Nortel Networks 460-24T-PWR manual

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    r esiliency , with the addition of P ower o ver E thernet capability . I t enables enterprise customers to power devices while maintain- ing connectivity to standard 10/100 Mbps E thernet devices such as PCs and servers. All 24 ports of the BayS tack 460 S witch can be power ed. BoSS v3.0 (BayS tack operating system Sw itching Software) allo ws the[...]

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    High-density Power over Ethernet switch The BayS tack 460-24T -PWR Switch has 24 10/100 Mbps autosensing ports, one MDA (Media D ependent Adapter) slot for uplink connectivity , and one cascade module slot for stacking. U p to eight switches can be stacked to achieve up to 224 10/100 ports (using 4-port 10/100 Mbps MDA per switch) that can be easil[...]

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    BayStack 460-24T-PWR Switch Stack Passport 8600 Switch BayStack 460-24T-PWR Switch Stack Passport 8600 Switch Interswitch Trunk All ports active Figure 4: Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) Figure 3: Distributed Multi-Link Trunking across stack for higher bandwidth and fault tolerance Multi-Gigabit load-balancing and failover protection for uninterru[...]

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    Common look and feel All BayS tack switches, including the B ayS tack 460 Switch, have a common “look and feel” which reduces training costs. This allows the switches to be managed in a similar fashion via a broad set of management tools. These tools include We b, Command Line Interface (CLI), Ja va ™ -based Device Manager ( JDM), O ptivity* [...]

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    5 IGMP snooping The BayS tack 460 Switch features IP M ulticast suppor t by examining (‘ snoop- ing’) all I nternet Group M ulticast Protocol (IGMP) traffic in hardware at line rate, and filtering out (dropping) unwanted IGMP packets such as PING from disrupting network or end-station performance. Multiple spanning tree protocol groups The BayS[...]

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    6 IP Manager List limits access to the management features of the BayS tack 460 S witch by a defined list of IP addresses or IP address ranges/subnets, pro viding greater network security and manageability . B aySecur e* MAC-address based security allows authentication of all access, not only to the switches for management and config- urations, but[...]

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    7 affecting the physical connectivity within the network. The ‘End N ode Locate’ tool provides the ability to locate a failing end node and, with one mouse click, have access to the RMON statistics for the failing Ethernet port supporting that end node. These solutions provide visual and statistical tools necessary to quickly resolve any networ[...]

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    8 NNSCs are also supported on the P assport 8600 Routing S witch, BayStack 470 Sw itches, and the BayS tack Business Po licy Switch. Newer Gigabit Ethernet MDAs The BayS tack 460 Switch supports the latest Gigabit MDAs. Each of these MDAs will support eight output queues and support traffic shaping. The three MDAs are: • BPS2000-1GT 1-port 1000BA[...]

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    9 Performance specifications • Switch fabric: 2.56 Gbps • Frame forward rate (64-byte packets): Up to 3.2 million packets per second (pps) maximum, learned unicast traffic • Port forwarding/filtering performance For 10 Mbps: 14,880 pps maximum (64-byte packets): For 100 Mbps: 148,810 pps maximum • Address database size: 16,000 entries at li[...]

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    10 Electrical specifications • Input voltage: 100 to 240 VAC at 47 to 63 Hz • Input power consumption: 400 W maximum • Input volt amperes rating: 440 VA maximum • Input current: 4.5 A @ 100 VAC, 2.25 A @ 240 VAC • Maximum thermal rating: 575 BTU/hr Physical specifications Weight: 5.8 kg (12.76 lb) Height: 7.04 cm (2.77 in.) Width: 43.82 c[...]

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    Ordering information Table 2: BayStack 460-24T-PWR Power over Ethernet Switch ordering information Order No. Description AL2001x20** BayStack 460-24T-PWR Power over Ethernet Switch (24 10/100BASE-TX plus 1 MDA slot and 1 cascade module slot). AL2033011 BPS2000-4TX 4-port 10/100 MDA AL2033012 BPS2000-4FX 4-port 100BASE-FX MDA w/mini MT-RJ-type conne[...]

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    Nortel Networks is an industry leader and innovator focused on transforming how the world communicates and exchanges information. The company is supplying its service provider and enterprise customers with communications technology and infrastructure to enable value-added IP data, voice and multimedia services spanning Wireline, Wireless Networks, [...]