Nortel Networks 8000, BayStack 420, 9110, BayStack 450, Passport 1424 User Manual

Product and Solution

End-User Edition – January 2003

Nortel Networks

Reference Guide
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

About Nortel Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

The Nortel Networks Competitive Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

Nortel Networks Product Guide

Ethernet Switching

Alteon Web Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Alteon Web Switch Module (WSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

BayStack 380 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

BayStack 420 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

BayStack 450 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

BayStack 460 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

BayStack 470 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

OPTera Metro 1000 Ethernet Service Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

OPTera Metro 8000 Services Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Passport 1424 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Passport 8000 Series Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Passport 8000 Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Passport 8100 Edge Switching Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Passport 8600 Series Routing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Routing

BayRS Access Stack Node (ASN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

BayRS Advance Remote Node (ARN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

BayRS Backbone Node (BN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Passport 1424 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Passport 2430 BayRS Access Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Passport 5430 BayRS Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Multiservice Switching

Passport 4400 Multiservice Access Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Passport 6400 Multiservice Enterprise Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Passport 7400 Multiservice Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Passport 15000 Multiservice Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Optical

OPTera Metro 5000 Multiservice Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

IP Services

Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Content Switching and Networking

Alteon Application Switch (AAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Alteon Content Cache (ACC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Alteon Content Director (ACD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Alteon Content Manager (ACM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Alteon Web Switch Module (WSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Alteon Link Optimizer (ALO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Security

Alteon SSL Accelerator (ASA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Alteon Switched Firewall (ASF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Voice over IP / Converged

802.11 Wireless IP Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Internet Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Business Communications Manager Release 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Internet Telephony Gateway (ITG) Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Meridian 1 IE (Internet Enabled) Communications System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Power over LAN Hub (POL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Succession CSE 1000 Communication Server for Enterprise 1000 Release 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Succession Communication Server for Enterprise MultiMedia Xchange (CSE MX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

USB Headset Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

PBX / Hybrid PBX

Business Communications Manager Release 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Internet Telephony Gateway (ITG) Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Internet Telephony Gateway (ITG) Trunk Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Meridian 1 Option 11C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Meridian 1 Option 11C Mini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Meridian 1 Option 61C, 81C Communication Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Meridian 1 Remote Services Line-Side E1 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Remote Office 9150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Remote Office 9110/9115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Terminals

Internet Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

M3900 Digital Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

USB Headset Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Integrated VoIP Applications

Meridian Integrated Conference Bridge (MICB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Meridian Integrated Personal Call Director (MIPCD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Meridian Integrated Recorded Announcer (MIRAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Unified Messaging

Messaging - Meridian Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

CallPilot Unified Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Call Centre / CTi

Symposium Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Symposium Agent Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Symposium Call Center Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Symposium Express Call Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Symposium Meridian LINK Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Symposium TAPI Service Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Symposium Web Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Symposium Web Center Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

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Self Service

Media Processing Server 100 (MPS 100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Media Processing Server 1000 (MPS 1000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Periphonics VPS/is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Wireless

Meridian/Succession DECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

802.11 Wireless IP Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Management

Optivity Telephony Manager (OTM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Nortel Networks Solutions Guide

‘One Network’ Overview

Set the scene - positioning page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Consistent Customer Experience

IP Contact Centre Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Multimedia Customer Contact Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Speech Enabled Self-Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Business Connectivity via the Internet

Data Centre Solution (Converged LAN and Server Performance Optimisation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Secure Remote Connectivity - Home Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Secure Remote Connectivity - Intranet IP-VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Secure Remote Connectivity - Extranet IP-VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Secure Remote Connectivity - Remote Access IP-VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Optical

Storage Area Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Optical Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

IP Telephony

IP Telephony Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Security

Nortel Networks Unified Security Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

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Table of Contents

Introduction

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Nortel Networks Product & Solution

Reference Guide for Enterprise Customers

Welcome

Welcome to version 1.0 of the Nortel Networks Product & Solution

Reference Guide for Enterprise Customers.

The guide has been designed to provide in depth information of

Nortel Networks high performance enterprise solution sets, including

specific product portfolio details together with examples of their

applications and competitive positioning.

Please note that the solutions included in this guide do not represent

the entire Nortel Networks portfolio.

For additional information please contact your local

Nortel Networks Representative.

ii

Introduction

About Nortel Networks

Nortel Networks is a global Internet and communications leader serving the emerging
and existing needs of our Enterprise and Service Provider customers. The corporation is
focused on further development of it’s leadership position in four major market areas;
Wireless Networks, Wireline Networks, Optical Networks and Enterprise Networks.

In Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Nortel Networks has had a strong presence
since 1973. Today, Nortel Networks EMEA headquarters is based in Maidenhead (UK),
with 5 major regional hubs, customers and partners in 52 countries, and significant
manufacturing and R&D capabilities.

Nortel Networks in Enterprise

Our enterprise customers are continually assessing the way they build, manage and use
their infrastructures to plan how their networks can do more, more efficiently, and with
more ‘intelligence’. Of increasing importance is what new revenue opportunities they
can help create. Convergence is a key theme - not just the convergence of voice and data
but also the elimination of network boundaries for accessing the communications
infrastructure, with the ability to support multiple devices in order to share information.
Nortel Networks has emerged as the leader in multimedia convergence.

Our perspective for the future of enterprise networking is captured in our vision of ‘One
Network – A World of Choice’, and summarised in this guide. This demonstrates how we
are uniquely positioned to support our customer’s success by improving productivity and
lowering costs through application delivery and convergence, user mobility,
infrastructure security and network resilience.

We hope you find this publication helpful and easy to use. Should you have any
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PRODUCT GUIDE

Nortel Networks

Nortel Networks Product Guide

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Customer Profile

Alteon Web Switches are an ideal solution for
Enterprises, Hosting Providers, Content Providers,
e-Businesses and Service Providers that require a
high performance switching solution for high-traffic
IT Data Centres, network and hosting
infrastructures.

