MERS 8600CO | |
Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8610CO | |
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Height: | 35.0 in. (88.9 cm) |
Width: | 17.4 in. (44.2 cm) |
Depth: | 23.7 in. (60.2 cm) |
Weight (empty): (fully loaded): |
184 lb (83.5 kg) 315 lb (142.9 kg) |
Rack mountable: | Yes, 19-inch standard rack |
Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 or MERS 8600 is a modular chassis router and/or switch manufactured by Nortel now acquired by Ciena. The MERS 8600 supports the Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB), Provider Backbone Transport (PBT) technologies and carrier class Operations Administration & Maintenance (OAM) tools. [1]
Configurable as a 1.440 Terabit Switch cluster using SMLT and RSMLT protocols,[2] cluster failover (normally less than 100 millisecond).[3]
BT uses the MERS 8600 PBB/PBT technologies in its 21st Century Network (21CN)[4] and India has selected this platform for the most extensive IP network ever deployed by an international airport in India.[5]
The MERS 8600 has 3 chassis options
The chassis can be configured with one or two CPU modules (8692SF), and is normally configured with two or three load balancing power supplies.