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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 3.9 out of 10
Score
3.9 out of 10

Reviews

3 Reviews

Are physical Appliances still a choice?

Rating: 1 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used to be part of an organization responsible for the quoting and deployment of Alcatel-Lucent Omniswitches on customer networks. Mainly focused on dedicated Hw appliances connected to either a SIP Trunk or PRI/BRI/Analog lines.

Manufacturing environments or areas where ntw connectivity was not so strong were strongly looking for solutions like this one as it gave them the agility to avoid being controlled on whether the data connection was working.

Pros

  • Local Branch out
  • Segregation between data and PSTN traffic
  • DECTs and in warehouses mobility solutions

Cons

  • Being provided in Cloud environments
  • Out of the VPN connection and service usage
  • limited reach when using DECT antennas.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think there are more agile and capable solutions in the market which don't rely on hw appliances or the need to have physical devices on premises. Cloud voice and UC solutions have developed (Teams with the SIP proxy for example) to enable more legacy ways of making calls into their environment.

Using analog gtws together with the cloud platforms allows the same use cases, without the need for OPEX which setting up a platform like this require.

Vetted Review
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch
4 years of experience

Network solution and digital management system

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch helps us to discover the best switch that can fit our company operations. My team has been receiving the best marketing insights from various networking environments connected to our servers. It has created the best collaboration base with my partners and business colleagues. LAN across the entire company has created a suitable infrastructure for communication and controlling business processes. Faster internet speeds enhanced by effective connections have contributed to faster service delivery to our clients.

Pros

  • Building stable LAN for network supply.
  • Controlling network across switches.
  • Data analysis.

Cons

  • I have not identified any area that requires changes.
  • There is no missing functionality.

Likelihood to Recommend

Our data management depends on the networking infrastructure and this product has provided all tools that are required. Our IT operations have been stable due to reliable security and networking services enhanced by this product. It easily identifies critical missions that may affect our operations and notify the service team for immediate action. My marketing department has discovered the most effective marketing channels that can attract more customers through a reliable internet connection.

Excellent value for money for distribution switches with SFP+ ports.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have some Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900 series switches with 10 GbE SFP+ ports in a distribution topology to concentrate some Dell and Alcatel access switches that we have in some units of the company. The model we use is the OS6900-X20 which has 20 10GbE SFP+ ports. This switch connects to Core Central which is located in the matrix. It is where the multimode and single-mode fibers are concentrated and the trunks of the VLANs are configured to create security and organization of the network.

Pros

  • Many 10GbE SFP+ fiber port options.
  • Can be used in Distribution and Core topologies.
  • Options with 20, 32 and 48 10GbE SFP+ ports.
  • Redundant fans, fonts, and CPU.

Cons

  • 24/7 support and warranty come at a higher price. The service is not available in all cities.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900 series switch is highly robust, technological, and perfectly suited to our purpose. It is rich in advanced routing features including BGP, OSPF, static, 10Gb and SFP+ ports, 40GbE QSF+, and stability with redundancy across hardware. It is ideal and we recommend it for distribution and network core scenarios. The price is much lower than the big switch leaders.

Vetted Review
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch
2 years of experience