Alcatel-Lucent Intros Switches

MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced the availability of two new innovative and stackable Ethernet switch solutions for the enterprise. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850L and the Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-U24X, which are software upgradeable to Gigabit Ethernet, are part of the Alcatel- Lucent OmniSwitch 6850 family that today delivers the most advanced services, highest performance and the best value in the industry.

The new, low-priced Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850L preserves the customer's initial investment, as it requires no additional hardware to provide Gigabit Ethernet desktop connections. Additionally, all OmniSwitch 6850L models remain stackable with any other version, whether the model has been upgraded or not. The OmniSwitch 6850L models are available with a choice of power options, in either AC/DC or power-over-Ethernet (PoE). The Alcatel- Lucent OmniSwitch 6850L is available in 24- or 48-port stackable layer 2/layer 3, 10/100 Ethernet workgroup switches that can be upgraded through an innovative software key to become a full-featured 10/100/1000 switch. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-U24X, which is ideal for use as an aggregation switch or in small enterprise cores as well as in wiring closets, is an all fiber model with 24 small form-factor pluggable (SFP) ports for a wide variety of optical transceivers. This new switch includes two 10/100/1000 combo ports, two built-in XFP ports for 10-Gigabit Ethernet links, and two 10- Gigabit stacking ports. Although useable in the wiring closet, this switch is ideal for use as an aggregation switch or in small enterprise cores.

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