Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5530-24TFD Datasheet

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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5530-24TFD

Benefits

> Higher flexibility of deployment using high-density Gigabit copper or fiber connection — up to 192 10/100/1000 ports or 96 SFP ports in a stack

> Exceptional uplink performance utilizing dual 10-Gigabit ports — up to sixteen 10-Gigabit ports in a stack

> Flexible stacking across Ethernet Routing Switches 5510, 5520 and

5530 — stack is managed as a single entity with a single IP address

> Easy to configure using the USB interface

> Optimized intra-stack performance — with stacking bandwidth up to 640 Gbps

> Wire-speed operation with 160 Gbps switch fabric

> Minimal network downtime using resilient connectivity, fail-safe stacking and power redundancy

> Hardware-based Layer 3 routing at wire-speed

> Intelligence at the network edge with Quality of Service (QoS)

> Cost-effective plug-and-play stacking with built-in stacking ports

> Secure access and data traffic protection

The way in which businesses use LANs is changing and the performance requirement at the edge of the network is becoming more demanding. IP

Telephony and other collaborative applications are driving more traffic to the edge of the network. As file sizes continue to grow, users need more bandwidth. Quite simply, the convergence of voice, video, data and storage enables users to do more from their desktop. Time delay-sensitive applications benefit from higher bursting capabilities; therefore, end users’ quality of experience (QoE) is improved by deploying Gigabit desktop switches.

As more Gigabit desktops are deployed, the need for faster uplink is also impacted, driving the need for multiple

Gigabits links trunked together or 10-

Gigabit technology. Enterprises need to be able to address today’s increased demands and still prepare for the unknown demands of tomorrow. By reassessing how they’re using the wiring closet, they can achieve both goals, and be assured that their investments will be protected for a long time to come.

A new addition to the Nortel Ethernet

Routing Switch 5000 Series, the Nortel

Ethernet Routing Switch 5530-24TFD is a next-generation stackable 10/100/

1000/10000 Mbps Ethernet Layer 3 routing switch designed to provide high-density Gigabit desktop connectivity and Gigabit and 10-Gigabit fiber connectivity for aggregation for midsize and large enterprise customers’ wiring closets. The Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530 combines higher flexibility of deployment using Gigabit copper or fiber connections coupled with exceptional performance utilizing dual 10-Gigabit uplinks. The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 is a scalable and resilient solution that provides exceptional security features and support for enhanced convergence while minimizing capital and operational expenses.

Figure 1. Ethernet Routing Switch

5530-24TFD and stack of 5510,

5520 and 5530 Switches.

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530-

24TFD provides 24 10/100/1000

BASE-T RJ-45 ports, 12 shared Small

Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) slots, and

2 slots for 10-Gigabit Ethernet Small

Form-factor Pluggable (XFP) modules.

The switch includes two built-in stacking ports in a compact one rackunit high design. The Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530-24TFD may be utilized in standalone mode, or may be stacked together in a mixed stack of eight units with existing Ethernet Routing Switch

5510-24T/48T or 5520-24T/48T-

PWR devices.

High-density Gigabit desktop switching

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 provides up to 24 10/100/1000BASE-T

RJ-45 ports. As many as eight Ethernet

Routing Switch 5510, 5520 and 5530 models can be stacked to achieve up to

384 10/100/1000 ports for high-density

Gigabit desktop switching. The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 can also be used for server aggregation.

High-density Gigabit fiber switching

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 includes 12 SFP (Gigabit fiber) ports that are shared with 12 10/100/1000 ports, making it an ideal solution for aggregation of wiring closet switches.

Up to eight Ethernet Routing Switch

5530s models can be stacked to achieve up to 96 SFP ports for high-density

Gigabit fiber connection. The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 can also be used for server aggregation for servers with fiber NICs. IEEE 802.3z-compliant

1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX and

1000BASE-CWDM physical interface support provides flexibility in switch deployment.

Up to 16 10-Gigabit uplink ports in a stack

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 has dual built-in 10 Gigabit uplink ports

— ports 25 and 26 — for dedicated uplink connectivity to network core switches such as the Ethernet Routing

Switch 8600 (formerly known as

Passport 8600). Using the proven

Distributed Multi-Link Trunking

(DMLT) resiliency feature, up to 16

10-Gigabit XFP ports are available for uplink connectivity in a full stack — among the highest in the market.

The higher uplink performance optimizes the Gigabit data traffic from wiring closets to the network core and improves business productivity.

The 10-Gigabit ports can also be used for 10-Gigabit server connections.

IEEE 802.3ae-compliant 10GBASE-LR,

10GBASE-ER and 10GBASE-SR interfaces are supported.

Switch fabric architecture offering non-blocking wirespeed performance

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 has a high-performance Layer 3 switching fabric with a maximum of 160 Gbps forwarding bandwidth and wire-speed performance.

Layer 3 IP routing

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 architecture supports wire-speed Layer

3 IP routing with static and local route support. The Ethernet Routing Switch

5530 supports high-performance wirespeed IP routing between VLANs. IP routing with static routes at the edge improves the network performance as the packets do not have to go to the core and the routing takes place within the switch or stack.

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 supports the DHCP (Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol) Relay feature providing the system with the ability to relay DHCP requests to the DHCP server and eliminates the need for a

DHCP server on every subnet. It forwards a request for an IP address from a client to a DHCP server across subnets.

Software feature enhancements are planned to include support for routing protocols such as Routing Information

Protocol (RIP v1/v2), OSPF and VRRP.

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Compact form factor

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 is offered in a compact one-rack unit high design that results in significant space and cost savings in the wiring closet.

Innovative FAST stacking design

Nortel’s innovative FAST (Flexible

Advanced Stacking Technology) stacking design of the Ethernet Routing

Switch 5000 Series allows for simultaneous bidirectional traffic flow on each stacking port (Figure 2). In a full stack, this design yields up to 640 Gbps stacking bandwidth.

This design supports an optimal data flow across the stack using a shortest path algorithm.

Most vendors today employ a traditional ring architecture, meaning that a packet travels on the ring in only one direction. For example, in a stack of eight switches, if a packet needs to go from unit 2 to unit 3, it can get there in a single hop. But if a packet needs to go from unit 3 to unit 2, then it has to traverse from 3 to 4, 4 to 5, 5 to 6, and so on until it reaches unit 2. This requires seven hops.

Nortel’s FAST stack design uses the shortest past algorithm, which means that the packet would traverse directly from unit 3 to unit 2 in a single hop.

Plug-and-play stacking with built-in stacking ports

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 has built-in stacking ports for faster, plugand-play stacking. This is more costeffective as cascade modules are not required. This stacking design frees up both of the uplink ports for dedicated connectivity to the backbone or highspeed servers. The Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530 is shipped with a cascade cable (1.5 feet). In addition, cascade cables are also available in different lengths — 1.5 feet, 10 feet and 5 meters (16.4 feet) — to cover a variety of stacking needs.

Figure 2. Innovative FAST stacking architecture

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Recessed connectors

Figure 3. Plug-and-play stacking with recessed stack connectors

Recessed stacking connectors for higher reliability

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 is designed with recessed stacking connectors that save premium closet space and protect the integrity of the stack from accidental contact

(Figure 3).

Ethernet Switch Software

The Ethernet Switch Software for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000

Series is a single software image that allows the 5510, 5520 and Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530s to stack together.

The Ethernet Switch Software simplifies network operations by reducing the number of steps required for switch software updates. Only a single image needs to be downloaded from the

640 Gbps

Max stacking bandwidth for the stack

As shown here, a unit can simultaneously have traffic flow to each adjacent unit at 40 Gbps full duplex.

