Alcatel-Lucent Launches Wired Networking Mesh (Linux-based) | Linux Today

Alcatel-Lucent Launches Wired Networking Mesh (Linux-based)

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 7, 2011

“The Alcatel-Lucent mesh update includes an updated AOS
(Alcatel-Lucent Operating System), which is based on Linux. “With
five pods and two OmniSwitch 10K core switches, Grossner noted that
you could have 14,400 server facing ports, with a maximum switching
capacity of 169 Terabits per second while using only 7 watts per
port. Aggregate latency of the mesh can be kept under five
microseconds.”


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