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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Release: 5.0
Publication: NN46205-103
Document status: Standard
Document release date: 19 May 2008

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Contents

Software license 5
New in this release 9

Features 9
Other changes 9

Introduction 17
Roadmap 19

Customer documentation packaging 19
Product Fundamentals 20
Planning and Engineering 21
Installation and Commissioning 22
Upgrades and Patches 24
Administration and Security 24
Operations 25
Fault and Performance Management 28
Documentation file formats 29

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Information quality 9
Modular task-based information 9
New documents 10
Renamed documents 10
Reorganized documents 13
Discontinued documents 13

Information quality 31
Text conventions 33

Angle brackets 33
Bold or Bold Courier text 33
Braces 34
Brackets 34
Ellipses 34
Italic text 34
Plain Courier text 34
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Vertical bar 35
cr convention 35

Modular, task-based information 37

Task-based documentation 37
How is task-based documentation used? 38
Task flow overview 38
Work flows, task flows, and procedures 39

Purpose statements 39
Prerequisites 39
Work flows or task flows 39
Procedure steps 39
Example procedures 40
Variable definitions 40
Job aid 40

Task-based documentation terms 40

Customer service 41

Updated versions of documentation 41
Getting help 41
Express Routing Codes 41
Additional information 42

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Software license

This section contains the Nortel Networks software license.

Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement

This Software License Agreement ("License Agreement") is between
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conditions, return the Software, unused and in the original shipping
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purchase price.

"Software" is owned or licensed by Nortel Networks, its parent or one of
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nonexclusive license to use a copy of the Software on only one machine
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anyone who uses the Software does so only in compliance with the terms

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of this Agreement. Customer shall not a) use, copy, modify, transfer
or distribute the Software except as expressly authorized; b) reverse
assemble, reverse compile, reverse engineer or otherwise translate the
Software; c) create derivative works or modifications unless expressly
authorized; or d) sublicense, rent or lease the Software. Licensors of
intellectual property to Nortel Networks are beneficiaries of this provision.
Upon termination or breach of the license by Customer or in the event
designated hardware or CFE is no longer in use, Customer will promptly
return the Software to Nortel Networks or certify its destruction. Nortel
Networks may audit by remote polling or other reasonable means to
determine Customer’s Software activation or usage levels. If suppliers of
third party software included in Software require Nortel Networks to include
additional or different terms, Customer agrees to abide by such terms
provided by Nortel Networks with respect to such third party software.

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of any kind for the Software. Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion
of implied warranties, and, in such event, the above exclusions may not
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NETWORKS OR ITS AGENTS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING: a) DAMAGES BASED ON ANY THIRD PARTY
CLAIM; b) LOSS OF, OR DAMAGE TO, CUSTOMER’S RECORDS,
FILES OR DATA; OR c) DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
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shall apply: All Nortel Networks Software available under this License
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software documentation and, in the event Software is licensed for
or on behalf of the United States Government, the respective rights
to the software and software documentation are governed by Nortel
Networks standard commercial license in accordance with U.S. Federal
Regulations at 48 C.F.R. Sections 12.212 (for non-DoD entities) and
48 C.F.R. 227.7202 (for DoD entities).

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Customer may terminate the license at any time. Nortel Networks
may terminate the license if Customer fails to comply with the terms
and conditions of this license. In either event, upon termination,
Customer must either return the Software to Nortel Networks or certify
its destruction.

3.

Customer is responsible for payment of any taxes, including personal
property taxes, resulting from Customer’s use of the Software.
Customer agrees to comply with all applicable laws including all
applicable export and import laws and regulations.

4.

Neither party may bring an action, regardless of form, more than two
years after the cause of the action arose.

5.

The terms and conditions of this License Agreement form the complete
and exclusive agreement between Customer and Nortel Networks.

6.

This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the country in
which Customer acquires the Software. If the Software is acquired in
the United States, then this License Agreement is governed by the
laws of the state of New York.