Typical Applications

In order to provide the intelligence, scalability and
resilience to any web site, Alteon Web Switches offer
a raft of applications that are leveraged using the
feature rich WebOS.
These applications include:

• Server Load Balancing

• Global Server Load Balancing

• Web Cache Redirection

• Application Redirection (including SSL)

• Bandwidth Management

• Content Intelligent Load Balancing

• Firewall Load Balancing

• High Availability

• Streaming Media Load Balancing

• Intrusion Detection Load Balancing

• Wireless Load Balancing

• VPN Load Balancing

• Domain Name Service Layer-7 Load Balancing

Key Points

• The Alteon Web Switch is without doubt the
industry leader in performance, functionality,
scalability and reliability when it comes to
Content Switching.

• The Alteon Web Switch uses a distributed
architecture to ensure that all processor intensive
intelligent decisions are off loaded evenly across
the 20 RISC processors.

• The feature rich WebOS not only
performs standard Content Switching but
also allows for advanced applications such
as Firewall Load Balancing, Application
Redirection, Wireless access and full RTSP
Streaming support.

• The switch is without doubt an easy to mange
and robust device that is deployed in some of the
most mission critical and highly accessed
sites today.

• The integrated security functions enhance the
overall security of the connected networks: Layer­7 Deny filter, Denial Of Service Attack Detection
and –prevention,TCP rate-limiting and enhanced
Port Mirroring.

Alteon Web Switches

Alteon Web Switches

Overview

The Alteon Web Switch series are industry leading content switches designed specifically to meet the needs of
demanding businesses, delivering Layer 2 and 3 switching, plus advanced Layer 4 through 7 processing with
full wire-speed throughput on every port. Coupled with the award winning WebOS the Alteon Web Switch
Series offers local and global server load balancing, application redirection, non-server (eg firewall, router, etc)
load balancing, active-active high availability configurations, bandwidth management, class of service and
server security services. With up to nine 10/100/1000Mbps ports each with 2 RISC processors and up to 4Mb of
memory, blazing speed and intelligent switching are easily achieved.

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Alteon Web Switches

Features and Benefits

• High-performance content-intelligent switching

• Server, Firewall, Cache, WAN Gateway, Virtual
Private Network, Wireless Application Protocol,
Real-Time streaming Protocol, Domain Name
Service and Intrusion Detection Server load
balancing

• Full inspection of URLs, cookies and any host
headers across multiple requests and responses

• TCP,UDP,HTTP,FTP,SSL,SMTP,LDAP,DNS, Radius,
WAP, RTSP, Telnet and NNTP and IP server
load balancing

• Application redirection for any traffic type,
including wireless

• Persistent connections using multiple Layer4­Layer7 parameters

• Comprehensive server health checks enable
content verification and availability

• Gigabit-class, content-intelligent bandwidth
management enables SLAs and usage-based
services

• Response Time, Bandwidth, Link, Hash,
Least Connections, Maximum Connections
Leastconn, Maxconn and Roundrobin load
balancing metrics for unparalleled infrastructure
optimisation

• Full network address translation enables multi­site load balancing and traffic redirection

• Global Server load balancing to distributed
servers based on health, user proximity, server
weights and response time

• Virtual Matrix Architecture enables dynamic
utilisation of all processors and memory

• Complete site redundancy via active-active,
active-standby, hot-standby and stateful fail over
for high availability

• Up to 256 virtual servers per switch

• Up to 1024 application servers per switch

• Up to 1024 services per switch

• Up to 2K packet filtering rules per port
(AD4/184/WSM only)

• Up to 500,000 L4-7 sessions per switch
(AD4/184 only)

Ordering Information

For further information please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

Alteon Web Switch Module (WSM)

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Customer Profile

The Alteon WSM is an ideal solution for Enterprises,
Hosting Providers, Content Providers, e-Businesses
and Service Providers that require a high
performance switching solution for high-traffic IT
Data Centres, network and hosting infrastructures.

In addition, any existing 8600 customer can easily
turn their current high-density Layer 3 switches into
a highly intelligent, content aware device with full
carrier class resilience.

Key Points

By providing true integration with the Passport
8600 the benefits of both platforms are realised.
Wire speed Layer 2 and 3 performance in
conjunction with the routing engine inherent in the
8600 providing RIP, RIP II, OSPF, BGP and PIM
support can be fully utilised.

In addition an array of line cards allow connectivity
to multiple technologies including Ethernet 10/100,
Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM POS. This truly allows for
content intelligence regardless of connectivity type.
Layer 3 and 4 resilience (VRRP) alongside the fully
redundant Passport 8600 provides unrivalled carrier
class resilience.

• Provides Local and Global Server Load Balancing
and health checks, to optimise existing server
infrastructure and minimise costs.

• Enables Firewall and VPN Load Balancing which
can run simultaneously with server load
balancing for economical security deployment
without bottlenecks.

• Delivers Content Intelligent Switching and true
session-level persistence to maximise profitability
while minimising infrastructure impact.

• Supports unique features to enable new, highly
profitable services like Streaming Media, Wireless
Internet and Intrusion Detection System Load
Balancing.

Alteon Web Switch
Module (WSM)

Overview

The Alteon Web Switch Module (WSM) leverages the carrier-grade reliability and high port density of the
Passport 8600 Routing switch and enables the processing of entire Web sessions on any port within the
system using Layer 4 through 7. New features within the code include enhanced health checking of servers,
an increase in access filters and the ability to perform switching based on a combination of multiple Layer 7
attributes among others.

