LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Interop 2014 -- The Enterprise division
of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is today unveiling
new technology to address the challenges created by pervasive
mobility and the explosion of new applications being introduced
within enterprises.
As part of its Unified Access approach for both wired and
wireless networks, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is to introduce an
innovative access switch and additional network capabilities,
giving IT departments more visibility and control of the network,
while employees and customers gain flexibility to use the
applications they need.
Fueled by the growth of cloud application and by the 'BYOD'
phenomenon, the number and type of applications used in enterprises
is growing, requiring IT teams to be armed with new tools and
capabilities that ensure business goals are met and the network
remains secure.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is adding deep packet inspection at
the wired and wireless access layer expanding its Application
Fluent Network capabilities. It can now consolidate this
information with network analytics tools that help IT teams gain
improved visibility into the applications, and also create policies
and enforce them at the edge of the network to secure and optimize
delivery of applications to employees and customers.
Additionally, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise helps businesses create
more agile networks needed to deploy applications, now that its
entire portfolio has Software Defined Networking (SDN)
capabilities. Its end-to-end SDN architecture is completed in this
launch with the support of SDN interfaces reaching across the
access, to the core and into the data center, providing customers
investment protection and enabling interoperability with
third-party solutions. The SDN capabilities include REST API's,
OpenFlow 1.0/1.3 and the ability to leverage OpenStack plug-ins for
full orchestration across the entire network.
Product details:
OmniSwitch 6860
The new OmniSwitch 6860 (OS6860) family, with embedded analytics
and programmability is one of the industry's most advanced gigabit
access switches. Highlights include:
- An innovative ASIC and coprocessor providing wire-rate deep
packet inspection (DPI) and policy enforcement right at the
edge of the network. IT has more visibility of applications being
used, how much bandwidth is consumed, and the immediate ability to
enforce policies to control prioritization, QoS and security.
- SDN-enabled with the support of OpenFlow and
OpenStack.
- OmniSwitch 6860 models also support four unique 1G PoE
ports that offer up to 60W Power over Ethernet (PoE) to support
next generation devices that require high power, such as small
cells that combine cellular and Wi-Fi, and high definition video
surveillance cameras.
- The OmniSwitch 6860 is also data center and IT friendly: All
ports are in the front, with front-to-back cooling and an
innovative Bluetooth management connection so smart devices
can be used to manage the switch. In addition, it can be used
in the data center as a 1GbE top-of-rack switch.
Wireless LAN
Building on its Unified Access approach, Alcatel-Lucent
Enterprise makes every network service offered consistently
available on the wired and wireless network. The enhancements
include:
- DPI capability of up to 1500 applications and programmability
support on Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise OmniAccess WLAN
controllers.
- New OmniAccess Access Points to better address the
growing adoption of Gigabit wireless (802.11ac) and the diverse
deployment needs with outdoor AP, low cost APs and Instant
APs.
- The Aruba Networks' AirGroup service enhancements to support
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) devices. Customers
can use consumer devices for screen-sharing and media-streaming in
the corporate network not only from Apple® but also from
manufacturers like Sony, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, etc.
AirGroup enables end users and IT administrators to self-register
devices and define who can access them. In the higher education
environment, students can register their printers, TVs, games
consoles, and other consumer devices, and set access limits for
select friends' use, all without IT involvement.
OmniVista 2500 Network Management System
OmniVista is redesigned to better support network analytics and
provide the foundation for future consumption models as more
enterprises move toward cloud-based services. The new OmniVista
2500 provides:
- Multi-tenancy and a distributed architecture for resilience,
scalability, and future cloud-based service offers.
- Open northbound/southbound APIs for future interoperability in
a SDN architecture.
- New Web-based user interface allows IT to access the NMS from
any device such as tablets and smartphones, anywhere.
- Unified policy engine and cohesive visibility of both wired and
wireless networks simplifies IT operations.
- Centralized network analytics for wired and wireless provides
IT a comprehensive view of the users, devices and applications in
the network and enables them to apply the appropriate policies to
the network devices.
All the new capabilities are on demonstration at Interop booth
827.
Quotes
Scott Hughes, CIO,
Moravian College
"Moravian College believes that Alcatel-Lucent
Enterprise's Unified Access solution will allow the safe, secure
and reliable transport of student and teacher data across wired and
wireless networks as we transform to an 'all MacBook Pro' campus by
2014."
Peter Cellarius, Business and
Corporate Development, Aruba Networks
"The alignment of
capabilities between Aruba and
Alcatel-Lucent shows strong collaboration and synchronized strategy
as we work together to meet the needs of a new generation of mobile
users and ease the resulting challenges of IT
administrators."
Rohit Mehra, Vice President
Network Infrastructure, IDC
"As enterprise IT evangelizes on
getting more operational efficiency from their campus network
infrastructure deployments, a unified view of wired and wireless
network access provides an interesting value proposition,
especially when it comes to application discovery, visibility and
analytics. Aligned with one of IDC's predictions for 2014,
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's approach of enabling wired and wireless
access via SDN and increased programmability will lead to an
improved application and user experience that IT will want to
leverage."
Additional information
Converged Campus Networks
Unified Access for a Converged World [video]
Unify your network for a mobile enterprise
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
We are at the forefront of global communications, providing
products and innovations in IP and cloud networking, as well as
ultra-broadband fixed and wireless access to service providers and
their customers, and to enterprises and institutions throughout the
world. Underpinning us in driving the industrial transformation
from voice telephony to high-speed digital delivery of data, video
and information is Bell Labs, an
integral part of the Group and one of the world's foremost
technology research institutes, responsible for countless
breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications
industry. Our innovations have resulted in our Group being
recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, as
well as being named by MIT Technology Review as amongst 2012's Top
50 "World's Most Innovative Companies". We have also been
recognized for innovation in sustainability, being named Industry
Group Leader in the Technology Hardware & Equipment sector in
the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review, for making global
communications more sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in
pursuit of the Group's mission to realize the potential of a
connected world.
With revenues of Euro 14.4 billion
in 2013, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the Paris and New
York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE: ALU). The company
is incorporated in France and
headquartered in Paris.
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