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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches pros and cons

4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches is dependable, providing reliability and peace of mind.
It enables direct access to clusters for efficient data management.
The fibre ports with 10 Gb capacity efficiently handle high volumes of regular and video data.
Deployment, management, and maintenance are streamlined with services from one vendor.
The switches offer significant stability as a valuable feature.

CONS

Compatibility issues with other switching products.
Technical support response time is sometimes slow.
Improvement needed in networking speed.
Licensing issues and stability problems with OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches 6250.
Commands for switches could be easier compared to Cisco.
 

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches Pros review quotes

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Group IT Networks Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Dec 15, 2019
This is a dependable switch which will help you sleep at night.
it_user1276035 - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Application Manager at a political organization with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 5, 2020
The solution has a very good web interface. It makes it easy to manage everything.
Kannan Venkatraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales manager at Dyarco Technology W.L.L
Apr 20, 2020
We are able to customize this solution based on the customer's requirements.
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MU
Senior Engineer at Impact Business Center
May 14, 2020
Enables direct access to clusters.
it_user1409490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Traffic Engineer at City of Modesto
Aug 25, 2020
The fibre ports that are 10 Gb capacity helped with the travel of a lot of regular as well as video data. Fibre can handle a lot more virtual data than copper twisted-pair, so we got a lot more data and a lot more traffic signals back through the fibre ports, faster, than with copper.
Kannan Venkatraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales manager at Dyarco Technology W.L.L
Feb 6, 2024
OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches' best features are it's easy to deploy, manage, and maintain, with services coming through one vendor.
reviewer2048676 - PeerSpot reviewer
App. Manager at a political organization with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 9, 2022
It's easy to extend the stack, We don't use the smaller switches, but it's going well for the rest.
reviewer2048676 - PeerSpot reviewer
App. Manager at a political organization with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 26, 2024
The new web graphical interface is much better than before. We now have easy access to the command lines. They're all functional.
OusaidAbaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Network Architect at Inmac
Apr 25, 2024
The solution doesn't have many proprietary protocols like Cisco's. It mainly uses standard protocols like VRRP (similar to Cisco's HSRP), Spanning Tree, and Rapid Spanning Tree, which can sometimes cause integration issues.
Jayesh Manjrekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Tech-support network at ABS India
Jun 18, 2024
The product's initial setup phase is not complex. It is easy to install the tool.
 

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches Cons review quotes

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Group IT Networks Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Dec 15, 2019
The product would be better if it were completely compatible with other switching products.
it_user1276035 - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Application Manager at a political organization with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 5, 2020
There needs to be better integration with the interface.
Kannan Venkatraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales manager at Dyarco Technology W.L.L
Apr 20, 2020
In future versions, I would like to see improvements in networking speed.
Learn what your peers think about Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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MU
Senior Engineer at Impact Business Center
May 14, 2020
technical support response time is sometimes very slow.
it_user1409490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Traffic Engineer at City of Modesto
Aug 25, 2020
I could see them possibly creating a more intuitive software. It's very user-friendly, but there are some things that aren't very intuitive when programming the switches.
Kannan Venkatraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales manager at Dyarco Technology W.L.L
Feb 6, 2024
OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches would be improved if cloud-based technology was provided in the Gulf region.
reviewer2048676 - PeerSpot reviewer
App. Manager at a political organization with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 9, 2022
I find the CLI hard to use. I wish we could do more in the GUI interface.
reviewer2048676 - PeerSpot reviewer
App. Manager at a political organization with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 26, 2024
The network connection should be improved.
OusaidAbaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Network Architect at Inmac
Apr 25, 2024
We had stability issues with Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches 6250. One issue is with licensing. When migrating from TDM to VoIP/ToIP solutions integrated on the same architecture, Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches don't have the same skill level or follow the same development path as companies like Cisco. They started integrating these solutions later, which is why there's a noticeable difference in advancement.
Jayesh Manjrekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Tech-support network at ABS India
Jun 18, 2024
My customer's team is not able to understand the loophole with Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch Ethernet Switches, but apart from that, there are no issues.