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New in this release

The following section details what’s new in Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Documentation Roadmap, NN46205-103 for Release 5.0:

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“Features” (page 9)

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“Other changes” (page 9)

Features

This document describes no feature changes.

Other changes

For information about changes that are not feature-related, see the
following sections:

• “Information quality” (page 9)

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“Modular task-based information” (page 9)

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“New documents” (page 10)

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“Renamed documents” (page 10)

• “Reorganized documents” (page 13)

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“Discontinued documents” (page 13)

Information quality

The information quality section explains the three designations used for
quality of information. For more information, see “Information quality”

(page 31).

Modular task-based information

This document includes a new section that explains how the modular
task-based information (MTBI) model is implemented in the document
suite. For more information about MTBI, see “Modular, task-based

information” (page 37).

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New documents

Release 5.0 includes the following new documents:

• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Terminology, NN46205-102

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• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning, NN46205-319

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• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Configuration — IP VPN,

• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Administration, NN46205-605

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• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Troubleshooting, NN46205-703

For more information about new documents, see “Roadmap” (page 19).

Renamed documents

The following documents are renamed in Release 5.0:

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Documentation Roadmap,
NN46205-103

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Configuration — MPLS Services,
NN46205-519

NN46205-520

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Logs Reference, NN46205-701

Table 1
Renamed documents

Previous document title Release 5.0 document title

Using the 8672ATME and 8672ATMM
Modules, 209195-G

Using the 8683POSM Module,
209564-C

Installing the 8660 Service Delivery
Module (SDM), 217314-B

Firewall and Intrusion Sensor User’s
Guide, 217315-B

Installing Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Modules, 312749-K

Installing an AC Power Supply in an
8000 Series Chassis, 312751-E

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — 8672ATME and
8672ATMM Modules, NN46205-511

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — 8683POSM Modules,
NN46205-515

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — 8660 Service Delivery
Module, NN46205-301

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Firewall and Intrusion Sensor
Fundamentals, NN46205-100

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — Modules, NN46205-304

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — AC Power Supply,
NN46205-306

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Other changes 11

Installing a Fan Tray in a Ethernet
Routing Switch 8000 Series Chassis,
312752-E

Installing the Breaker Interface Panel
for the 8010co Chassis, 312755-G

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Installation — Cooling Module,
NN46205-302

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — Breaker Interface Panel,
NN46205-313

Installing a DC Power Supply in an
8000 Series Chassis, 313070-E

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — DC Power Supply,
NN46205-307

Installing Media Dependent Adapters
for the 8672ATME and 8672ATMM
Modules, 313071-C

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — Media Dependent
Adapters for the 8672ATME and
8672ATMM Modules, NN46205-316

Network Design Guidelines, 313197-E Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Planning and Engineering — Network
Design, NN46205-200

Configuring IP Multicast Routing
Protocols, 314719-D

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — IP Multicast Routing
Protocols, NN46205-501

Configuring BGP Services, 314721-E Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Configuration — BGP Services,
NN46205-510

Configuring IPX Routing Operations,
314722-C

Configuring Network Management,
314723-E

Configuring and Managing Security,
314724-E

Installing the Web Switching Module
for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600,
314969-D

Using the Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 10 Gigabit Ethernet Modules,
315893-E

Installing and Maintaining the Ethernet
Routing Switch 8600 Series Chassis,
316314-F )

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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Configuration — IPX Routing,
NN46205-505 )

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Performance Management,
NN46205-704

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Security, NN46205-601

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Web Switching Module Fundamentals,
NN46205-314

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — Ethernet Modules,
NN46205-503

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — Chassis, NN46205-303

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Previous document title Release 5.0 document title

Installing and Using Device Manager,
316341-D

Configuring Internet Group
Membership Authentication Protocol
(IGAP), 316343-D

Configuring the 8661 SSL Accelerator
Module for the Ethernet Routing
Switch 8600, 316351-B