The Alteon WSM has 4 external Gigabit Ethernet or 10/100 TX ports and interfaces directly to the Passport
8600 BFM (Backplane Fabric Module). Multiple modules can be installed into a single 8600 chassis.
Each Alteon WSM features 10 purpose-built WebICs, 20 RISC processors and 80MB of memory providing
phenomenal throughput of Layer 4–7 sessions.

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Alteon Web Switch Module (WSM)

Ordering Information

For further information please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

BayStack 380 Switch

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BayStack 380 Switch

Overview

Ideal for medium and large enterprises, Nortel Networks BayStack* 380-24T Switch is designed to provide
high-density high-bandwidth connectivity to desktops, other switches, servers, and other network devices.
This Layer 2 switch with 24 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing ports and four SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable)
GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) ports provides high-density Gigabit connectivity to power-user desktops for
high-speed applications such as graphics, multimedia, and CAD/CAM. It is a resilient solution that minimises
capital and operational expenses. Its robust security features offer protection against unauthorised access to
data traffic.

Customer Profile

• Small to large single-site or multi-site enterprises
looking for Gigabit connectivity to desktops or
high bandwidth aggregation switches

• Buyers who demand quick installation, high
performance and a cost effective solution

• Customers looking to simplify the management of
their network with a simple Layer 2 Gigabit core

Defining needs

• Are your users experiencing slow application and
response time?

• Do you have power users requiring Gig power to
the desktop?

• Are you suffering from slow server or
application access?

• Are you looking for an aggregation or core switch
that is easy to install and use?

• Do you have multiple, distant offices (up to 70 km)
that need to share resources?

• Are you concerned about cost when considering
switching purchase?

• Do you want Gigabit performance without the
investment in a chassis based switch?

• Do you expect your business to grow and the
associated traffic in your network within the next
6-18 months?

Key Points

• High density high bandwidth desktop switching

• Dual 24 Gb switch fabrics

• Simple installation

• Cost effective L2 switch for server farms,
aggregation or small to medium core

• Multi-link Trunking for high bandwidth
load-balanced connections

• Secure access and data traffic protection

• Common software lowers training and
installation costs

Features and Benefits

• High-density High-bandwidth desktop switching –
24 10/100/1000BASE-TX RJ-45 auto-sensing ports
and four built-in SFP GBIC ports for dedicated
uplink connectivity to other switches, servers, or
the network core such as Nortel Networks Passport
8600 Switches. Ports 21 through 24 may be
configured as either 10/100/1000BASE-TX ports or
SFP GBIC ports in any combination.

• Cost-effective Layer 2 Switch for Server farms –
The BayStack 380-24T Switch allows customers to
aggregate servers without the need to purchase
an expensive modular Layer 3 switch.

• Resilient connectivity for minimal network

downtime – MultiLink Trunking (MLT) enables
grouping of links between the switch and another
switch or server to provide greater bandwidth of
up to 8 Gbps with active redundant links. This
feature provides load-balancing and automatic
fail-over protection. Passport 8600’s Split

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BayStack 380 Switch

MultiLink Trunking (SMLT) eliminates single
points of failure in the network and allows
BayStack 380s to have multiple active connections
to the network core.

• Secure access and data traffic protection –
Features include BaySecure, Radius, IP Manager
List, Access List, SNMP v3, and password
protection. Nortel Networks is
the only major vendor to support SNMPv3 protocol
for user authentication and data encryption.

• Common software lowers training and
installation costs - All BayStack switches, including

the BayStack 470-48T, have a common "look and
feel" which reduces training costs. These tools
include Web, Command Line Interface (CLI),
menus, Optivity Network Management System
(NMS), Optivity Switch Manager (OSM)
and Optivity Policy Services (OPS).

• Save money and time with Auto MDI/MDIX
feature - This feature eliminates the need for
expensive cross-over cable while connecting to a
hub or switch. The switch port automatically can
detect the signal on the cable and configures itself
appropriately.

Ordering Information

For further information, please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

BayStack 420 Switch

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BayStack 420 Switch

Overview

The BayStack 420 10/100/1000 has 24 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX autosensing ports, one GBIC-based (Gigabit
Interface Converter) uplink port and built-in stacking connectors. It can be used standalone or in a stack of up
to 8 switches (up to 192 ports), that can be easily managed as a single entity via a single IP address. Advanced
features such as VLAN Trunking, MultiLink Trunking, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and
Web-based management tools help Network Managers to efficiently control network traffic.

Customer Profile

• Small and medium businesses with growing
network needs

• Branch offices that need a cost-effective, stackable
switching solution

• Customers looking to simplify the management of
their network

• Businesses with multiple sites requiring
long-haul connectivity (up to 70 km)

Defining needs

• Are your users experiencing slow application
response time?

• Are you suffering from slow server or
application access?

• Do you currently use BayStack or another
competitor’s hubs?

• Are you looking for a switch that is easy to
install and use?

• Are you looking for robust Web-based
network management?

• Do you have multiple, distant offices (up to
70 km apart) that need to share resources?

• Do you expect your business to grow within the
next 6-18 months?

• Are you concerned about cost when considering
switching purchases?

