User guide

OmniSwitch 6850 Series OmniSwitch 6850 Series Application Examples

OmniSwitch 6850 Series Hardware Users Guide April 2010 page 1-5

OmniSwitch 6850 Series Application Examples

The following OmniSwitch 6850 Series applications are described below:

• Gigabit-to-the-desktop migration

• Server aggregation

• Layer 3 Aggregation/Distribution

• Small Enterprise core

Gigabit-to-the-Desktop Migration

The OmniSwitch 6850 Series switches provide a migration path to Gigabit on the edge of the LAN.

For example:

Application Example: Gigabit-to-the-Desktop Migration

Layer 2+ 10/100 Switching

Core Layer

10/100/1000 Layer 2+ Switching

10/100/1000 Layer 3 Switching

OmniSwitch 6850

OmniSwitch 8800