicator lights (PoE, link status), system indicator lights (stack ID, primary/backup chassis, system status, primary/backup power status).

High availability and redundancy capability

6850E has strong high availability capability and is designed for critical business networks

Ring network protection

ITU-T G.8032 v2 Ethernet ring protection ERP, convergence<50ms;

RRSTP ring network quickly generates trees with convergence<100ms;

MSTP/RSTP/PVST+, 1x1 STP mode.

Link and Route Protection

LACP link aggregation, cross module static LAG; DHL dual home link sub second protection, no STP required;

BFD bidirectional forwarding detection, fast fault perception and accelerated convergence in routing environment;

VRRPv2/v3 gateway redundancy; WCCPv2 traffic redirection optimizes bandwidth.

Stacking enhancement capability

Virtual chassis stacking, supporting up to 10km remote fault-tolerant stacking;

Split Stack Protection, which automatically detects and restores stack link failures after splitting;

High reliability of software and firmware

ISSU business does not interrupt software upgrades; Dual mirror firmware, dual backup of configuration files;

Hardware redundancy: hot swappable power supply, hot swappable optical module; Broadcast/unknown unicast/multicast storm suppression.

Security features (Access Guardian framework)

Complete NAC network access control, supporting BYOD terminal control (requiring ClearPass collaboration):

Access authentication: 802.1X multi client multi VLAN, MAC authentication, Captive Portal web portal; Support for listening in Radius, LDAP, TACACS+, and Kerberos AD; Visitor VLAN, group mobility.

Terminal security control

HIC host integrity verification, isolation and repair of non compliant devices;

UNP user network configuration file: automatically issue VLAN, ACL, bandwidth, and security policies after authentication;

CoA dynamically modifies authentication permissions; LPS port security MAC lock.

Attack defense

DHCP Snooping, DHCP/ARP spoofing protection, ARP poisoning detection, IP source filtering;

TAD traffic anomaly detection, identifying worm virus traffic, can close ports or report alerts;

Hardware ACL (L1-L4) filters DoS attacks; BPDU protection, root protection, LLDP illegal equipment detection; Support Microsoft NAP network access protection.

Integrating business, QoS, and business awareness

PoE feature: Dynamic PoE power allocation, providing only the actual power required by the terminal; Each port can be configured with PoE priority and maximum output power; Support LLDP-MDI for PoE power negotiation. Compatible with IP phones and wireless APs.

QoS architecture: 8 hardware queues per port; SPQ/WRR/DRR scheduling algorithm; Entrance speed limit and exit shaping; Three color marking traffic supervision; HOL head blockage avoidance; Auto QoS automatically optimizes traffic management for IP telephony and switches.

Business Perception Fluent Network

SIP capability: Identify and track SIP sessions; Real time statistics of packet loss, latency, jitter, MOS, R-Factor voice quality indicators; Optimize QoS priority based on SIP.

Citrix VDI: One click QoS, providing differentiated services for virtual desktop traffic.

Airgroup (mDNS relay), Bonjour protocol devices for cross layer 2 network experience.

Three layer routing and multicast capabilities (complete enterprise level three-layer)

OmniSwitch6450 only supports basic static routing+RIP; 6850E supports complete enterprise routing protocols and can perform three-layer aggregation.

IPv4

Static routing RIP v1/v2、OSPF v2、IS‑IS、BGP‑4；

Multi VRF virtual routing forwarding, supporting routing leakage between VRFs; GRE, IP/IP tunnel; OSPF/BGP elegant restart; VRRPv2； DHCP relay.

IPv6

Static routing RIPng、OSPFv3、IS‑ISv6、BGP4+； IS-IS multi topology; VRRPv3； NDP neighbor discovery, IPv6 DHCP relay.

multicast

IGMP Snooping v1‑v3、MLD Snooping v1‑v2；

PIM SM/PIM DM, DVMRP multicast routing; IPMVLAN multicast VLAN optimization.

Metropolitan Ethernet Business Characteristics (MEF9/14 Certification)

For operator access:

802.1ad Q-in-Q (SVLAN/CVLAN), UNI/NNI interface, CVLAN-SVLAN mapping;

Ethernet OAM: 802.1ag fault management, 802.3ah link OAM, ITU-T Y.1731 performance monitoring;

SAA business agent, built-in traffic generation analyzer, used for SLA verification;

TR-101 PPPoE intermediate proxy, MAC forced forwarding RFC4562; Private VLAN; DHCP Option82； IPMVLAN。

Data center related capabilities

Support dynamic virtual network configuration file vNP, integrated with OmniVista2500 VMM virtual machine manager, adapted to virtualized server environments.

Support standards and ordering information

The document provides a complete list of IEEE, ITU-T, and IETF RFC protocols; The ordering information includes complete machine kits (distinguishing AC/DC power supply, normal/PoE, different power supplies), various backup power modules, OS-BPS backup power racks, and accessories.