Nortel Networks 8683POS User Manual
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Chapter 1 About the Passport 8683POS Module
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Refer to Networking Concepts for the Passport 8000 Series Switch, Release 3.1
for a thorough discussion of the complete functionality of the Passport product
line, including the Passport 8683POS Module.
for a thorough discussion of the complete functionality of the Passport product
line, including the Passport 8683POS Module.
This chapter provides the following information about the Passport 8683POS
Module:
Module:
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Features
The Passport 8683POS Module has the following features:
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SONET and SDH compliant, supporting OC-3c/STM-1 and OC-12c/STM-4
framing
framing
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Front-panel LEDs to monitor port activity and module operation
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Ability to remove and install a module (hot-swap) without resetting the switch
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MTBF of 150,000 hours
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Internal and external loopback support on all ports for testing purposes
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Hardware diagnostics
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Brouter port configuration
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Bridging support: RFC 1638-compliant
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Routing support for both unicast and multicast IP and IPX routing
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Support for both single-mode fiber (SMF) and multimode fiber (MMF)
cabling
cabling
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Support for DVMRP
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Support for IGMP
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Support for MultiLink Trunking (MLT)
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Support for the following VLAN features currently implemented in the
Passport switches including:
Passport switches including:
— Port-based VLAN
— Policy-based VLANs (protocol-based, IP subnet-based VLANs)
— IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLANs
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Support for the following RFCs: