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Low Cost of OwnershipThe combination of the Alteon WSMwith the Passport 8600 provides thecontent-intelligent switching capabilitiesthat customers need with the high density,best-in-class Layer 2/3 routing andswitching features that they demand. Thecombination provides a solution thatreduces cost, decreases complexity, savesrack space, and increases performanceand scalability.The Ultimate in Flexibilityfor QoS - Filters,Prioritization, andPolicy SettingThe Alteon WSM features a powerfulpolicy engine that is the basis forcapabilities including access control liststhat support filtering, network addresstranslation, QoS tagging and trafficredirection/policy routing. Since Layer 4-7filtering is done on a session basis, insteadof packet-by-packet, the Alteon WSMdelivers unrivaled filtering performance.ApplicationsLoad Balancing and WebIntelligent Switching in theData CenterThe Alteon WSM provides a wealth ofbenefits in the data center. In addition toload balancing local and global servers,firewalls, VPNs, Intrusion DetectionServers and other devices, the AlteonWSM also features Layer 4 delayedbinding to protect Web sites from Denial-of-Service attacks. Web intelligentswitching features direct users’ requestsbased on a combination of Layer 7attributes, while the unique cookie insertmode enhances session-level persistencewithout requiring any server configurationchanges. Customers can offer preferentialservices and enforce SLAs based on theAlteon WSM’s bandwidth managementcapabilities. And the Alteon WSM alsosupports Web Cache Redirection (WCR)to transparently redirect user requests tocached content wherever possible,optimizing response time.Load Balancing for StreamingMedia ApplicationsFor Web sites using streaming media, theAlteon WSM’s innovative RTSP Serverload balancing features allows the switch toassociate an RTSP request with a streamingmedia session and assigns it to the mostappropriate server or cache based onconfigured load balancing metrics. Thisfeature is of particular value to customerswho want to offer live broadcasts, distancelearning, or revenue-generating services like“pay per view.”Load Balancing forWireless OperatorsThe Alteon WSM’s sophisticated mecha-nisms direct and redirect traffic to appro-priate wireless gateways and content serversto maintain high availability, improvescalability and offer persistence for wirelessapplicationsProvide SecurityWithout SlowdownThe Alteon WSM features a variety ofcapabilities designed to enhance Web sitesecurity while optimizing performance.Firewall Load Balancing, which canoperate simultaneously with Server LoadBalancing, ensures that traffic speedsthrough firewalls. Intrusion DetectionServer Load Balancing enables the use ofthis additional vital security measurewithout creating a slowdown or singlepoint of failure. And Layer 4 delayedbinding protects servers from Denial-of-Service attacks by not completing theconnection until the client has respondedto session setup.Great Reasons to Choosethe Passport 8000Routing SwitchComprehensive LAN/MANSupportThe Passport 8000 Routing Switch offers avariety of LAN technologies including10/100 Mbps and Gigabit EthernetEnvironment Specifications• Operating temperature5º to 40º C• Storage temperature-25º to 70º C• Operating humidity85% maximum relative humidity,non-condensing• Storage humidity95% maximum relative humidity,non-condensing• Operating altitude10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum• Storage altitude10,000 ft (3.000 m) maximum• Free Fall/DropISO 4180-s, NSTA 1A• VibrationIEC 68-2-6/34• Shock/BumpIEC 68-2-27-29Physical Specifications• Height:1.5 inches (3.8 cm)• Width:15.4 inches (39.1 cm)• Depth:18.5 includes (47.0 cm)• Weight (single module)10 lbs approximatePerformance Specifications• Mean Time Between Failure(MBTF): 80,000hrs• Frame Length9k (for WSM to WSM traffic) and1.9k through the 8600Technical Specificationsconnectivity. MAN technologies includePacket over SONET (PoS), ATM andExtended Gigabit Ethernet.Highly Redundant SolutionThe Passport 8000 is redundant atmultiple layers. Physical redundancy isaccomplished with N+1 redundant powersupplies, hot swappable modules and dualfan trays. Trunk level redundancy is accom-plished with Distributed Multi-LinkTrunking. Routing redundancy is accom-plished with Virtual Routing RedundancyProtocol (VRRP) and Equal Cost Multi-Path Routing (ECMP), available in afuture release.

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