Typical Applications

• Network segmentation and high-density
desktop switching

• High-speed LAN connectivity and data access

• Gigabit uplinks to fit any larger network
architecture

Key Points

• Affordability – low per port price for a
cost-effective switching solution

• Build as you need; buy as you grow

• Simplicity – plug and play set up and
configuration

• Easy to manage with a web browser

• Scalability – stacks to deliver investment
protection for changing and growing
businesses needs

• MultiLink trunking combines ports into
high-bandwidth load-balanced connections
between switches or servers

• Security – increased network security
with BaySecure and RADIUS-based security

• MAC address controls boost security

Features and Benefits

• Easy to install, easy to use – the 24 10/100
Autosense ports enable quick and easy
configuration – the plug and play feature means
less time spent managing your network

• Built-in stacking connectors make stacking very
easy and save money by not requiring additional
cascade module

• A stack of BayStack 420s is managed as a single
entity with a single IP address

• With robust Web-based management, network
administrators can view statistics and configure
settings from any Web browser. BootP and TFTP
support allow for easy software upgrades over
the network

• Improves network performance – with a 12.8Gbps
Switch fabric and a forwarding rate of 5.1 million
packets per second (Mpps), the BayStack 420
delivers wire-speed performance with no
packet loss

• Gibabit Uplink option port offers a choice of GBIC
modules with different physical interfaces,
including 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX, 1000Base-XD
(for distances up to 50km) and 100Base-ZX (for
distances up to 70km) enabling long haul
connectivity to servers and backbone switches

• Higher bandwidth allocation for server connection
– the BayStack 420 helps you avoid network
bottlenecks with MultiLink Trunking (MLT) support
for up to 6 MLTs per switch or per stack (and up to
4 ports per MLT).

• Virtual LAN support allows network
administrators to manage bandwidth better by
assigning users to the appropriate VLANs and
controlling broadcast and mulicast traffic. Virtual
LANs also simplify network adds, moves and
changes

• Ensures your network is secure – BaySecure MAC­address Access Control provides enhanced security
by limiting access to the switch based on allowed
source MAC addresses.

• Enhanced administration control – with RADIUS­based authentication, administrative access to the
switch is password protected.

• Protects your initial investment – grow your
network with the stackable solution that grows.
The BayStack 420 can stack up to 8 switches per
stack and accommodates up to 192 ports per stack.

• Because the BayStack 420 includes built-in
stacking connectors, you enjoy a lower per port
price in stack configuration.

• The BayStack 420 is suitable for your growing
office environment – multi-level floors or nearby
branch office servers (up to 70km away) are
ensured the same connectivity quality and speed.

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BayStack 420 Switch

Product Features

Ports per Switch 24 10/100 autosensing ports

Scalability Scalable up to 8 switches,

192 ports in a stack

Uplink Multiple Gigabit fibre options

Forwarding Performance 5.1 Mpps

MAC Addresses 8,000

Width 17.125 in (43.5 cm)

Depth 8 in (20.32 cm)

Height 1.75 in (4.45 cm)

Weight 6.2 lb (2.82 kg)

Input Power Consumption 65 W max

BayStack 420 Switch

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Ordering Information

For further information, please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

Features Matrix

Features BayStack 420 BayStack 450

Ports/Switch 24 10/100 Mbps 24 10/100 Mbps

Switch Fabric 12.8 Gbps 2.5 Gbps

Forwarding Rate 5.1 Mpps 3.0 Mpps

MAC Addresses 8,000 16,000

Stackable Yes Yes

Max. Units/Stack 8 8

Max. Ports/Stack 192 224

Stack Compatibility Will not stack Will stack with

with BayStack 450/ BayStack 410

410 or Business or Business

Policy Switch Policy Switch

MultiLink Trunking Yes Yes

802.1Q VLAN Trunking Yes Yes

802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol Yes Yes

Web-based Management Yes Yes (via Business Policy Switch)

10BASE-T Yes Yes

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Yes Yes

100BASE-FX No Yes

1000BASE-SX, -LX, -XD, -ZX Yes Yes

BootP support Yes Yes

TFTP support Yes Yes

Telnet support Yes Yes

Full-Duplex Yes Yes

Port Mirroring Yes Yes

BaySecure Security Yes Yes

Port-based VLAN Support Yes Yes

Protocol-based VLAN Support No Yes

Fail-Safe Stackability No Yes

Distributed MultiLink Trunking No Yes

MDA Support for 100Base-FX,

and 1000B-SX & 1000B-LX

Redundant Gigabit Uplinks No Yes

802.1p Priority Queuing No (future) Yes

IGMP Snooping No (future) Yes

Redundant Power Support No Yes

Competitive Products • 3Com • 3Com

SuperStack 3 SuperStack 3

Switch 3300; Switch 3300;

• Cisco Catalyst • Cisco Catalyst

2924M XL; 3524M XL;

• Intel Express • Intel Express

530T/535T; 530T/535T;

• HP Procurve 2424m • HP Procurve 2424m

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BayStack 420 Switch

Customer Profile

• Medium sized businesses and large enterprises
that want a high-performance, high-speed LAN
switch that offers guaranteed 24/7 network
availability, fail-safe stackability, high-speed
uplinks and redundant power for
mission-critical applications.

• Medium and large single-site or multi-site
enterprises

• Businesses that employ sophisticated network
configurations for data communications

• Buyers who demand quick, non-disruptive
installation looking for a high performance
solution

Defining needs

• Are you looking for a reliable solution that
will support your business needs now and
in the future?

• Is your network critical to your business success?

• Are you looking to future proof your
network investment?

• Do your users require a high performance
solution to increase productivity?

• Does your network support many applications
and users critical to the business success?

Typical Applications

• High-density desktop switching

• Fail-safe, high-performance network
requirements (24/7 operations)

• Maximum flexibility for future growth and
changing businesses

• Provides advanced traffic management and high
levels of resilience making it ideal for rapidly
growing networks in demanding environments

Key Points

• Resilience: The BayStack 450 are designed
with a fail-safe cascade stacking architecture.
Each switch unit has a full copy of the stack’s
configuration so that, if one unit should fail,
application connectivity is not affected.
Each Gigabit uplink on the BayStack 450 is
equipped with two different physical fibre
connectors so that if one should fail, traffic can be
immediately switched to the other. MultiLink
Trunking allows ports to be aggregated for higher
bandwidth and redundancy. If one port fails, the
others take the load seamlessly. Load balancing
and fail-over protection safeguard important
connections to servers and other switches.

• Scalability: Up to 8 BayStack 450s can be stacked
to achieve 224 ports. The 410 and 450 can be
stacked together for greater flexibility.

