Nortel Passport 8608, Passport 8648, Passport 8690SF, Passport 8648TX, Passport 8624FX Specifications

In combination with the Passport 8100
series Edge Switch modules and the
Passport 700 server switches, the Passport
8600 Routing Switch modules are ideal
for Enterprise backbones and server
farms. One software license per 8600
chassis is required.

Switch Management

The 8690SF module (see Figure 1) is
optimized for high-performance switching
of Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic. The
on-board CPU performs independent
learning of unknown devices and topology
updates so that the switch fabric is
dedicated to switching critical application

Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching architecture
that delivers 128 Gbps of switching
capacity for high-performance application
support today, scaling to 256 Gbps in the
future. Wire-speed switching and routing
between any two ports on the switch is
performed with latency less than 10µs,
making the Passport 8600 the ideal
platform for deploying eBusiness and
Internet Telephony applications in an
Open IP environment. All 8600 Routing
Switch modules feature Express
Classification (XC), embedded hardware­based filtering for security and traffic
classification, for wire-speed Layer 2,
Layer 3 and Layer 4 policy services.

Product Brief

Passport 8000

8600 Series Routing Switch Modules

Passport 8600 Series
Features and Benefits

• High Availability

• Operational Simplicity

• Low Cost of Ownership

• Open IP Environment

The Passport* 8600 Routing Switch
modules deliver wire-speed switching
and routing over copper and fiber media.
The Passport 8600 Routing Switch
modules support a high-performance

Figure 1: Passport 8600 series Switch Fabric/CPU Module.

Passport 8600 Routing Switch Modules Product Brief2

Figure 2: Passport 8600 series Fast Ethernet Routing Switch Modules.

traffic. Two 8690SF modules can be
installed for optimum performance and
reliability. Both switch fabrics are used for
traffic forwarding, doubling performance,
and one CPU acts as the master software
control engine. In the event of a SF/CPU
failure, traffic is switched via the remaining
SF/CPU module and control is passed to
the secondary CPU automatically, in less
than one second.

The SF/CPU module provides a console
port (DTE/DCE switch selectable) and
modem port using DB-9 pin connectors;
a PCMCIA slot for ATA type cards and a
10/100 Ethernet port for management.

The SF/CPU module has LEDs to indicate
temperature, power supply and fan tray
status, CPU/SF master/secondary status,
CPU and Switch Fabric utilization, and
management port link and speed.

In addition to one or two SF/CPU
modules, up to eight 8600 series Routing
Switch modules can be installed in the
Passport 8000 10-slot chassis and up to
four modules in the 6-slot chassis.

Fast Ethernet

The two Fast Ethernet Routing Switch
modules for the Passport 8600 are the
8648TX module and the 8624FX module
(see Figure 2). These provide high
availability, high port density and
operational simplicity for LAN server
farms and high-end policy-enabled
wiring closets.

The 8648TX module provides 48
autosensing 10/100 Mbps ports for
server and desktop connectivity using
RJ-45 connectors. It is optimized for
high-density server farms and high-end
wiring closets, delivering cost-effective
10/100 switching and routing.

The 8624FX module provides 24
100 Mbps ports for riser and inter-switch
connections using mini MT-RJ connectors.
It is optimized for Fast Ethernet risers
and long distance switch inter-connection
over multi-mode fiber, delivering up to

1.6 Gbps of bandwidth in a single trunk
using distributed Multi-Link Trunking.
Both modules support Express
Classification (XC) for wire-speed Layer 2,
Layer 3 and Layer 4 policy services.

Each module has LEDs to indicate
port status and activity, and additional
LEDs to indicate module power and
diagnostic status. The 8648TX module
has LEDs to indicate port speed.

Gigabit Ethernet

The Passport 8600 series Gigabit Ethernet
Routing Switch modules are IEEE 802.3z
standards-compliant and deliver wire­speed switching and routing over both
multi-mode and single-mode fiber media.

The 8608SX module provides eight
1000 Mbps ports for server and inter-switch
connectivity using SC connectors. It is
optimized for high-density server farms
and building risers, delivering cost-effective
wire-speed Gigabit switching and routing
using multi-mode fiber.

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Table 1: Maximum port densities for the Passport 8010 and 8006 chassis.

No. of Interfaces

Module and Interface Type per module Maximum No. of Interfaces per Chassis

Passport 8006 6-slot chassis Passport 8010 10-slot chassis

8648TX Routing Switch module 48 192 384
10/100 BASE-TX (RJ45)

8624FX Routing Switch module 24 96 192
100 BASE-FX (Mini MT-RJ)

8608SX Routing Switch module 832 64
1000 BASE-SX (SC)

8608GBIC Routing Switch module 832 64
1000 BASE-SX/LX/XD GBICs (SC)

Each module has LEDs to indicate
port status and activity and additional
LEDs to indicate power and
diagnostic status.

