Specifications

SSR 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide 3
Chapter 1
Features Overview
The 8-slot and 16-slot SSR (SSR 8000 and SSR 8600) provide non-blocking, wire-speed
Layer-2 (switching), Layer-3 (routing) and Layer-4 (application) switching. This chapter
provides a basic overview of the SmartSwitch Router (SSR) software and hardware feature
set.
• If you want to skip this information and install the SSR now, see Chapter 2, “Hardware
Installation” on page 51.
• If you want to boot the SSR software and perform basic configuration tasks now, see
Chapter 3, “Software Installation and Setup” on page 81.
• If you want to set up a management station for using CoreWatch, see Chapter 4,
“Installing and Starting Cabletron CoreWatch” on page 101.