• Performance: Hardware switching allows the
BayStack 450 to achieve a peak throughput of
3 million packets per second. Ports can be
aggregated to provide a high-bandwidth link of
800Mbps capacity (10/100 ports or 100BASE-FX
ports) or 8 Gbps (Gigabit uplink ports on the 450).
Standards-based priority queuing enables
delay-sensitive traffic such as voice or video, to
be prioritised.

• Simple network set-up: All ports automatically
detect and support the speed and mode of the
connected device.

Baystack 450 Switch

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BayStack 450 Switch

Overview

BayStack 450 Switches are stackable Ethernet switches featuring fail-safe stackability, flexible choices
for high-speed uplinks, and advanced software features. They are designed to provide high-density,
high-performance switching for enterprise wiring closets, and to provide fail-safe scalability and advanced
traffic management for rapidly growing networks in demanding environments.

This includes the detection of full duplex for
servers and other switches and half-duplex legacy
systems and hubs.

• Security: BaySecure prevents unauthorised access
to the switches and the network infrastructure.

Features and Benefits

• Scalability - BayStack 450 stacks up to 8 units
providing up to 224 10/100 ports and the entire
stack can be managed as a single entity via a
single IP address providing ease of network
management. Also when stacked with BPS, it can
be managed via the Web, thus giving network
administrators the flexibility of management
interfaces.

• Distributed Multi Link Trunking - MultiLink
Trunking across different switches in a stack is
another key differentiation for the BayStack 450
Switches by providing high bandwidth and fault
tolerance. Aggregating ports from more than one
switch in a stack with Distributed MultiLink
Trunking can provide fail-over protection to
important network devices and servers.
LinkSafe redundant PHYs (physical connectors)
offer another way to stay connected to the
network centre, even if a cable or connector
should fail. Note how these features are
paralleled with Passport Routing Switches
features, making for an integrated
switching solution.

• FailSafe Stackability - A key differentiation for the
BayStack 450 Switches is their fail-safe stacking
feature. BayStack 450 Switches can stack up to 8

units with a cascade stacking design,
guaranteeing uptime even if any switch in the
stack should fail. Cascade cables loop stacking
signals back at point of failure, thus maintaining
the integrity of the stack, even in the unlikely
event of a switch unit failure.

Advanced Software Features:

• Full support of 802.1, including 802.1Q VLAN
trunking and 802.1p application prioritisation

• Line-rate IP Multicast Pruning
(IGMP Snooping)

• Distributed MultiLink Trunking across
the stack

• Broadcast/Multicast Rate Limiting

• 16,000 MAC addresses

• 64 port-based VLANs

• Protocol-based VLANs

• Port Mirroring

• 4 RMON groups per port

• Recovery configuration file support

• Supports 802.3x flow control on Gigabit ports

• Web-based management and security features*

• Full integration into Optivity

*Baystack 450 can be managed via the web when stacked

with the Business Policy Switch

Advanced software features of the BayStack 450
switch make it an ideal solution for the enterprise
looking for performance, guaranteed 24/7 network
availability, a range of uplink options and
redundancy for mission critical applications.

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Baystack 450 Switch

Ordering Information

For further information, please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

Customer Profile

• Voice over IP (VoIP) is a growing requirement of
today’s enterprises. According to Phillips InfoTech,
VoIP is expected to overtake traditional wireline
telephony by 2006. It has become increasingly
important for enterprises to have a wiring closet
switch that handles both standard LAN
connections (i.e. PCs, servers) and Power over
Ethernet for devices such as Internet telephones,
wireless access points, and net cameras.

• BayStack 460 provides investment protection for
today’s evolving enterprise networks by enabling
enterprises to gradually add IP devices to the
network while maintaining standard LAN
connectivity.

• It is an ideal solution for medium to large
enterprises with an identified need to provide
power to a range of IP devices and to deliver QoS
for mission-critical devices, applications, groups,
and users.

Key Points

• Dual functionality, supports both Power over
Ethernet (PoE) devices and standard LAN devices.

• Standards compliant, being interoperable with
other vendors’ standards-based equipment does
not force enterprises to be tied to any one vendor.

• Significant cost and space savings, by integrating
standard LAN switch functionality with power
over UTP cable of a mid-span patch panel into
one unit.

Baystack 460 Switch

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BayStack 460 Switch

Overview

The BayStack 460-24T-PWR Power over Ethernet (PoE) Switch is an IEEE P802.3af draft-compliant switch
designed to power devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and net cameras. It has 24 10/100 Mbps
ports, one MDA (Media Dependent Adapter) slot for uplink connectivity, and one cascade module slot for
stacking. It includes all of the features of Nortel Networks Business Policy Switch such as advanced Quality of
Service (QoS) and high-resiliency. The BayStack 460-24T-PWR Switch will begin to be orderable in January

2003. The switch is scheduled to ship in January 2003.

BayStack 460-24T-PWR Power over Ethernet (PoE) Switch further extends Nortel Networks Voice over IP (VoIP)
portfolio. Building on the success of the expanding BayStack family, BayStack 460 provides a resilient, secure,
stackable wiring closet switch with PoE capabilities for support of IEEE P802.3af compliant devices such as IP
phones, wireless access points, and net cameras. It delivers advanced Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities to
enable connectivity and network availability to mission-critical users and for delay-intolerant applications
such as VoIP. The BayStack 460 eliminates the need to plug IP devices into separate power outlets, making
adds, moves, and changes easier. The BayStack 460 can directly power Nortel Networks line of IP telephones
including the i2002 and i2004.

The BayStack 460-24T-PWR Power over Ethernet Switch will be one of the first IEEE P802.3af standards-based
switches in the market. Most other vendors manufacture Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches that can support
only their proprietary IP devices. With the BayStack 460, any standards compliant IP device can be powered. It
also provides investment protection by being backwards compatible with Business Policy Switch and BayStack
470-48T Policy Switch in a future software release.

Nortel Networks broad portfolio of voice and data products, offer enterprises an array of options to deliver on
the value of converged VoIP. Nortel Networks Succession solutions, Business Communications Manager,
Meridian, and BayStack are integral components of delivering true Voice over IP solutions for enterprises.

• Convenient use of single cable, allowing data and
power to be transmitted over one cable without
using a power outlet.

• Plug-n-Play IP Telephony switching, provides
simplified Web-based configurations on data and
power properties.

• Seamless user migration, stackable with Business
Policy Switches and BayStack 470-48T Switches in
a future software release.

• End-to-End Voice over IP, with Succession,
Business Communications Manager, Meridian,
and BayStack being integral components of
making Voice over IP a reality for enterprise
customers.

Features and Benefits

• Power over Ethernet to IEEE P802.3af compliant
devices such as IP phones, wireless access points,
and Webcams.

• Supplies power to IP devices up to 15.4 watts per
port meeting IEEE P802.3af standards and more
than sufficiently is able to provide power to IP
devices per port.

• Auto discovery feature automatically recognizes
the connection of an IP device and immediately
sends power to it.

• Dynamic power management enables power
consumption to be configured per port and power
distribution is actively monitored based on power
current availability & port priority.

• Active circuit protection automatically disables
the port if there is a short while other ports
remain active.

• Includes resiliency and robust QoS features of
Business Policy Switch.

• Distributed MultiLink Trunking feature provides
port aggregation and fail-over connections across
different switches in a stack.

• QoS enabled for Layer 2-4 packet classification
and prioritisation to deliver connectivity and
network availability for mission-critical users or
delay-intolerant applications such as Voice
over IP.

• Fail-safe stacking and the ability to stack up to
eight switches with a 2.5 Gbps cascading
bandwidth.

• Extensive security features including EAP over
LAN (IEEE 802.1x), SNMPv3, BaySecure, Radius
authentication, and password protection.

• Common software platform provides a common
look and feel for configuration similar to other
BayStack switches to reduce deployment time.

• RPSU (Redundant Power Supply Unit) and UPS
(Uninterruptible Power Supply) Support with
BayStack 10 Power Supply Unit.

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Baystack 460 Switch

Ordering Information

For further information, please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

Customer Profile

• Medium to large single-site and multi-site
enterprises with demanding network needs
including high bandwidth, high density and
reduced size.

• Customers who require QoS guarantees in their
local area network and fail-safe stackability.

• Existing Business Policy Switch users – the
BayStack 470 can be used within an existing stack
of BPS (units max). Please note this is not
compatible with the BayStack 450 or 410.

• Customers who want to implement and
support voice and video at the same time as
data applications.

• Pragmatic buyers who base their decision on
performance, business value and price
effectiveness.

Defining needs

• Are you looking for a reliable solution that will
support your business needs now and today’s
requirements?

• Do/would you like to set levels of priority for key
departments, users or applications?

• Are you considering implementing Voice over IP
(VoIP), video conferencing, on-line training and/or
video streaming on your network?

• Do you have limited space available in your
wiring closets?

• Do you currently have Business Policy Switches
installed in your network?

• Do most of your wiring closet switches have
Gigabit uplinks?

• Is high port count in a compact space at a very
attractive price important to you?

Typical Applications

• Key department or personnel prioritisation
requirements such as help desk, service teams
and/or key management

• High bandwith requirements such as multimedia
(video and application streaming), eCommerce
and Web Applications

• Delay intolerant applications such as IP telephony.

Key Points

• Industry leading QoS capabilities and features

• Web based management

• The size : only 1 U high

• Innovative built-in stacking ports

• Two built-in GBIC ports for highest uplink
capacity (2Gb) per switch in stack

• Fail-safe stacking and resiliency

• Authenticated switch port access and
authenticated and encypted management

• Built in GBIC ports mean no additional
parts to order

• Stackable with Business Policy Switches

• Common software lowers training and
installation costs.

Features and Benefits

• High-density desktop connectivity – Up to eight
switches can be stacked to achieve up to 384
10/100 ports for high-density desktop switching.

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Baystack 470 Switch

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BayStack 470 Switch

Overview

Part of the successful Nortel Networks BayStack* family, the BayStack 470-48T Switch is a stackable 48 port
10/100 Mbps Ethernet Layer 2 switch. It includes two built-in GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) uplink ports
and built-in stacking ports in a compact 1 rack-unit high design. It is designed to provide high-density desktop
connectivity for enterprise customers’ wiring closets. Its comprehensive Quality of Service (QoS) features
ensure connectivity and network availability by managing and prioritising data traffic and users for
maximum performance. It is a scalable, resilient solution that minimises capital and operational expenses.
Its robust security features offer protection against unauthorised access to data traffic.

• Cost-effective, simpler stacking – Two built-in
stacking ports provide simpler, quicker, and more
cost-effective stacking, as expensive stacking
modules are not required. This unique stacking
design frees up both the uplink ports for dedicated
connectivity to the backbone.

• Higher uplink capacity – Two built-in GBIC ports
for dedicated uplink connectivity to network core
switches such as Passport 8600. This doubles the
uplink bandwidth, as GBIC ports are not required
for stacking purposes. Up to 16 GBIC ports are
available for pure uplink connectivity in a full
stack – the highest in the market.

• Fail-Safe Stacking – Innovative fail-safe cascade
design assures continuous uptime even if any
switch in the stack should fail and eliminates a
single point of failure.

