Nortel ERS 8600 Ethernet Routing Switch

The Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 combines Terabit performance with Nortel's unique reliability technologies to create the basis of a Resilient Terabit cluster solution and to provide enterprises with a truly unified communications network.

Nortel ERS 8600
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OVERVIEW

Simplified resilient VPN services across the campus/metro are now easier to deploy to support multiple customers through Nortel’s innovative technology solution that runs over existing IP infrastructure without the expense and complexity associated with MPLS.

The Chassis-based Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 offers intelligent Layer 2-7 switching, internal  Firewall and Intrusion Detection System capabilities , scales up to 384 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 96 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports as well as enables WAN connectivity for ATM, PoS, and Wave Division Multiplexing technologies to provide a solid foundation for future network growth.


KEY FEATURES:

Virtualization - Extend VPN services easily across campus/metro over existing IP backbone using Nortel’s IP VPN-Lite (IP-in-IP) and localize virtualization of routing domains using VRF-Lite for separating departments/groups traffic.

Resiliency - Voice calls stay connected, applications remain enabled and streaming media continues to flow even under link, switch and/or site failures by using Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) and Routed Split Multi-Link Trunking (RSMLT).

Scalability - IPv6, Multicast, high-density ports and software functionality future-proof your network today given tomorrow’s requirements.

Security - A trusted network is enabled by IPFIX, Secure Network Access, multi-port mirroring and the Service Delivery Module with Intrusion Detection System and Firewall.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) - Nortel’s converged solutions are designed to reduce TCO by providing competitive reduced capital and operational expenditures.


FEATURES & BENEFITS


VPN Services - Nortel’s IP VPN-Lite allows simple easy setup of VPN services across campus/metro over existing IP backbone without the high expense or complexity of MPLS. MPLS is also supported and can co-exist with IP VPN-Lite.

IP Flow Information eXport (IPFIX) IETF RFC 3917 - This feature allows you to benchmark your network traffic at wire rate to identify anomalous day zero behavior. By identifying a spike in traffic, you can minimize new viruses or attacks before a patch, signature, or update can be written for it.

Integrated Service Delivery Module 8660 on the ERS 8600 including Check Point’s Firewall-1 NG for data session integrity monitoring and SourceFire’s Snort-based TPS for signature-based attack identification - These features provide deep packet inspection to identify attacks appearing as normal traffic by comparing it against known traffic patterns and contextual inconsistencies.

IPv6 enabled through the SuperMezz on the 8692 Switch Fabric and 100ms failover of Split Multi-Link Trunking - The SuperMezz Daughter Card provides wire speed, IPv4 to IPv6 translation and compatibility thus allowing future capabilities without a forklift upgrade. In large scale deployments or with complex configurations, the SuperMezz Daughter Card enables 100ms SMLT resiliency in the event of link switch or node failures.

10 Gig WAN/LAN PHY 8683 XZR utilizing 80KM XFP optics - These features are used for Metro Ethernet or Campus-wide connectivity. These interfaces are significantly less expensive than traditional Packet over SONET and ATM.
Multi-port Mirroring - The RS Modules enhance the mirroring capability to provide the ability to do 1-to-many, many-to-1, and many-to-many mirroring for traffic analysis and IDS/TPS clustering.

Scaling Enhancements 4k VLANs & IP multicast (S, G) - The growing converged networks in the Enterprise requires scalability to manage traffic across multiple devices.
Software Licensing - New licensing infrastructure Base, Advanced and Premier to provide customers the flexibility to license what they need.

High Availability Enhancement - Synchronization of configuration and protocol states from active CPU to standby CPU for Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols.
High Value Per Port - Enables customers to take advantage of the rich features and utilize the appropriate module type for the network.

Power Supply Enhancement - Dual AC input 1500-watt hot swappable switching power supply that offers redundancy by connecting to two separate AC inputs.

1G & 10G Pluggables - Multiple options to meet network demands such as 10GBASE-LRM  XFP over multimode fiber, DDI SFP & 120km SFP.