AlcatelLucent OmniSwitch10K Modular LAN Chassis

The OmniSwitch10K series is AlcatelLucents flagship modular Ethernet switching platform for enterpriseclass and carriergrade networks. Built around a highdensity, highperformance chassis, the 10K delivers up to 10terabits per second of nonblocking switching capacity, advanced Layer2/3 services, and a flexible architecture that grows with your network demands.

Why Choose a Modular LAN Chassis?

• Scalability: Add line cards, power modules, and supervisor engines without replacing the entire system.
• Resilience: Redundant power supplies, fans, and management planes keep traffic flowing even when a component fails.
• Futureproofing: Support for 1/10GbE, 40/100GbE, and emerging 400GbE optics protects your investment.
• Operational efficiency: Centralized management via OmniSwitch Network Manager simplifies provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting.

Key Features

HighPerformance Switching Fabric

The chassis houses a nonblocking, packetforwarding fabric that delivers up to 10Tbps of aggregate bandwidth. With a perslot bandwidth of 1.6Tbps, the system can sustain fulllinerate traffic on every port simultaneously, making it ideal for datacenter interconnects and highdensity campus cores.

Modular Line Card Slots

Up to 10 linecard slots are available in the standard 10slot chassis. Each slot can hold a variety of cards ranging from 1GbE copper to 100GbE QSFP28, enabling you to mix and match based on application needs. Common options include:

• 48 1GbE copper + 4 10GbE SFP+ per card
• 24 10GbE SFP+ per card
• 8 40GbE QSFP+ or 4 100GbE QSFP28 per card

Redundant Power & Cooling

The chassis supports two hotswappable power supplies (up to 3000W each) and dual, variablespeed fan modules. Power redundancy is configurable as N+1 or N+2, ensuring uninterrupted operation even during maintenance.

Advanced Layer2/3 Services

Beyond basic switching, the OmniSwitch10K offers a rich set of services:

• MPMP (MultiProtocol over MPLS) and VXLAN routing
• ACLs, MACsec, and IPsec for secure traffic segmentation
• QoS with perport shaping, policing, and hierarchical scheduling
• EVPNbased Ethernet VPNs for datacenter fabrics
• Zerotouch provisioning and automation via NETCONF/YANG and RESTCONF

Unified Management

All chassis components are managed through a single IP address. Key management features include:

• CLI (compatible with Cisco IOS/Juniper Junos syntax)
• Web UI with realtime telemetry and dashboards
• SNMPv2/v3, sFlow, and streaming telemetry (gNMI)
• Integration with thirdparty NMS platforms (e.g., SolarWinds, Cisco Prime)

Hardware Overview

Typical Use Cases

Campus Core & Aggregation

The nonblocking fabric and Layer3 routing capabilities make the 10K an ideal core for large campus environments, handling thousands of concurrent VLANs and providing highavailability uplinks to edge switches.

DataCenter Interconnect (DCI)

With 40/100GbE line cards and VXLAN routing, the chassis can serve as a highspeed DCI bridge, enabling seamless workload migration between datacenter pods.

Service Provider Metro Ethernet

Features such as MACsec, QoS, and robust ACLs satisfy carriergrade security and performance requirements for metropolitan Ethernet services.

HighDensity PoE Deployments

When equipped with PoE+ line cards, a single chassis can power up to 4,800 PoE devices, simplifying deployments of IP cameras, wireless APs, and VoIP phones.

Performance Benchmarks

• Forwarding latency: <1s per hop (ASICbased)
• Maximum MAC table size: 256K entries
• IPv4/IPv6 routing table: 32K entries
• Concurrent multicast groups: 8K

Software and Licensing

The OmniSwitch10K runs the AlcatelLucent OS (AOS10), a Linuxbased operating system with an emphasis on modularity and security. Licensing is featurebased and can be activated via a web portal or CLI. Primary license groups include:

• Routing (OSPF, BGP, ISIS)
• Advanced Security (MACsec, IPsec)
• VXLAN/EVPN
• PoE Management
• Telemetry & Analytics

Installation & Maintenance

1. Physical setup: Mount the chassis in a standard 19inch rack, connect power supplies, and attach the desired line cards.
2. Cabling: Use industrystandard fiber or copper modules; follow the labeling scheme on the front panel for easy identification.
3. Initial configuration: Connect a console cable, run the setup wizard, assign an IP address, and enable SSH for remote management.
4. Redundancy check: Verify that both supervisors are online and that the secondary is in standby mode.
5. Monitoring: Enable SNMP traps and gNMI streams to your monitoring platform.

Support & Warranty

AlcatelLucent offers a standard 3year limited warranty covering parts, labor, and software updates. Premium support options include 247 onsite response, advanced replacement, and access to the AlcatelLucent Knowledge Center.

Summary

The AlcatelLucent OmniSwitch10K Modular LAN Chassis delivers carriergrade performance, unmatched scalability, and a comprehensive set of Layer2/3 services in a single, highly available platform. Whether you are building a resilient campus core, a highspeed datacenter interconnect, or a metroedge aggregation layer, the 10K provides the flexibility and reliability needed for modern networks.

For detailed specifications, compatibility matrices, and ordering information, visit the official product page.