OmniSwitch 9800

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 9800 model is an 18-slot chassis supporting two chassis management modules (CMMs) and 16 network interface (NI) modules. The OmniSwitch 9800 shares a common set of network interface modules with the OmniSwitch 9600 and 9700 family and offers a wide range of GigE and 10GigE interfaces, facilitating the industry's most flexible combination of Ethernet in a switch.

The OS9800 allows up to 96 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, making it ideal for a larger enterprise network core and providing enough capability and connectivity to eliminate the need for an aggregation tier. The PoE Gigabit Ethernet module, which is ideal for a converged network because its power-over-Ethernet capability, supports IP phones and other IP devices at true wire-rate speeds.