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Increasingly, companies are turning to

technology to help boost their bottom

line and increase employee productivity.

Advances in technology, however, have

led to some very real challenges, particu-

larly how to efficiently and cost-effec-

tively connect a myriad of different

devices, disparate systems and multiple

locations. The answer to addressing

these challenges lies in virtualization

of the network.

Virtualization can transform your IT

infrastructure and your business by

providing a clear path to advanced

applications that create a unified

communications environment for

your organization. Among other things,

virtualization provides for network

simplicity, flexibility and scalability,

and enables faster time-to-market in the

data center and core campus. It works

by virtualizing servers, and centralizing

services, management and security —

without compromising the high-avail-

ability, security and performance on

which you’ve come to rely. As a result,

virtualization delivers many benefits

to your business, including simplified

management, accelerated decision-

making, decreased recurring costs

and increased employee productivity

through unified communications.

By offering advanced virtualization

features and one of the industry’s

highest 10G densities per module/rack,

the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch

8600 can turn your network into a

highly reliable, efficient and cost-

effective infrastructure that drives

unified communications.

Unified communications

enables the collaborative

technologies required to share

resources within your entire

organization, improve day-

to-day operational processes

and communicate more cost-

effectively with customers,

partners and suppliers.

Product Brief

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Release 5.0

A resilient, flexible and scalable solution that delivers network virtualization, exceptional value

per port and one of the industry’s highest 10G densities per module/rack.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Product Brief Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Release 5.0 A resilient, flexible and scalable solution that delivers network virtualization, exceptional value per port and one of the industry’s highest 10G densities per module/rack. Increasingly, companies are turning to technology to help boost their bottom line and increase employee productivity.
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With the latest release of Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, Nortel is the only vendor to offer multiple options that enable Virtual Private Network solutions across the entire campus. Nortel’s Layer 3 virtualization is simple, flexible and easy to deploy — and doesn’t require adjustments to your existing core infrastructure, which means no additional capital equipment expenditures.
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Resiliency, intelligence and security — without the design complexity The Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 is a proven and tested resilient, secure and intelligent network solution that can deliver many hundreds of gigabits per second (Gbps) and hundreds of millions of packets per second (Mpps) performance to the network core. This powerful and flexible switch combines resilient high performance with intelligence and security, while taking the complexity out of network design.
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Security to keep information safe All devices on the network need to ensure network element security as well as data integrity. The Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 employs several layers of built-in security for both switch access and network data. Nortel Secure Network Access v1.5 offers seamless secure access for internal end users (i.e., wired or wireless LAN networks) or external users.
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Innovative module options to meet any requirement Simple, scalable and stackable The Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 takes the complexity out of network design by simplifying the network architecture and increasing value per port with advanced features on high-density modules for modular products and high-density ports for stacking.
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Software enhancements Multi-port Mirroring The Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 includes RS line cards for enhanced mirroring capabilities, including enabling one-to-many, many-to-one and manyto-many mirroring for traffic analysis and IDS/TPS clustering. Nortel Secure Network Access Through Nortel Secure Network Access (NSNA) v1.5, the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 offers ubiquitous and seamless secure access for internal end users (i.e., wired or wireless LAN networks) or outside users (i.e.
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Performance specifications • System architecture bandwidth: 720 Gbps • Sub100ms failover (requires 8692SF with SuperMezz) • Frame length: 64 to 1,518 bytes (IEEE 802.1Q Untagged), 64 to 1,522 bytes (IEEE 802.1Q Tagged) • Jumbo frame support: Up to 9.6k bytes (IEEE 802.
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Physical specifications Ethernet Routing Switch 8606 • • • • • • Height: 15.8 in. (40.1 cm) Width: 17.5 in. (44.5 cm) Depth: 19.9 in. (50.
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Licensing Order code DS1410003-5.0 DS1410021 DS1410022 DS1410023 DS1410024 DS1410026 DS1410027 DS1410028 DS1410029 Miscellaneous parts Description Order code ERS 8600 Routing Switch Base Software Kit (Includes v5.0 base SW license, Device Manager, and complete SW documentation set). One license kit required per chassis. (Support contracts must be purchased separately.) Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Advanced License Kit, for 1 chassis.