OmniSwitch 8800 Hardware Users Guide
December 2004
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1 The OmniSwitch 8800
The 18-slot OmniSwitch 8800 (OS8800) switch offers high performance 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit
Ethernet capabilities, as well as embedded server load balancing for enterprise requirements. It provides
non-blocking Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, carrier-class availability, multi-layer security, and intelligent
switching and routing services—all at wire speed. Both half duplex and full duplex are supported on all
10/100 Ethernet ports; full duplex is supported on the Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Switching Fabric
The 18-slot OS8800 offers up to 384 10/100 Ethernet ports, up to 128 wire-rate Gigabit Ethernet ports, up
to 384 high-density Gigabit Ethernet ports, and up to 16 redundant 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The OS8800
has a fabric capacity of 512 Gbps and throughput of 240 Mbps.
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