Upstream traffic

40 Gbp s

80 Gbps stacking bandwidth per switch

40

Gbp s

Downstream traffic

Nortel support site for all Ethernet

Routing Switch 5000 types. The image needs to be loaded only to the base unit of the stack which automatically loads it to other switches in the stack.

Ethernet Switch Software features

Newly released software is downloadable from the Web and supports the following new major features:

• Auto Unit Replacement

• New Unit Quick Configuration

• IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)

• Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

(MSTP) over MLT

• Domain Naming Services (DNS)

• Per Port BaySecure

• Dual Configuration

• Many to 1 Port Mirroring

• IP Directed Broadcast

• Port-based Quality of Service

Policy Support

• Security Wizard

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Auto Unit replacement feature

In the unlikely event that a switch fails in a stack, the affected switch can easily be replaced without service interruption. This feature allows the administrator of a switch stack to quickly replace a switch that has failed in the stack. With Auto Unit Replacement, when a switch fails in a stack configuration, the failed switch is removed from the stack and the replacement switch is automatically updated with most of the failed switch’s configuration.

New Unit Quick Configuration

This feature provides the capability to automatically apply default parameters to all the ports of a switch when it is added to a stack or when a switch is added to a standalone switch to create a stack. These default parameters include

VLAN ID, Port Speed, Duplex Settings,

PVID and Spanning Tree Groups.

IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)

This feature will allow IP traffic to be sampled and classified into different flows based on certain parameters such as IP protocol, destination IP address and source IP address. This information will be collected by the switch. In a future release of software there will be a process to export this information to a collector device which will assist in interpreting the data.

MSTP over MLT

The MSTP over MLT feature will add the capability for ports participating in a Multi-Link Trunk to be in different

Spanning Tree Groups. This feature allows Multiple STGs to exist on the

MLT ports.

Domain Naming Services (DNS)

Domain Naming Services (DNS) enhancements in Software Release 4.2

will add new name resolution services that will allow for the querying of up to three DNS servers at a time for redundant name look-up.

Per Port BaySecure

This security feature will enable the administrator to authorize a number of MAC addresses that will be allowed to use a specific port. These MAC addresses will in turn be added to the

MAC Security Address Table until they reach their age out limit of 65535 minutes and are deleted.

Dual Configuration

This feature will allow the storage of more than one configuration file in the flash memory of the switch or stack.

This will allow the switch administrator to choose the switch or stack configuration to use when booting.

Many to 1 Port Mirroring

This feature will allow mirroring of multiple ports to a single monitoring port. The user will be able to select the monitor port, the mirrored ports and the type of mirrored traffic.

IP Directed Broadcast

This feature will allow the switch to take an incoming unicast frame and determine if it is a directed broadcast for one of its interfaces. If so, it will then forward the datagram onto the appropriate network using a link-layer broadcast.

Port-based Quality of Service

Policy Support

This feature allows users to assign ports to QoS Policies.

Multi-Link Trunking

Multi-Link Trunking (MLT) enables grouping of links between the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5510 and another switch or server to provide greater bandwidth with active redundant links.

Nortel’s unique Distributed Multi-Link

Trunking (DMLT) feature allows trunked ports to span multiple units of the stack for fail-safe connectivity to mission-critical servers and the network center (Figure 4). The Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530 supports up to six trunks per switch or stack, with each trunk consisting of up to four members and providing up to 16-Gbps bandwidth per trunk using Gigabit ports.

The Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) feature of Ethernet Routing Switch

8600 eliminates single points of failure in the network and allows wiring closet switches, such as the Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530, to have multiple active connections to the network core

(Figure 4). All links from a distributed multi-link trunk can be active simultaneously. This allows customers to load-balance their network, double the bandwidth and use all the ports they have paid for.

By combining the reliability of the

Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 with the Ethernet Routing Switch 5530’s resilient trunking features — including

DMLT, MLT and bi-directional FAST stacking, Nortel has created the next generation of flexible networking solutions. The Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530 is architected to support

SMLT and Inter Switch Trunk (IST) in the future † .

IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation

IEEE 802.3ad provides an industrystandard method for bundling multiple links together to form a single trunk between two networking devices. Both

Dynamic Link Aggregation Group

(LAG) trunks and MLT trunks with up to six LAG or MLT groups are supported. Once configured, the

Link Aggregation Group (LAG) or trunk group is managed by the Link

Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).

Link Aggregation allows more than four links to be configured in one LAG.

The first four high priority links will be active links and the lower priority link will be a standby link. When one of the active links goes down, a standby link will become active.

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Figure 4. Enterprise solution

Aggregation

5510 Stack

Gigabit links

Distributed

Multi-Link Trunks

470 Switch stack

10 Gigabit links

10/100/1000 connections

5530 Stack

Split Multi-Link Trunks

All ports active

8600 Switch Inter Switch

Trunk

10/100 connections

Desktop users

8600 Switch

Distributed

Multi-Link Trunks

Desktop users

Servers Servers

Integrated Time Domain

Reflectometer (TDR) †

For advanced resiliency, the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 is architected to include an integrated TDR. This feature will simplify troubleshooting of the physical cable plant, enabling

IT managers to quickly identify the failing mechanism and isolate to the source of the problem, helping ensure maximum uptime of the network.

Through remote and non-invasive diagnosis of cabling issues such as cable opens, cable shorts or impedance mismatch in the cable and report, within one meter, the distance of the fault. The switch can detect and report these issues without unplugging cables and plugging in expensive cable testers. (Feature supported with future software release.)

Redundant power

Redundant Power Supply support can be provided using Ethernet Routing

Switch RPS 15. The RPS 15 Power

Supply Solution consists of a chassis that can accommodate up to three

600-Watt RPS modules. Each 600-watt module can power an Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530. In the unlikely event the power supply in the switch fails, the

RPS 15 will keep supplying power without requiring a device reboot.

During normal operation, the RPS load shares with the power supply in the network device, thereby increasing the life expectancy of the power supply.

IPv6 filtering and classification support for future applications

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 is able to identify, prioritize, classify and redirect IPv6 traffic to a router. These switches can address the need for larger addressing and tighter security as the networks grow.

Jumbo frame support for larger file applications

Jumbo frame support of up to 9,216 bytes is provided on each port for applications requiring large frames such as graphics and video applications.

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 features USB ports on the front panel adjacent to the console port and on the back panel. The addition of USB ports will enable switch administrators to perform tasks that were previously completed through TFTP with a commonly available USB Mass Storage

Device (“flash drive” or “thumb drive”).

These tasks include Software Download,

ASCII Configuration File Generation and Download and Syslog Copying.

Quality of Service (QoS)

The QoS features of the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 allow users to not only utilize bandwidth more efficiently, optimizing existing network resources and capabilities, but also provide packet classification and marking at the edge of the network, simplifying the QoS deployment at the aggregation and core of the network. By classifying, prioritizing, policing and marking

LAN traffic (based on DiffServ, Code

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Point and 802.1p), networks can offer reliable connectivity and required bandwidth for mission-critical applications, such as IP Telephony, to specific groups, users and individual devices.

For each of these applications, advanced

QoS features support Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the standard

DiffServ QoS architecture — a packet classification based on the content of IP packet header fields (voice, video, data)

— as well as traffic policing.

QoS and policy management

DiffServ QoS enables networks to read, alter, prioritize, tag or mark IP packets based upon information embedded in the Type of Service (ToS) field. The level of service can be marked in the embedded information inside the ToS field of each IP packet. DiffServ is based on the ToS field. The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 has applicationspecific integrated circuits (ASICs) to enable the DiffServ Code Point

(DSCP) to be mapped to the IEEE

802.1p user priority bits to provide consistent QoS at Layer 3 (IP) and

Layer 2 (Ethernet). The QoS policies can be configured via the switch’s builtin Web-based management tools to facilitate QoS. Alternatively, Enterprise

Policy Manager (formerly Optivity

Policy Services) can be utilized for dynamic end-to-end enterprise-wide policy and QoS management.

