IPv6 support
The OS9000 family provides full IPv6 support with hardware-based forwarding for wire-rate speeds,
classification and tunneling to address various corporate and government requirements for IPv6. Unlike
most switches that support IPv6, the performance of the OS9000s is unaffected by enabling IPv6
processing whether deploying IPv4, IPv6, or IPv4/IPv6. These switches address the U.S. Federal
government Department of Defense (DoD) requirement that IPv6 be supported for migration by 2008 and
addresses other countries’ requirements including:
• Ability to connect to the IPv6 backbone
• Use of IPv6 across public organizations
• Ability to interconnect the IPv6 “island” through an existing IPv4 network through hardware-based tunneling
• Ability to control IPv6 flows with extensive QoS/ACL policies
The OS9000 family provides hardware-based classification (access control lists (ACLs) and quality of
service (QoS), forwarding and management for IPv6. More importantly, it provides a way to transition
from an existing IPv4 network with support of tunneling (configured, 6-in-4, and ISATAP
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). The OS9000s
are able to work with the existing AOS switches, and support the full suite of unicast routing protocols,
multicast registration and routing protocols, QoS/ACLs and tunneling.
First Green switch in the market – RoHS compliancy
With the OmniSwitch 9000 family, Alcatel will be the first switch manufacturer to be in compliance with
the new European Community’s directive - Restriction on Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (RoHS) – which requires electronic equipment to be free of six hazardous
substances by July 2006. Although only required for European Union countries, the rest of the world will
benefit from these “green” switches by lessening the amount of hazardous substances that find its way
into the environment.
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The OmniSwitch 9000s
are certified as
“IPv6 Ready”.
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