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……the most the most comprehensivecomprehensive gigabit gigabit switch in the world.switch in the world.

Introducing...Introducing...

Omni Switch/RouterOmni Switch/Router

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OmniS/R is a powerful Gigabit switchOmniS/R is a powerful Gigabit switch

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Up to 37 RISC processors

Up to 92 Xylan-designed switching ASICs

Up to 32 Gigabit Ethernet ports

Maximum port densityMaximum port density

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Mgmt. Processor

Firewall

ATM Uplink Module

OC-12 SAR

LEC(s)

10/100 Ethernet Switching Module

HardwareRtg. Engine

Gigabit Ethernet Switching Module

HardwareRtg. Engine

OmniS/R architectureOmniS/R architecture

System capacity switching capacity: switching capacity:

22 Gbps22 Gbps layer three switchinglayer three switching

22 Gbps Frame Fabric

Distributed layer three switching

12 million pps12 million pps

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OmniS/R layer-three switchingOmniS/R layer-three switching

HRE-X: fully distributed, multi-protocol layer-three fully distributed, multi-protocol layer-three

switching ASICswitching ASIC IP and IPXIP and IPX RIP, RIP II, OSPF, RIP, RIP II, OSPF,

IP Multicast, IP Multicast, DCHP relayDCHP relay

12 Mpps / switch12 Mpps / switch

one HRE-X per bladeone HRE-X per blade

ISP-class table sizeISP-class table size 256,000 route entries256,000 route entries 64,000 next-hop destinations64,000 next-hop destinations

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OmniS/R

OmniStack

OmniS/R

Features: high capacityhigh capacity high port densityhigh port density inverse multiplexinginverse multiplexing 802.3X flow control802.3X flow control 802.1Q frame tagging802.1Q frame tagging 802.1p prioritization802.1p prioritization server load server load

balancingbalancing QoS & layer-four QoS & layer-four

switchingswitchingGigabit

Ethernet

Gig Ethernet

Fast Ethernet

10 / 100

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Ethernet with

OmniChannel

OmniS/R and EthernetOmniS/R and Ethernet

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frame relayframe relay ISDNISDN PPPPPP

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

Gig Ethernet

10 / 100

10 / 100

Broadband WAN access DS3 / E3DS3 / E3 OC-3 / STM1OC-3 / STM1 OC-12 / STM4OC-12 / STM4 ATMATM Packets over SONETPackets over SONET

Gigabit Ethernet

WAN

Narrowband WAN access

OmniS/R and the WANOmniS/R and the WAN

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OmniS/R and token ringOmniS/R and token ring

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

Gigabit Ethernet

Gig Ethernet

Token ring

Token ring

10 / 100

10 / 100

Benefits scaling up of token scaling up of token

ring to 100 and 1000 ring to 100 and 1000 MbpsMbps

smooth migration to smooth migration to EthernetEthernet

Ethernet <--> token Ethernet <--> token ring translationring translation

high port densityhigh port density IP & IPX routingIP & IPX routing

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Auth. QoS

DDNS

DHCP

NAT

Policy Manager

Firewall

SNMP LDAP RADIUS

Network Management

End User

DirectoryServers

Campus Network / Private WAN

Network Network SwitchSwitch

OmniS/R and Switched Network ServicesOmniS/R and Switched Network Services

Benefits: LDAP client and directory integrationLDAP client and directory integration embedded firewall DNS and DHCP serverembedded firewall DNS and DHCP server

Netscape Netscape Directory ServerDirectory Server

Novell Directory Novell Directory ServerServer

Microsoft Active Microsoft Active DirectoryDirectory

LDAP

DNSDHCP

LDAP

UserProfile

RADIUS

UserAuth.

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Gigabit Ethernet

Gig Ethernet

Token ring

10 / 100

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

Benefits low costlow cost high-speed high-speed

switching fabricswitching fabric high port densityhigh port density modular uplinksmodular uplinks Switched Network Switched Network

Services to the Services to the desktopdesktop

Using OmniS/R: wiring closetUsing OmniS/R: wiring closet

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OmniS/R

OmniStack

OmniSwitch

Gig Ethernet

10 Mb

10 Mb

Gig Ethernetor

Fast Ethernetwith

OmniChannel

Using OmniS/R: backboneUsing OmniS/R: backbone

Benefits high switching high switching

capacitycapacity extensive routing extensive routing

capabilitiescapabilities integrated, high-integrated, high-

speed WAN speed WAN interfacesinterfaces

Switched Network Switched Network Services across the Services across the backbonebackbone

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Campus Campus networknetwork

ATM OC-12ATM OC-12

ATM OC-12ATM OC-12

ATM OC-12ATM OC-12

WANPBXPBX

VideoVideo

X-CellX-Cell

Gigabit Ethernet with OmniS/R

ATM with OmniS/R

ATMATM

OmniS/R / ATM hybrid networkOmniS/R / ATM hybrid network

Benefits integration of voice, integration of voice,

data and videodata and video guaranteed QoSguaranteed QoS seamless WAN seamless WAN

integrationintegration

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10 / 100

10 / 100

OmniSwitch

OmniStack

OmniSwitch

Existing network any-to-any switchingany-to-any switching low cost per portlow cost per port layer 3 switchinglayer 3 switching Switched Network ServicesSwitched Network Services

OmniSwitch

OmniStack

OmniSwitch

Fast Ethernet

Fast Ethernet

Step 1: OmniS/R in the backbone Gigabit capacityGigabit capacity modular uplinksmodular uplinks low cost per portlow cost per port layer 3 switchinglayer 3 switching Switched Network ServicesSwitched Network Services

Step 2: OmniS/R in the wiring closet Gigabit capacityGigabit capacity modular uplinksmodular uplinks high port capacityhigh port capacity low cost per portlow cost per port layer 3 switchinglayer 3 switching Switched Network ServicesSwitched Network Services

Step #3: OmniCore extreme switching and routing extreme switching and routing

capacitycapacity high port densityhigh port density Switched Network ServicesSwitched Network Services

10 Mb

10 Mb

OmniS/R

10 / 100

10 / 100

OmniCore

Evolution of high-speed switched networksEvolution of high-speed switched networks

OmniS/R

OmniS/R

Gig Ethernet

GigEthernet

OmniS/R

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XylanXylan

LayerTwo

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ATM

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Adaptation

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100M Ethernet

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