• Resilient connectivity for minimal network
downtime – With Nortel Networks unique
Distributed MultiLink Trunking (DMLT) feature
trunked ports can span multiple units of the stack
for fail-safe connectivity to mission critical servers
and the network centre. Passport 8600’s Split
MultiLink Trunking (SMLT) eliminates single points
of failure in the network and allows BayStack 470s
to have multiple active connections to the
network core.

• Secure access and data traffic protection –
Features include BaySecure, Radius, IP Manager
List, Access List, SNMP v3, password protection and
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over LAN.
Nortel Networks is the only major vendor to
support SNMPv3 protocol for user authentication
and data encryption.

• High availability with QoS features – Provides
network availability for mission-critical
applications, devices, and users by classifying,
prioritising, and marking LAN traffic.

• Common software lowers training and
installation costs – All BayStack switches,
including the BayStack 470-48T, have a common
"look and feel" which reduces training costs. These
tools include Web, Command Line Interface (CLI),
menus, Optivity Network Management System
(NMS), Optivity Switch Manager (OSM) and
Optivity Policy Services (OPS).

• Save money and time with Auto MDI/MDIX
feature – This feature eliminates the need for
expensive cross-over cable while connecting to a
hub or switch. The switch port automatically can
detect the signal on the cable and configures itself
appropriately.

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Baystack 470 Switch

Ordering Information

For further information, please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

OPTera Metro 1000 Ethernet Service Module

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OPTera Metro 1000 Ethernet
Service Module

Overview

Service providers, seeking to extend their networks to the customer premises and to deliver differentiated
Ethernet-based services cost-effectively to multiple customers, can leverage a new class of Optical Ethernet
edge device - the OPTera Metro 1000 series of Ethernet Service Modules. The OPTera Metro 1000 series
consists of three different platforms to meet Ethernet service delivery scenarios, i.e. multi-tenant service
delivery providing Ethernet services on tenant floors, single unit/enterprise service delivery or delivery of
services from a service provider point of presence:

• OPTera Metro 1200 Ethernet Service Module

• OPTera Metro 1400 Ethernet Service Module

• OPTera Metro 1450 Ethernet Service Module

The OPTera Metro 1000 series was designed to simplify the delivery of Ethernet services. Defining a new class
of Optical Ethernet edge device, the OPTera Metro 1000 series serves as the customer demarcation point and
entry ramp onto the service provider's network. As such, the OPTera Metro 1000 series offers the industry's
first consistent Ethernet user-to-network (UNI) interface, delivering cost-effective, secure and scalable
separation of customer traffic. In addition, the OPTera Metro 1000 series supports Nortel Networks industry­unique Simple End Point Provisioning, significantly simplifying the provisioning of additions or changes to the
network and driving faster time-to-revenue and customer satisfaction. The three NEBS-compliant products
deliver a variety of access options to meet service demands and transport choices. The OPTera Metro 1000
series also features QoS to enable tiered services and profitable SLAs.

Like the OPTera Metro 1200, the OPTera Metro 1400 and 1450 Ethernet Service Modules (ESM) represent a new
class of purpose-built, carrier-class edge devices that will enable service providers expand their addressable
market for Ethernet services and to quickly and easily provision all types of Ethernet services.

When combined with other Nortel Networks' products such as OPTera Metro 8000 Services Switch, OPTera
Metro 3500 Multiservice Platform, or OPTera Metro 5200 Platform, service providers can offer profitable
virtual private LAN services over Fiber, and DWDM and reduce their operational costs. In an Ethernet over
Fiber scenario, the innovative Logical Provider Edge (LPE) model is utilised to eliminate the scalability and
bandwidth constraints of point-to-point, fully-meshed, or VLAN-based network models to offer virtual private
LAN services. Acting as the Services Edge element in the LPE framework, the OPTera Metro 1000 family helps
services providers:

• Increase the scalability of their service (up to tens of thousands of customers per metro),
while simplifying the network

• Speed provisioning (up to 10 times faster than a comparable RFC 2547 solution) and time-to-revenue

• Reduce operational complexity (operational expense savings up to 60% can be achieved, as compared to
RFC 2547 implementations). - For more information, read the Logical Provider Edge Technical Bulletin and/or
the Optical Ethernet Business Case for Service Providers.

Customer Profile

• RBOCs

• ILECs

• CLECs

• PPTs

• ELECs

• IXCs

• Incumbent and new service provider entrants

Features and Benefits

Cost-effective and scaleable entry/delivery point for
Ethernet services in the multi-tenant/multi-dwelling
units (MxUs), enterprise and service provider
point-of-presence

• Service providers are able scale their service
offerings to meet customer demand by simply
provisioning a new UNI port on an Ethernet
Service Module, as compared with adding new
equipment. Various access options to meet service
demands and range of transport alternatives to
leverage existing infrastructure

• 10/100 Mbps, 100 Mbps, Gigabit Ethernet services ­copper and fiber.

• Two Gigabit Ethernet uplink options: one or two
1000BASE-TX uplink ports or a dual-port Small
Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Gigabit Interface
Connector (GBIC), to ensure cost-effective
transport over fiber, RPR and/or DWDM. Secure
and scalable separation of customer traffic ­transparent and mapped VLAN support

• Support up to 500 Transparent Domain Identifiers
(TDI) or VPN Identifiers (VPN-ID) for customer
separation per OPTera Metro 1000 device.

• Unique and industry-leading approach to defining
an Ethernet UNI which is consistent across the
OPTera Metro 8000 and OPTera Metro 3500.
Simple end-point provisioning for faster service
uptime and lower cost to implement

• The OPTera Metro 1000 series is provisioned with
the relevant service SLA metrics and TDI/VPN ID
information. Using the Auto Discovery feature, it
automatically learns of other sites in the customer
network - thus avoiding the need to provision
existing network devices. When adding or deleting
a new site to an existing customer network, the
service provider needs to only provision the site,
enabling Simple End-point Provisioning. Rate
limiting and QoS features to enable tiered services
and profitable SLAs

• Effective utilisation of bandwidth by tuning
bandwidth from 1 Mbps to 1000 Mbps in
increments of 1 Mbps per port, per TDI/VPN ID.

