Alcatel adds fiber, PoE switches

By Phil Hochmuth, NetworkWorld.com, 10/18/04

Alcatel added an all-fiber desktop switch, as well as a copper-based power over Ethernet stackable to its line of OmniSwitch 6600 boxes.

The new fiber switch comes in 24 and 48-port versions and supports 100M bit/sec Ethernet over single- or multi-mode fiber. The switch could be used for fiber desktop deployments or to connect very long cable runs beyond the reach of copper LAN ports. Some military deployments also require fiber-based LAN equipment, since the cabling has farther reach and is harder to tamper with than copper.

Alcatel’s PoE-based OmniStack 6600 is a 24-port 10/100M bit/sec switch that supports 802.3af PoE on all ports. The box also includes dual-Gigabit ports for fiber or copper uplinks, and supports Layer 3 switching. The fiber-based OmniSwitch 6600 starts at $2,140, and the PoE switch starts at $3,200. Both products are shipping now.

More on Alcatel’s switch lineup here.

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