The Passport* 8000 series delivers
high-performance, high-density Layer 2
and Layer 3 Ethernet switching solutions
at wire speed. It is the ideal platform
for network managers wishing to deploy
eBusiness and Internet Telephony
applications in an Open IP environment.
The Passport 8000 offers unprecedented
levels of resilience and availability with
its distributed switching architecture
and provides investment protection
by supporting seamless integration of
Ethernet Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching
technology, routing switch technology,
multi-service LAN/MAN connectivity,
while delivering up to 128 Gbps of
switching capacity today, scaling to
256 Gbps in the future (see Figure 1).
Figure 1:
Passport 8000
Technology
Integration.
MAN Technologies
ATM Technologies
Routing Switch
Desktop Switch
Internet Telephony
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Campus Edge
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Campus Core
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LAN/MAN Edge
•
IP Telephony
Passport 8000 Family
Routing and Edge Switches
Product Brief
Passport 8000 Family
Features and Benefits
• High Availability
• Operational Simplicity
• Low Cost of Ownership
• Open IP Environment