• To avoid congestion and manage traffic
effectively, the OPTera Metro 1000 has 4 egress
queues per UNI port and 8 egress queues per
uplink port. These queues are selected based on a
service provider 802.1p mapping. They allow the
network administrator to ensure the variety of
customer traffic receive the appropriate priority.
Leverages Nortel Networks Logical Provider Edge
VPN for faster time-to-market and enhanced
profitability

• By integrating the OPTera Metro 1000 series with
the strengths of multi-protocol label switching
(MPLS), Nortel Networks LPE solution provides:
support for thousands of customer in a retail
metro environment, speeds provisioning up to 10
times faster than competing solutions such as
RFC2547, and provides support for many Provider
Edge (PE) devices, such as the OPTera Metro 1000
series, and reduces operational costs by up to
60 percent.

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OPTera Metro 1000 Ethernet Service Module

Technical Specifications

• Carrier-class NEBS level 3 compliance - meeting the
most rigorous electrical, environmental,
temperature and vibration standards for
reliability.

• Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports using provisionable
Multi-Link Trunking (MLT) - load sharing between
the two Gigabit Ethernet ports enables bandwidth
to be increased and ensures availability of service
with sub-second failover.

• Varying access or UNI options to meet service
demands and transport alternatives (10/100 Mbps,
100 Mbps, GE, copper, fiber). See Table 1 for UNIs
on each of the OPTera Metro 1000 modules.

• Two Gigabit Ethernet uplink options: one or two
1000BASE-TX uplink ports or a dual-port Small
Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Gigabit Interface

Connector (GBIC) - ensuring cost-effective
transport over fiber, RPR and/or DWDM.

• Services for up to 500 customers per OPTera Metro
1000 device, by using a Transparent Domain
Identifier (TDI)/VPN Identifier (VPN-ID) for each
customer.

• Quality of Service (QoS) and Service Level
Agreement (SLA) support through: tunable
bandwidth from 1 Mbps to 100 Mbps in
increments of 1 Mbps per port or per TDI/VPN-ID,

802.1p and DSCP priorities mapping, utilisation of
4 UNI egress queues and 8 NNI egress queues.

OPTera Metro 1000 Ethernet Service Module

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OPTera Metro 1200 OPTera Metro 1400 OPTera Metro 1450

Role

In-building aggregation
supports up to 100 Mbps

Adds GigE customer connectivity Aggregation in a point-of-presence

2-port SFP GBIC slots1-or 2-port
1000BASE-TX

2-port GE SFP GBIC slots1-or 2­port 1000BASE-TX

2-port GE SFP GBIC slots1-or 2-port
1000BASE-TX

Service (Customer) Ports 12ports 10/100TX ports 12ports 10/100TX ports

2-port GE SFP GBIC slots 2-port GE SFP GBIC slots

Service (Customer) Ports

Network Ports

Ordering Information

For further information, please contact your local Nortel Networks Representative.

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OPTera Metro 1000 Ethernet Service Module

Customer Profile

• RBOCs

• ILECs

• CLECs

• PPTs

• ELECs

• IXCs

• Incumbent and new service provider entrants

Features and Benefits

Industry-leading intelligence

• Any-to-any auto discovery for single point
provisioning

• MPLS VPN and traffic engineering

• Enables SLA enforcement

• Network processor-based design delivers peak
performance with investment protection

• Enables L2-L3 VPN interoperability

Bandwidth flexibility and smart tools

• Tunable bandwidth from 1M to 1000M in 1M
increments without additional network
engineering or customer equipment

• Committed rate and allowable burst using traffic
policing and shaping

• Robust QoS controls mapping a customer's

802.1p/q priority information and supporting
service levels, service type and class of service

Massive bandwidth and performance

• MPLS support optimises use of metro bandwidth

• Best in class 64Gbps full line rate

• Processing power of 96Mpps beats the
competition by 3X

• 4-port MPLS module delivers best-in-class density
(with 8-port upgrade available in a future release)

OPTera Metro 8000 Services Switch

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OPTera Metro 8000 Services Switch

Overview

Service providers looking for ways to scale Ethernet-based services and maximize profitability need look no
further than Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 8000 Services Switch. This new and innovative product delivers
unsurpassed reliability, massive bandwidth, exceptional performance and industry-leading intelligence.
Enabling a distributed logical provider edge model that replaces the complex and expensive fully meshed
metro networks of today with a dramatically simplified hub and spoke model, OPTera Metro 8000 is leading
the Optical Ethernet revolution and delivering on the promise of faster, simpler, more reliable, and more
profitable networks for leading providers. It also is the first product in the industry capable of supporting
any-to-any Layer 2 MPLS transparent LAN and VPN services.

OPTera Metro 8000, featuring the new Optical Services Module, is a flexible component of the new MPLS­based metro network, delivering intelligence as a provider edge device (PE). The Optical Services Module
brings MPLS VPN and traffic engineering capabilities to the provider edge using an array of programmable ­and field upgradeable -network processors. This innovative networking processing-based design delivers a
potent combination of speed and flexibility -without forklift upgrades. The OPTera Metro 8000 sets a new
standard for delivering Optical Ethernet services such as:

• Highly scalable multipoint Layer 2 VPNs

• Secure high-bandwidth metro access

• Private/leased line replacement

• IP VPN service scaling and interworking

• MPLS-based traffic engineering and SLA support.

The OPTera Metro 8000 is available in four chassis variations, with a 10-slot NEBS-3 certified chassis and 10, 6,
and 3-slot chassis also available.