Table 1 shows the connectivity types
and maximum port density that can
be supported in both the 6-slot and
10-slot chassis.

Future support for 16-port Gigabit
Ethernet modules will enable density to
scale to 128 ports in the 10-slot chassis
and 64 ports in the 6-slot chassis.

Future releases will provide for Gigabit
Ethernet over copper media, using IEEE

802.3ab compliant 1000BASE-T modules.

The 8-port 8608GBIC Routing Switch
module (see Figure 3) uses plug-in
Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs)
with SC connectors for customers wishing
to “mix and match” interface types on
a single module. They are available in
shortwave (SX), longwave (LX) and
extended distance (XD and ZX).
The 8608GBIC module is optimized
for LAN backbones and server farms,
enabling long-distance switch inter­connection over multi-mode or single­mode fiber.

Both modules deliver up to 16 Gbps
of bandwidth in a single trunk using
distributed Multi-Link Trunking and
also support Express Classification (XC)
for wire-speed Layer 2, Layer 3 and Layer 4
policy services.

Figure 3: Passport 8600 series Gigabit Ethernet

Routing Switch Modules (8608SX).

Features and Benefits

High Availability

• Redundant Switch Fabrics, with active
load-balancing and automatic failover
to eliminate any single point of failure.

• Hot-swap for all modules and chassis
components.

• Enhanced Spanning Tree FastStart
reduces convergence time on
Layer 2 links.

• Distributed Multi-Link Trunking
(MLT) delivers scalable, fail-safe
riser, backbone and server connectivity
with trunks distributed across multiple
modules for improved resilience.

• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
(VRRP) provides load-balancing
and automatic recovery from default
gateway failure.

• Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)
routing for OSPF backbones provides
load-balancing and fast recovery
from router or trunk failures in future
software release.

Operational Simplicity

• Switch capacity of 128 Gbps,
easily upgradeable to 256 Gbps
in the future.

• Hardware support for up to 32,000
forwarding and filtering entries
per switch.

• IEEE 802.3u 10/100 auto-negotiation
for automatic speed and duplex setting.

• Non-blocking, wire-speed switching
and routing for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
and Gigabit Ethernet.

• Express Classification (XC)
— wire-speed filtering for security
and policy services, based on Layer 2,
3 or 4 information.

• Multi-Link Trunking (MLT) increases
riser, backbone and server scalability
by aggregating 2 to 8 ports to form
a single high-performance link of up
to 16 Gbps capacity.

• Internet Group Management Protocol
(IGMP) snooping and pruning, plus
DVMRP multicast routing provides
efficient control of Multicast traffic,
with hardware scaling to 16,000
multicast groups

• Port, Protocol, MAC address and
IP Subnet-based VLANs provides
broadcast containment and separation
of network traffic.

• 802.1Q VLAN tagging enables
multiple VLANs be carried over
a single riser trunk.

• Brouter support enables Layer 2
switching of legacy protocols like
AppleTalk and DECnet while routing
IP and IPX on the same port.

Passport 8600 Routing Switch Modules Product Brief4

• 802.1p prioritization enables Class
of Service (CoS) support for critical
business applications.

• IP DiffServ support, with 8 hardware
queues per port and Weighted Round
Robin (WRR) queuing provides
support for policy-based networking.

• Four groups of Remote Network
Monitoring (RMON) per port.

• Conversation steering for local
monitoring and troubleshooting
or for use with Optivity* web-enabled
StackProbes for full RMON2
management.

• Configuration using Command
Line Interface (CLI) and Device
Manager/VLAN Manager, common
to all Passport products.

Low Cost of Ownership

• Future-proof chassis with built-in
support for many different technologies.

• Web-based Optivity device and
network management

• Support for Optivity end-to-end
policy management

• Optimized solution for carrying
Internet Telephony

Technical Specifications

Table 2: Technical specifications for the Passport 8690SF Switch Fabric/CPU module.

System Electrical Specifications

Line Frequency 47 to 63 Hz

MTBF rating 119,047 hrs

Module Microprocessor PowerPC 740

Module Memory

Processor DRAM 64MB

Flash Memory 16MB

Module Electrical Specifications

Input Power 100W (max)

Thermal Rating 340 BTU/hr

Module Physical Dimensions 1.5 in. (H) x 15.4 in. (W) x 18.5 in. (D) [3.8 cm (H) x 39.1 cm (W) x 47.0 cm (D)]

Module Weight

lb (kg) 9 lbs (4 kgs) approx

Environmental Specifications

Operating Temperature 5° to 40° C

Storage Temperature -25° to 70° C

Operating Humidity 85% maximum relative humidity, non-condensing

Storage Humidity 95% maximum relative humidity, non-condensing

Operating Altitude 10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum

Storage Altitude 10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum

Free Fall/Drop ISO 4180-s, NSTA 1A

Vibration IEC 68-2-6/34

Shock/Bump IEC 68-2-27-29

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Table 2: Technical specifications for the Passport 8690SF Switch Fabric/CPU module (continued).

