VIENNA, Va.–(EMWNews)–LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) dedicated to serving the

U.S. government community, announced today that the Alcatel-Lucent

OmniSwitch 6850 and 9700 were certified as interoperable with the

Defense Switched Network (DSN) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) and the Defense Information

System Network Security Accreditation Working Group (DSAWG).

As a result, these products have been added to the DoD Unified

Capabilities Approved Products List (UCAPL), which includes the Defense

Switched Network (DSN) Approved Products List, as well as the IPv6

Approved Products List. This certification demonstrates the continued

commitment of LGS and Alcatel-Lucent to deliver products and services

designed to fit the unique needs of the U.S. government customer.

The JITC-certified elements for the OmniSwitch included:

• The OmniSwitch

  6850 Family of Enterprise Ethernet Switches: The

  Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850 (OS6850) series is comprised of layer-3

  Gigabit Ethernet fixed configuration switches that address the needs

  of modern enterprise and triple-play networking with flexible,

  stackable configurations; power-over-Ethernet, high availability,

  first-packet wire-speed performance, and dramatically improved network

  response time over past models. In a recent industry review¹

  of major LAN switch vendors, the OmniSwitch 6850 was recognized as

  using the lowest power consumption, winning ‘green

  bragging rights’.

• The OmniSwitch 9700 Enterprise Ethernet Switch: The OmniSwitch

  9700 is a high-density, 10 slot chassis. Two center slots are

  dedicated to chassis management modules (CMMs) allowing redundant

  configurations, and eight slots for network interfaces supporting an

  aggregation of up to 192 GigE ports or 48 10GigE ports. The OS9700 is

  engineered to be deployed in the core, data center, aggregation layer,

  or wiring closet.

¹ NetworkWorld, March 24, 2008 “10

Gig access switches” review

About LGS

LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, designs and delivers Transformed

Communications and R&D-based technology solutions to the U.S. government

community. Leveraging the world-class R&D of Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs,

with global reach and expertise, LGS challenges itself to solve the

unsolvable and deliver secure, reliable, standards-based solutions to

its customers. LGS, is headquartered in Vienna, Va., in the US and with

offices in Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina. For more

information about LGS visit www.LGSinnovations.com.

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that

enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to

deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a

leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP

technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the

end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for

people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than

130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The

company has the most experienced global services team in the industry,

and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations

in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of

Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive

offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on

the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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