Alcatel Omni Switch/Router User Manual

Omni Switch/Router Applications and Configurations
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Omni Switch/Router as the Central Backbone
Switch/Router and in the Wiring Closet
The figure below shows Omni Switch/Router chassis used in the wiring closet and as a
network backbone switch/router connecting the wiring closets and server farm. On the third
floor, an Omni Switch/Router chassis connects a mixture of 10BaseT and 100BaseTx worksta-
tions with an auto-sensing Ethernet module. In addition, this Omni Switch/Router chassis
connects the workstations to a local server with a Gigabit Ethernet module. On the second
floor, an Omni Switch/Router connects legacy Token Ring workstations. On the first floor, the
Omni Switch/Router connects the networks on the upper floors to the server farm using a
Gigabit Ethernet module.
Using Omni Switch/Router in the Wiring Closet
Gigabit Ethernet
Token Ring
Gigabit Ethernet
Omni Switch/Router
Omni Switch/Router
Omni Switch/Router
3rd Floor
2nd Floor
1st Floor
Server Farm
Server
10/100 Ethernet

Alcatel Omni Switch/Router Specifications

General

Brand	Alcatel
Model	Omni Switch/Router
Category	Network Router
Language	English