Simplified QoS

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 supports Nortel Service Classes (NSC), which provide simplified QoS provisioning. NSC provides factory-default

QoS configurations, eliminating the complexities often associated with

QoS-enabled network deployments.

NSC provides default settings such as:

• DSCP marking per class

• DiffServ forwarding behavior

(PHB) per class

• DSCP to queue mapping

• DSCP to 802.1p mapping

• Default scheduler per class

By classifying the traffic and placing it into an NSC, complex QoS configurations are eliminated. NSC simplifies the deployment of a QoS-enabled network with Nortel switching solutions, using a Web-based interface. This not only saves on provisioning time but most importantly, ensures that the QoS functions are provisioned consistently across the network.

Queuing function

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 provides network availability for mission-critical applications, devices and users by classifying, prioritizing and marking LAN IP traffic using up to eight hardware-based queues on every port including the stacking ports. This is based on the following parameters:

• MAC address-based filtering

• IP ToS/DSCP marking

• IP source address/destination address or subnets

• TCP/UDP source/destination port/port range

• IEEE 802.1p user priority bits

• Ingress source port

• IP Protocol ID (e.g., TCP, UDP, IGMP)

• EtherType (e.g., IP, IPX)

• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN ID

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 also has the ability to read packets that have been marked from other devices such as the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600.

Additionally, weighted round robin prevents normal priority traffic from being starved by expedited traffic

(on a per-packet basis). The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 also supports strict priority queuing.

Quality of Service provisioning

With Enterprise Policy Manager software, policies can be created through a simple and intuitive drag-and-drop workflow. Enterprise Policy Manager is the Policy Decision Point in a DiffServ

QoS implementation.

Further benefits include:

• Simple intuitive policy creation

• Ability to re-use common filter sets

• Provision of a network-wide view of policies currently in use

• Ability to avoid QoS provisioning errors

• Centrally managed DSCP and

802.1p queue mapping tables

• Saved time in provisioning the network — as thousands of CLI or

Web transactions are reduced to a few simple actions

Traffic policing

Traffic policing enables provisioning of different levels of service by limiting traffic throughput at the ingress

(incoming) port of the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530. For example, if a port is set to a certain speed, such as

10 Mbps, all traffic under 10 Mbps on that port will pass, and traffic that exceeds 10 Mbps on that same port is dropped. Service providers will find this especially useful to control bandwidth to their customers. Up to 64 traffic meters per port are provided and yield higher resolution for control.

Traffic shaping

Traffic shaping offers the ability to limit traffic on each port. While traffic policing is needed to provide different levels of service to data streams on the ingress ports, traffic shaping is needed to smooth the traffic from the egress ports. The Ethernet Routing Switch

5530 supports port-based traffic shaping. Enterprises working with service providers or carriers utilize this feature when they are deploying

Ethernet in place of the traditional

Frame Relay, ISDN or ATM WAN access solutions.

Enhanced security

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 offers the highest level of security with features including Secure Shell (SSH),

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), IEEE

802.1x based security (also known as

Extensible Authentication Protocol

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[EAP]), assignment of proper VLAN and priority, user-based policies † ,

Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMPv3), IP Manager List, MAC address-based security, and Remote

Authentication Dial-In User Service

(RADIUS) authentication.

SSHv2 supports strong authentication and encrypted communications. It allows network administrators to log into the switch from an SSH client and perform a secure Telnet session using

CLI commands. This feature is ideal for security-conscious customers, such as federal governments. SSL provides a secure Web management interface and makes it easy for the network administrator to configure and manage a switch using a common Web browser.