Electromagnetic Emissions

Meets requirements of

US FCC CFR47 Part 15, Subpart B, Class A

Canada ICES-003, Issue-2, Class A

Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS 3548:1995, Class A

Japan VCCI-V3/97.04,Class A

Taiwan CNS13438, Class A

EN 55 022 (CISPR 22:1985), Class A

CE Mark

Electromagnetic Susceptibility EN 50082-1,1992

Safety Agency Approvals UL Listed (UL 1950)

CUL CSA 22.2 #950

CB with all national deviations

NOM NOM -019-SCFI 1994

Technical Specifications

Table 3: Technical specifications for the Passport 8648TX and 8624FX Fast Ethernet Routing Switch modules.

System Electrical Specifications

Line Frequency 47 to 63 Hz

MTBF Ratings

8648TX 107,411 hrs

8624TX 132,749 hrs

Module Performance Specifications (64 byte packets)

Aggregate System Throughput 96 Mpps

Switched 10 Mbps Port Forwarding Rate 14,880 pps

Switched 100 Mbps Port Forwarding Rate 148,810 pps

Latency for minimum packet length at 100 Mbps 10µ Sec

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Table 3: Technical specifications for the Passport 8648TX and 8624FX Fast Ethernet

Routing Switch modules (continued).

Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD (ISO/IEC 8802-3)

IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T (ISO/IEC 8802-3)

IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T (ISO/IEC 8802-3)

IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges (ISO/IEC 10038)

Data Rate and Encoding 10 Mbps Manchester encoding

100 Mbps 4B/5B encoding

Module Memory

Processor DRAM 64MB

Flash Memory 16MB

Module Electrical Specifications

Input Power 100W (max)

Thermal Rating 340 BTU/hr

Module Physical Dimensions 1.5 in. (H) x 15.4 in. (W) x 18.5 in. (D) [3.8 cm (H) x 39.1 cm (W) x 47.0 cm (D)]

Module Weight

lb (kg) 9 lbs (4 kgs) approx

Environmental Specifications

Operating Temperature 5° to 40° C

Storage Temperature -25° to 70° C

Operating Humidity 85% maximum relative humidity, non-condensing

Storage Humidity 95% maximum relative humidity, non-condensing

Operating Altitude 10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum

Storage Altitude 10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum

Free Fall/Drop ISO 4180-s, NSTA 1A

Vibration IEC 68-2-6/34

Shock/Bump IEC 68-2-27-29

Table 3: Technical specifications for the Passport 8648TX and 8624FX Fast Ethernet

Routing Switch modules (continued).

Electromagnetic Emissions

Meets requirements of

US FCC CFR47 Part 15, Subpart B, Class A

Canada ICES-003, Issue-2, Class A

Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS 3548:1995, Class A

Japan VCCI-V3/97.04,Class A

Taiwan CNS13438, Class A

EN 55 022 (CISPR 22:1985), Class A

CE Mark

Electromagnetic Susceptibility EN 50082-1,1992

Safety Agency Approvals UL Listed (UL 1950)

CUL CSA 22.2 #950

CB with all national deviations

NOM NOM -019-SCFI 1994

Technical Specifications

Table 4: Technical specifications for the Passport 8608SX and 8608GBIC Gigabit Ethernet Routing Switch modules.

System Electrical Specifications

Line Frequency 47 to 63 Hz

MTBF Rating 96,609 hrs

Module Performance Specifications (64 byte packets)

Aggregate System Throughput 96 Mpps

Switched 1000 Mbps Port Forwarding Rate 1,488,100 pps

Latency for minimum packet length at 100 Mbps 10µ Sec

Passport 8600 Routing Switch Modules Product Brief8

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Table 4: Technical specifications for the Passport 8608SX and 8608GBIC Gigabit Ethernet

Routing Switch modules (continued).

Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD (ISO/IEC 8802-3)

IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges (ISO/IEC 10038)

IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX

Data Rate and Encoding 1000 Mbps 8B/10B encoding

Gigabit Link Power Budget

1000BASE-SX 7.5dB

1000BASE-LX MultiMode Fiber 7.5dB

1000BASE-LX SingleMode Fiber 8.0dB

Gigabit Cabling Distance Specification (minimum)

1000BASE-SX on MultiMode Fiber (50 µm) 550 m

1000BASE-SX on MultiMode Fiber (62.5 µm) 275 m

1000BASE-LX on MultiMode Fiber (50 µm) 550 m

1000BASE-LX on MultiMode Fiber (62.5 µm) 550 m

1000BASE-LX on SingleMode (9 µm) 5 km

1000BASE-XD on SingleMode (9 µm) 50 km

Module Memory

Processor DRAM 64MB

Flash Memory 16MB

Module Electrical Specifications

Input Power 100W (max)

Thermal Rating 340 BTU/hr

Module Physical Dimensions 1.5 in. (H) x 15.4 in. (W) x 18.5 in. (D) [3.8 cm (H) x 39.1 cm (W) x 47.0 cm (D)]

Passport 8600 Routing Switch Modules Product Brief10

Table 4: Technical specifications for the Passport 8608SX and 8608GBIC Gigabit Ethernet

Routing Switch modules (continued).

Module Weight

lb (kg) 9 lbs (4 kgs) approx

Environmental Specifications

Operating Temperature 5° to 40° C

Storage Temperature -25° to 70° C

Operating Humidity 85% maximum relative humidity, non-condensing

Storage Humidity 95% maximum relative humidity, non-condensing

Operating Altitude 10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum

Storage Altitude 10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum

Free Fall/Drop ISO 4180-s, NSTA 1A

Vibration IEC 68-2-6/34

Shock/Bump IEC 68-2-27-29

Electromagnetic Emissions

Meets requirements of

US FCC CFR47 Part 15, Subpart B, Class A

Canada ICES-003, Issue-2, Class A

Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS 3548:1995, Class A

Japan VCCI-V3/97.04,Class A

Taiwan CNS13438, Class A

EN 55 022 (CISPR 22:1985), Class A

CE Mark

Electromagnetic Susceptibility EN 50082-1,1992

Safety Agency Approvals UL Listed (UL 1950)

CUL CSA 22.2 #950

CB with all national deviations

NOM NOM -019-SCFI 1994

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Ordering Information

Table 5: Ordering information for the Passport 8600 Routing Switch modules.

Order Number Product Name Description

DS1402001 Passport 8010 10-Slot Chassis incl. 2 fan trays and backplane

DS1402002 Passport 8006 6-Slot Chassis incl. 1 fan tray and backplane

DS1405?01** Passport 8001 Power Supply: 110/220 V AC

DS1405002 Passport 8002 Power Supply: 48 V DC

DS1404001 Passport 8690SF Routing Switch Switch Fabric/CPU module

DS1404002 Passport 8648TX 48-port 10/100 Ethernet Routing Switch module (RJ45)

DS1404005 Passport 8624FX 24-port 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet Routing Switch module (MT-RJ)

DS1404003 Passport 8608SX 8-port 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Routing Switch module (SC)

DS1404015 Passport 8608 GBIC 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Routing Switch module (requires one or more GBICs – see below)

AA1419001 1000BASE-SX GBIC 1-port 1000BASE-SX GBIC (SC) for MultiMode fiber

AA1419002 1000BASE-LX GBIC 1-port 1000BASE-LX GBIC (SC) for MultiMode and SingleMode fiber

AA1419003 1000BASE-XD GBIC 1-port 1000BASE-XD GBIC (SC) for SingleMode fiber up to 50 km

AA1419004 1000BASE-ZX GBIC 1-port 1000BASE-ZX GBIC (SC) for SingleMode fiber up to 70 km

DS1410003-3.0 Software for the Passport 8600 series Routing Switch modules

** The seventh character (?) of the AC Power Supply order number MUST be replaced with the proper code to indicate desired product nationalization: “A” – No power cord
included. “B” – European “Schuko” power cord common in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. “C” – Power cord commonly
used in the United Kingdom and Ireland. “D” – Power cord commonly used in Japan. “E” – North American power cord. “F” – Australian power cord, also commonly used in
New Zealand and the People’s Republic of China.

Acronym Glossary

CLI Command Line Interface

CoS Class of Service

CPU Central Processor Unit

DVMRP Distance Vector Multicast

Routing Protocol

ECMP Equal Cost Multi-Path routing

GBIC Gigabit Interface Converter

IEEE Institute of Electrical

and Electronic Engineers

IGMP Internet Group Management

Protocol

LAN Local Area Network

LED Light-Emitting Diode

MAC Media Access Control

MLT Multi-Link Trunking

RMON Remote Network Monitoring

SF Switch Fabric

STP Spanning Tree Protocol

VLAN Virtual LAN

VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy

Protocol

WRR Weighted Round Robin queuing

XC Express Classification

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