Nortel Passport 8306

Nortel Passport 8306 ... applications require a smarter class of switch, one designed to respond to the needs of the enterprise with performance, capacity, converged communications, enhanced security and control, IP services, and ease of manageability.

As enterprises evolve their networking architectures to provide end-to-end intelligence services that are able to respond and adapt to the changing needs of the enterprise, the Passport 8300 is the wiring closet switch that can deliver the performance, capacity, and resiliency to ensure an easier transition and simplified management of the network today and into the future.

The Passport 8300 delivers wire-speed switching and routing over copper and fiber media. The Passport 8300 modules support a high-performance Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching architecture that delivers 160 Gbps of switching capacity for application performance required by enterprise applications. Supporting up to 400 ports per chassis, the Passport 8300 will scale to meet the needs of the medium and large enterprise environment. All modules, fans, and power supplies are hot swappable, ensuring maximum flexibility in maintaining the uptime of your network.