The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6400 (OS6400) Stackable LAN Switch is a layer-2+ Gigabit Ethernet LAN switch addressing the small and medium-sized business needs for converged voice, data and video networks as well as residential and business Ethernet access service provider requirements.

The OmniSwitch 6400 is optimized for flexibility, scalability and low power consumption, and utilizes the Alcatel-Lucent Operating System (AOS) to provide an outstanding edge solution for a highly available, self-protective, easily managed, and eco-friendly networks. The OmniSwitch 6400 family has several models with a choice of port/features option combinations to fulfil the majority of fixed configuration switch requirement.

- Always-on robust infrastructure, optimal response time for users and applications, Investment protection;
- Edge network security and control allowing business continuity and preventing network outages;
- Scalable and versatile configuration with effortless deployment meeting SMB, branch office or service provider preferences;
- Low power consumption for eco-sustainability;
- Insurance for interoperability, traffic optimization and service level agreement (SLA) conformance;
- Based on the field proven Alcatel-Lucent Operating System (AOS);
- Managed by the Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista™ Network Management System for simplified OneTouch manageability.

Availability and performance
- Advanced layer-2+ features with basic layer-3 routing for both IPv4 and IPv6;
- Triple-speed (10/100/1000) user interfaces and Gigabit fiber interfaces (SFP) supporting 100BaseX or 1000BaseX optical transceivers;
- Wire rate switching and routing performance;
- High availability with redundant stacking links, primary/secondary unit failover, hot swappable power options and configuration rollback.

Security and Quality of Service
- Auto-sensing network access control through Access Guardian framework (802.1x, MAC, rules);
- Advanced quality of service and access control lists (ACLs) for traffic control;
- Automated containment and quarantine with Alcatel-Lucent Quarantine Manager.

Unmatched flexibility and simplified manageability
- Choice of 24 ports, 48 ports, PoE (Power-over-Ethernet), non-PoE and fiber models;
- System scalable from 24 to 380 ports by stacking up to eight (8) units with dedicated stacking ports;
- AOS field-proven software with management through Web interface (Webview), CLI and SNMP;
- Supported by OmniVista™ 2500/2700 and 5620 SAM applications.

Optimized for Ethernet access services
- VLAN stacking, Ethernet OAM support for service configuration and monitoring;
- IPTV multicast VLANs;
- MEF 9 and MEF 14 compliant.