Configuring QoS and Filtering for
Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Legacy
Systems, 316433-E

Upgrading to Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Software Release 4.1, 316674-C

Release Notes for the Ethernet
Routing Switch 8600 Software
Release 4.1, 317177-D

Installing SFP and XFP Transceivers
and GBICs, 318034-D

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 User Interface Fundamentals,
NN46205-308

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — IGAP, NN46205-512

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration- 8661 SSL Accelerator
with the Web Switching Module,
NN46205-514

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — QoS and IP Filtering
for Classic Modules, NN46205-508

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Upgrades — Software Release 5.0,
NN46205-400

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Release Notes — Software Release

5.0, NN46205-402
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

Installation — SFP , XFP, GBIC,
and OADM Hardware Components,
NN46205-320

Important Notice about the Ethernet
Routing Switch 8600 Enterprise
Enhanced CPU Daughter Card,
318620-A

Configuring QoS and Filtering for
Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 4.0
Modules, 318637-B

Configuring IPv6 Routing Operations,
321585-A

Quick Start Guide — Ethernet Routing
Switch 8600, 321749-A

Routine Maintenance, 321943-A Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

For more information about renamed documents, see “Roadmap” (page

19).

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CPU Daughter Card Important Notice,
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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — QoS and IP Filtering
for R and RS Modules, NN46205-507

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Configuration — IPv6 Routing,
NN46205-504

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Quick Start, NN46205-310

Routine Maintenance, NN46205-312

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Reorganized documents

Configuring VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Link Aggregation, 314725-E is
divided into the two following documents for Release 5.0:

• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Configuration — VLANs and

Spanning Tree, NN46205-517

• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Configuration — Link

Aggregation, MLT, and SMLT, NN46205-518

Configuring IP Routing Operations, 314720-F is divided into the two

following documents for Release 5.0:

• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Configuration — OSPF and RIP,

NN46205-522

• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Configuration — IP Routing,

NN46205-523

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The information about installing a fan tray is moved to Nortel Ethernet
Routing Switch 8600 Routine Maintenance, NN46205-312.

For more information about reorganized documents, see “Roadmap” (page

19).

Other changes 13

Discontinued documents

The following documents are discontinued or not updated in Release 5.0:

Table 2
Discontinued documents

Previous release document

Adding MAC addresses to the Ethernet
Routing Switch 8000 Series Chassis,
212486-C

Installing a CPU Memory Upgrade,
314832-D

Getting Started, 313189-F

Content covered in

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Upgrades — Software Release 5.0,
NN46205-400

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Quick Start, NN46205-310

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Commissioning, NN46205-319 )

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Administration, NN46205-605

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Previous release document

Important Security Information for
the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600,
314997-E

Using the Packet Capture Tool
(PCAP), 315023-E

Using Diagnostic Tools, 317359-C
System Messaging Platform Reference

Guide, 315015-E
Important Notice about the Ethernet

Routing Switch 8600 Series Modules,
316340-E

Using the 8661 SSL Accelerator
Module with the Web Switch Module
for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600,
316350-B

Locating the 8660 Service Delivery
Module Documentation, 320290-C

Locating the Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 documentation, 321061-C

Content covered in

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Quick Start, NN46205-310

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Security, NN46205-601

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Troubleshooting, NN46205-703

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Logs Reference, NN46205-701

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Release Notes — Software Release

5.0, NN46205-402
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch

8600 Configuration — 8661 SSL
Accelerator with the Web Switching
Module, NN46205-514

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Documentation Roadmap,
NN46205-103

Locating the Installing SFP and XFP
Transceivers and GBICs document,
321692-B

Locating the Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Quickstart Guide, 322269-B

Installing and Networking Guidelines
for Optical Routing, 212257-C

Installing Media Dependent Adapters
(MDAs), 302403-J

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Planning and Engineering — Network
Design, NN46205-200

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Installation — SFP, XFP, GBIC,
and OADM Hardware Components,
NN46205-320

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