Nortel Routing Switch 8603 3-slot Chassis Bundle No power cord DS1412A06-E5 User Manual

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. 

And, since the solution is based on IP technologies, training is minimal 

compared to requirements for MPLS, resulting in operational cost savings.

Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 highlights

Previous releases of Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 included:

• IP Flow Information eXport (IPFIX) IETF RFC 3917 — Benchmarks network traffic and identify

anomalous day-zero behavior

• Integrated Service Delivery Module 8660 — Uses Check Point’s Firewall-1NG and SourceFire’s

Snort-based TPS for deep packet inspection to identify attacks that appear as normal traffic

• IPv6 — Increases scalability for even the most demanding networks

• Split Multi-Link Trunking — Increases resiliency for the most demanding applications and networks

New! As of Release 5.0, Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 now:

• Enables VPN services across the campus for departments and users through existing IP 

infrastructure — without the need for additional equipment investment or complex setup 
and management

• Includes virtualized Layer 3 with device and network solutions (e.g., VRF-lite, MPLS and IP 

VPN-Lite)

• Delivers high performance to fastpath-enabled MPLS and IP VPN solutions on an R/RS module

port 

• Provides a highly reliable solution for the enterprise core at a competitive price per port

• Offers high-density 10G, high-density Gigabit and 10/100/1000 Ethernet

• Includes sophisticated mirroring capabilities (i.e., many-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many)

to enable traffic analysis and IDS/TPS clustering

• Offers increased value per slot by delivering a combo module with copper 10/100/1000, 100/1000 

SFP and 10GE XFP interfaces

• Offers unique best-in-class resiliency with SMLT for VMware server virtualization in an iSCSI 

environment*

• Available with optional security and applications awareness modules

• Supports large-scale convergence deployments

*For additional details, visit www.nortel.com/datacenter.