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The Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, along with the  Metro Ethernet Services Unit 1800  and  Metro Ethernet Services Unit 1850 , represents Nortel’s  Carrier Ethernet Solution . In addition to delivering scalable, feature-rich Ethernet-based VPN’s (E-Line, E-Tree and E-LAN), these products are also being deployed as a high-performance, resilient infrastructure to support the most mission critical, high-bandwidth services, such as lPTV and mobile video. Delivers 1-Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet performance with Quality of Service (QoS) for business-critical applications and services.

The Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 is on the forefront of carrier-related Ethernet innovations. We are bringing the determinism, scale and management capabilities required to transform Ethernet into a true carrier-class technology.

MERS 8600 technology innovations include:

• Provider Backbone Bridging allowing for millions of service instances to be deployed within a single metro.
• Provider Backbone Transport enabling deterministic, “connection-oriented” paths to be set up through the metro network; thus bringing together the best of traditional circuit-oriented networks (predictable behavior, extensive reach, reliable operation) with the best of the traditional Ethernet network (massive bandwidth, simplicity of use, ideal cost-point).
• Carrier-class OAM tools that deliver the comprehensive fault detection, notification, isolation and troubleshooting mechanisms, in addition to standardized performance monitoring tools - that have been lacking in traditional Ethernet deployments.