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Nortel Networks
Passport 8000 Series

The Passport 8000 Routing switch provides high availability and multi-service integration for enterprise campus and MAN applications. It leverages Nortel Networks' unmatched experience in delivering high-availability systems for carriers, service providers and financial markets. As a result, it is the ideal platform for enterprise network managers wishing to deploy Unified Networks for the new millennium. The Passport 8000 features a highly fault-tolerant chassis, enabling it to deliver unprecedented levels of resilience and availability. It also provides investment protection by enabling seamless integration of routing switch technology, multi-service MAN technology and IP telephony, within a system scaling from 50 Gbps to 128 Gbps.

The Passport 8000 Routing switch is available in two form-factors, providing a high-availability platform for all enterprise applications:

The 10-slot Passport 8010 chassis is designed for high-density campus wiring closets and backbones needing the highest levels of availability and scalability.

The smaller 6-slot Passport 8006 chassis is designed for medium-sized wiring closets and backbones in which space is at a premium and lower density is desired.

Features

High Availability

bulletFully redundant chassis: N+1 power, dual fan-trays
bulletChoice of AC or DC power
bulletHot-swap of chassis components, such as power supplies and fan-trays
bulletHot-swap of Switch Fabric/CPU modules: See module datasheets for details
bulletHot-swap of interface modules: See module datasheets for details
bulletResilient riser, backbone, and server connections using Distributed MultiLink Trunking (MLT) and LinkSafe
bulletEnhanced Spanning Tree FastStart to reduce convergence time on Layer 2 links
bulletVirtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) to provide load-balancing and automatic recovery from default gateway failure
Operational Simplicity
bulletAll chassis components, including system and interface modules, accessible from the front of the chassis
bulletSwitch capacity scalable to 128 Gbps
bulletNon-blocking, wire-speed switching and routing for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
bulletPassport Express Classification: Wire-speed filtering for security and Quality of Service (QoS), based on Layer 2, 3 or 4 information
bulletMulti-Link Trunking (MLT) to increase riser, backbone, and server scalability by aggregating up to 8 ports to form a single high-performance link of up to 16 Gbps capacity
bulletEfficient, automatic control of Multicast applications using standard IETF protocols, with scaling up to 16,000 Multicast groups per switch
bulletSupport for Optivity device, network, configuration, and service level management, including common Command Line Interface
bulletSupport for Optivity end-to-end policy management
bulletSupport for up to 8 queues per port, with IEEE 802.1p Class of Service and IETF Differentiated Services support
Low Cost of Ownership
bulletFuture-proof chassis with built-in support for future technologies
bulletCommon sparing for chassis, power supplies, fan-trays, and interface modules reduces maintenance and support costs
bulletWeb-based Optivity device and network management
bulletSupport for Optivity end-to-end policy management

Benefits

High Availability

bulletHigh Availability features deliver 99.999% uptime to network managers.
bulletMultiple QoS levels maintain extremely low latency
Operational Simplicity
bulletFlexible and simple-to-use management and configurations options
bulletAdvanced security features protect your network from unauthorized intruders
Low Cost of Ownership
bulletA single integrated platform to meet all enterprise campus and MAN requirements.
bulletEasy front-access to all system components and interface modules, reducing floor-space requirements in wiring closets and data centers.
bulletSystem components are common to both 6 and 10 slot chassis (the 8006 and the 8010) and many interface modules are shared with other Nortel Networks switches, reducing sparing and maintenance costs.
bulletprovides scalable switching bandwidth from 50 Gbps to 128 Gbps, together with system and interface modules for desktop switching, core routing switching and multi-service MAN integration.

Network managers can deploy Passport 8000 with the knowledge that Nortel Networks is able to provide unmatched data and telephony technology integration within a single platform, together with the applications to deliver benefit to the business.

Detail Information on:

Passport 8000 Chassis, Power, & Accessories
Passport 8000 Enterprise Routing Switch Software
Passport 8000 Edge Switch Software
Passport 8000 Edge Switch Modules
Passport 8000 Enterprise Routing Switch Modules

Passport 8000 / 8100 Series Edge Switch Modules (pdf 383kb)
Passport 8000 Family / Routing and Edge Switches (pdf 257kb)
Passport 8000 / 8600 Series Routing Switch Modules (pdf 422kb)

Overview of Nortel product family (pdf 67KB)

 

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Last modified: February 04, 2007