For added security, the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 supports the

802.1x-based security feature. The

IEEE 802.1x-based security feature limits access to the network based on user credentials. A user is required to

“login” to the network using a username/password; the user database is maintained on the authentication server

(not the switch). Network connectivity without password authorization is prevented. This feature is useful where the network is not 100 percent physically secure or where physical security needs enhancement; for example, banks, trading rooms or classroom training facilities.

This feature supports client access to the network and interoperates with

Microsoft Windows XP and other compliant 802.1x clients. 802.1x is also known as Extensible Authentication

Protocol (EAP).

Multiple Host Multiple Authentication

(MHMA) adds support for allowing more than one authenticated host per port. MHMA will support up to 32

EAP clients per port with each client on a port required to complete authentication before sending data packets.

The Guest VLAN feature will allow devices to send data on an EAP-enabled port when no authorized hosts are present. Guest VLANs are configured on at the switch or stack level but are enabled at the port level.

SNMPv3 provides user authentication and data encryption for higher security.

It also offers secure configuration and monitoring.

IP Manager List limits access to the management features of the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 by a defined list of IP addresses or IP address ranges/ subnets, providing greater network security and manage-ability.

BaySecure MAC address-based security allows authentication of all access, not only to the switches for management and configurations, but also access to the infrastructure through these switches. This software feature limits access to only network authorized and trusted personnel, including full tracking of network connections. With

BaySecure, network access is granted or denied via proper MAC-address identification (up to a maximum of

448). In addition, with the Distributed

Access List Security feature, network access is granted or denied on a per-port basis. The Ethernet Routing Switch

5530 also provides RADIUS authentication for switch security management.

The Security Wizard makes it easy to enable Denial of Service (DoS) protection features. Denial of Service protection enhancements allow administrators to automatically enable protection against such DoS attacks as ARP

(Address Resolution Protocol) Spoofing, provide dynamic DHCP Inspection,

Default Gateway protection, BPDU

(Bridge Protocol Data Unit) Blocker, and several other common attacks.

Fail-safe stacking

A key differentiator for the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5500 Series is their resilient stacking feature. The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5500 Series can stack up to eight units with a cascade stacking design, assuring continuous uptime even if a single switch in the stack should fail. A stack may be created using any combination of 5510,

5520 and Ethernet Routing Switch

5530s. A loop-back or cascade cable is used to seamlessly connect the entire stack to provide no single point of failure. In the unlikely event of a switch failure, traffic performance is maintained at 40 Gbps on the immediate units on either direction of the failed unit via a ‘wrapping’ method; the remaining units in the stack continue to send traffic bi-directionally at full bandwidth capability of 80 Gbps per switch.

Figure 5. Fail-safe stacking

In the unlikely event of a switch failure, the stack integrity is maintained: remaining switches continue to work as a stack.

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80 Gbps

80 Gbps

80 Gbps

MAC addresses

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 supports up to 16,000 MAC addresses per switch or stack. For deployment of large-scale, enterprise networks with many attached devices and workgroups, this permits scalability to be achieved in a cost-effective manner.

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VLAN support

VLANs can be established for each switch to extend the broadcast domain and segment network traffic. These

VLANs can be spread among portbased or protocol-based VLANs. The

VLANs can be on a standalone switch or across a stack. Protocol-based

VLANs allow switch ports to be assigned to a broadcast domain based on the protocol information within the packet. These VLANs localize broadcast traffic and assure that the specified protocol type packets are sent only to the protocol-based VLAN ports. The Ethernet Routing Switch

5530 has been architected to support up to 4,000 VLANs. The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 also supports per

VLAN Tagging option on each port.

IGMP snooping

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 features IP Multicast support by examining (‘snooping’) all Internet Group

Multicast Protocol (IGMP) traffic in hardware at line rate, and pruning unwanted data streams from affecting network or end-station performance.

Up to 256 IGMP groups are supported.

Multiple Spanning Tree protocol groups

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 supports multiple Spanning Tree

Groups (STGs), either in a single standalone switch or distributed across a stack. STGs provide multiple data paths that can be used for load-balancing and redundancy.

