Ethernet Modules And Vrf Lite; Ethernet Modules - Nortel 8600 Configuration Manual

20 Ethernet module fundamentals

Ethernet modules and VRF Lite

Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Lite feature, added in Release 5.0,
enables the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 to be multiple virtual routers.
You can configure each VRF instance as a separate router; this
means that you can configure various routing protocols and associated
parameters for each instance. You can associate non0 VRF instances with
R series module ports (8648GTR, 8648GTRS, 8612XLRS, 8630GBR,
8634XGRS, 8648GBRS, 8683XLR, 8683XZR).
The Ethernet parameters (for example, Auto-negotiate, AdminDuplex, and
AdminSpeed) that you can edit for a VRF instance depend on whether the
port belongs to one, or more than one, VRF instance. For example, if a
port belongs to only one VRF, you can edit the Ethernet parameters of the
VRF. If a port belongs to more than one VRF instance, then you cannot
edit the Ethernet parameters of the VRF instance; you can edit only the
GlobalRouter port parameters. If a port belongs to a single non0 VRF,
then the VRF can change the port Ethernet parameters; if a port belongs
to multiple VRF instances, then only the Global Router can change this
port configuration.
For more information about VRF Lite, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
8600 Configuration — IP Routing (NN46205-523).

Ethernet modules

The following table shows supported Ethernet modules you can use to
provide Ethernet services using the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600.
Table 2
Ethernet modules
Module
8612XLRS
8630GBR
8634XGRS
8648GTR
8648GTRS
8648GBRS
8683XLR
8683XZR
The 8683XZR module can provide both 10 Gbit/s WAN and 10 Gbit/s
LAN connectivity. WAN Ethernet frames are enclosed within SONET or
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) payload to traverse the fiber-optic
link. Unlike the WAN 10 Gbit/s module, the LAN version module does not
Module description
12-port 10 Gbit/s LAN
30-port 1000Base-X SFP
2-port XFP, 24-port 1000Base-X SFP, 8-port RJ-45
48-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
48-port 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
48-port 1000Base-X SFP
3-port LAN 10GBase-X XFP
3-port 10GBase-X LAN/WAN XFP
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Configuration — Ethernet Modules
NN46205-503 04.01 21 December 2009
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