Chassis 8606, 8610 and RS Module boards

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Converged applications, which increase employee productivity and your bottom line, require a resilient, secure and intelligent network.  The Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 combines Terabit performance with Nortel's unique reliability technologies to create the basis of a Resilient Terabit cluster solution and to provide enterprises with a truly unified communications network.

Simplified resilient VPN services across the campus/metro are now easier to deploy to support multiple customers through Nortel’s innovative technology solution that runs over existing IP infrastructure without the expense and complexity associated with MPLS.

The Chassis-based Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 offers intelligent Layer 2-7 switching, internal  Firewall and Intrusion Detection System capabilities , scales up to 384 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 96 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports as well as enables WAN connectivity for ATM, PoS, and Wave Division Multiplexing technologies to provide a solid foundation for future network growth.

• Virtualization - Extend VPN services easily across campus/metro over existing IP backbone using Nortel’s IP VPN-Lite (IP-in-IP) and localize virtualization of routing domains using VRF-Lite for separating departments/groups traffic.
• Resiliency - Voice calls stay connected, applications remain enabled and streaming media continues to flow even under link, switch and/or site failures by using Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) and Routed Split Multi-Link Trunking (RSMLT).
• Scalability - IPv6, Multicast, high-density ports and software functionality future-proof your network today given tomorrow’s requirements.
• Security - A trusted network is enabled by IPFIX, Secure Network Access, multi-port mirroring and the Service Delivery Module with Intrusion Detection System and Firewall. 
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) - Nortel’s converged solutions are designed to reduce TCO by providing competitive reduced capital and operational expenditures.