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 has been architected to support up to 256

STGs. The switch architecture will also support IEEE 802.1s

† and 802.1w

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Nortel Network Command

Line Interface (NNCLI)

The NNCLI is used to automate general management and configuration of the Ethernet Routing Switch 5530.

The NNCLI is used through a Telnet session or through the serial port on the console.

ASCII configuration files

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 can download a user-editable ASCII configuration file from a TFTP (Trivial

File Transfer Protocol) server. The

ASCII configuration file can be loaded automatically at boot time or ondemand using the management systems

(console menus or CLI). Once downloaded, the configuration file automatically configures the switch or stack according to the NNCLI commands in the file. This feature provides administrators with the flexibility of creating command configuration files that can be used on several switches or stacks with minor modifications.

The configuration settings of the switch can be displayed or saved to an external

ASCII configuration file made up of a series of CLI commands. This editable

ASCII configuration file can then be uploaded to a switch from an external file server. The ASCII configuration file contains configuration settings for the following network management applications:

• Core applications (system information, topology, etc.)

• Internet Protocol

• Multi-Link Trunking (MLT)

• Port configuration

• Partial Spanning Tree configuration, including configuration of port priority and path cost

• VLAN configuration

• Quality of Service (QoS)

• RMON

Custom Auto-negotiation

Advertisements

This feature enables the network manager to tune the capabilities that a particular Ethernet port can advertise via auto-negotiation. The capabilities include half-duplex and full-duplex modes with speeds of 10, 100 and 1000

Mbps. Auto-negotiated Ethernet ports establish a connection based upon the highest common capabilities.

This feature saves the network manager from having to go to each workstation and switch to configure a “fixed” speed.

Customizable Queue/Buffer

Allocation

Using this feature, the network administrator is able to specify the number of CoS queues supported and the buffering resources that may be consumed by a given port. It allows the network administrator to tune the use of system resources based upon their business needs.

Auto MDI/MDIX

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 can be connected to a computer or another switch quickly and cost-effectively with either a crossover or straight through cable. When a cable is connected to one of the 10/100/1000 ports on the switch, the switch port automatically detects the energy on the cable and configures itself. This feature eliminates the need for an MDI/MDIX port; any port may be used for connection to a hub or switch.

Common look and feel

All Ethernet Routing Switch 5000

Series switches, including the Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530, have a common

“look and feel” which reduces training costs. This allows the switches to be managed in a similar fashion via a broad set of management tools. These tools include Web, Java ™ -based Device

Manager (JDM), Command Line

Interface (CLI), menus, Enterprise

Network Management System (formerly known as Optivity Network Management System [ONMS]), Enterprise

Switch Manager (formerly known as

Optivity Switch Manager [OSM]), and Enterprise Policy Manager.

Web-based management

Web-based network management makes managing the Ethernet Routing

Switch 5500 stack easy with a Web browser. Summary, configuration, fault, statistics, application, administration

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and support pages can be provided for the entire stack. Traffic classification and prioritization can be set via the

Web-based QoS Wizard and advanced configuration tool. Real-time sampling provides up-to-date LED statistical information for stacked units. The

Web interface also allows for static configuration of numerous parameters of the device.

Network management

On-box management

Network management begins with the device. The Ethernet Routing Switch

5530 supports four groups of Remote

Monitoring (RMON) on all ports and are SNMPv3-compliant. RMON2 support is achievable via port mirroring and the use of an external probe. The

SNMP agent software resides in the switch and uses the information it collects to provide management for all ports in the stack providing comprehensive network monitoring capabilities.

Configuration management

The process of configuration begins with a single device but finishes across multiple devices. Java Device Manager is the device configuration tool for those functions that require communicating with a single device. It uses a common user interface and workflow that supports many Nortel Ethernet switches. This commonality allows the network manager to become familiar with one tool instead of multiple tools.

