Alcatel-Lucent OMNISWITCH 6800 - Manual (Page 22)

OmniSwitch 6800 Series Application Examples OmniSwitch 6800 Series
page 1-8 OmniSwitch 6800 Series Hardware Users Guide June 2007
OmniSwitch 6800 Series Application Examples
The following OmniSwitch 6800 Series applications are described below:
• Gigabit-to-the-desktop migration
• Server aggregation
• Layer 3 Aggregation/Distribution
• Small Enterprise core
Gigabit-to-the-Desktop Migration
OmniSwitch 6800 Series switches provide a migration path to Gigabit on the edge of the LAN.
For example:
Application Example: Gigabit-to-the-Desktop Migration
Layer 2+ 10/100 Switching
Core Layer
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10/100/1000 Layer 2+ Switching
10/100/1000 Layer 3 Switching