Nortel ERS 5500

Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 system or (ERS-5000) in computer networking are stackable layer 3 switches designed and manufactured by Nortel capable of stacking 8 switches in a 640-Gb/s Nortel FAST Stacking [ [http://products.nortel.com/go/product_assoc.jsp?segId=0&parId=0&rend_id=2583&contOid=100175856&prod_id=42140&locale=en-us Ethernet Routing Switch 5510 FAQ] ] configuration. The 5510 first appeared as an evolution of the Nortel Baystack product line.

The 55x0 switches have an integrated Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) [ [http://products.nortel.com/go/product_assoc.jsp?segId=0&parId=0&catId=-9205&rend_id=101&contOid=100171094&prod_id=49760&locale=en-us Ethernet Routing Switch Features & Benefits] ] built into every copper port, providing diagnostic monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of the connected cables allowing for the troubleshooting of cable defects (crimped, cut, shorted or damaged cables) from the telnet, SNMP, web and console management interfaces. This test provides a very reliable test to identify if the cable is good or faulty.

, Protocol, Port Number, Source or Destination ports, Packet Count, Byte count, or First or Last Packet Times. Multiple ports can be monitored simultaneously or individually. A license is required to enable this function.

Management of the ERS5530 is via Serial Console (which presents both a menu structure and a command line interface), A Web Interface or via the Nortel Device Manager, which uses SNMP to communicate with the device.

Models

¹ The second set of 12 10/100/1000 Ports share I/O with the SFP GBIC Interfaces. Where a GBIC is inserted, the corresponding copper port is disabled. This in effect allows a combination of 12 Copper + 12 SFP GIBC, 24 Copper and 0 SFP GBIC or any combination between.

² External power supply is required to supply more than 24 ports worth of PoE simultaneously.

ee also

* Nortel
* List of Nortel Products and Protocols
* Power over Ethernet
* Nortel Auto Unit Replacement
* List of Nortel Technologies

References

External links

* [http://www.nortel.com/products/02/bstk/switches/baystack_5520/collateral/tollyts205116.pdf Performance Evaluation of Nortel Resilient Terabit Cluster Solution]
* [http://www.nortel.com/products/02/bstk/switches/collateral/nn119200.pdf Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series]
* [http://www.tolly.com/ts/2008/Nortel/POE/Tolly208269NortelERSPOE.pdf Evaluation in "Green-IT environments vs. Cisco]
* [http://www.nortel.com/solutions/conv/collateral/tolly208298_nortel_converged_netenergy_costs_july08.pdf Energy Consumption and Projected Costs for a converged solution]