Enterprise Switch Manager is another tool that performs the configuration functions such as VLAN assignments,

MLT and Multicast across multiple

Nortel Ethernet switches.

Policy-management

Enterprise Policy Manager — a suite of policy-management software that enforces business-level policies automatically across the network supports the

Ethernet Routing Switch 5530. The software supports network managers by providing centralized control of advanced packet classification and the ability to priority mark, police, meter or block traffic.

Fault management and resolution

With Enterprise Network Management

System, the network manager has quick access to the information required to manage and isolate all network events on the Ethernet Routing Switch 5530.

Tools, such as Physical Topology View, inform the network manager how a particular event is affecting the physical connectivity within the network. The

‘End Node Locate’ tool provides the ability to locate a failing end node and, with one mouse click, provide access to the RMON statistics for the failing

Ethernet port supporting that end node. These solutions provide visual and statistical tools necessary to quickly resolve any network event or to manage performance in real-time. The Ethernet

Routing Switch 5530 supports “syslog” capability that helps in troubleshooting network issues.

Port mirroring

The port mirroring feature (sometimes referred to as ‘conversation steering’) allows the network administrator to designate a single switch port as a traffic monitor for a specified port. Port-based monitoring can be specified for ingress and egress at a specific port. MAC address-based mirroring can also be specified. Additionally, an external probe device can be attached to the designated monitor port.

User Interface push-button

The User Interface push-button on the front panel is provided for ease of use in configuring the unit. It can be used for the purpose of base unit selection and for resetting the unit or the stack.

LED indicators

The LED indicators on the front panel make it easy to monitor the switch status and help in isolating and diagnosing switch problems.

General indicators include “Pwr”,

“Status”, “RPSU”, “Base unit”, “Up” and “Down”. Each 10/100/1000 port includes LED for “Speed” and

“LNK/ACT” functions. Lastly, the dual 10 Gigabit XFP ports include two LEDs labeled Tx (Transmit) and

Rx (Receive) for each port.

Warranty

All Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 switches offer a lifetime warranty.

Enterprises demand quality products and companies that stand behind them.

The switch is guaranteed for the life of the product. Go to www.nortel.com for further details.

Summary

With more than 100 years in telecommunications, Nortel is uniquely positioned to help your business reduce costs by combining voice and data into an integrated system. Why take a chance on a vendor that only understands part of the equation? Let us show you how the Ethernet Routing

Switch 5530, along with other Nortel products, can increase your profitability, streamline your business operations, increase productivity and help you gain the competitive edge.

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Table 1. Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 technical specifications

Technical specifications

Physical specifications

Weight: 6.5 kg (14 1/2 lbs)

Height: 4.45 cm (1.75 in)

Width: 43.82 cm (17.25 in)

Depth: 38.74 cm (15.25 in)

Performance specifications

Maximum Switch fabric bandwidth: 192 Gbps for the switch; Up to 1,563 Gbps for the full stack

Typical Switch fabric bandwidth: 168 Gbps for the switch; Up to 1,344 Gbps for the full stack

Maximum Stacking bandwidth: 96 Gbps for the switch; Up to 768 Gbps for the full stack

Typical Stacking bandwidth: 80 Gbps for the switch; Up to 640 Gbps for the full stack

Maximum data throughput: 704 Gbps for a full stack of 5530s

Frame forwarding rate: 65.5 Mpps (million packets per second); 523.8 Mpps for a full stack of 8 5530s

Port forwarding/ filtering performance

For 10 Mbps: 14,880 pps maximum (64-byte packets)

For 100 Mbps: 148,810 pps maximum

For 1000 Mbps: 1,488,100 pps maximum

For 10 Gbps: 14,880,950 pps maximum

Address database size: 6,000 entries at line rate (16,000 entries without flooding)

Addressing: 48-bit MAC address

Frame length: 64 to 1518 bytes (IEEE 802.1Q Untagged)

64 to 1,522 bytes (IEEE 802.1Q Tagged)

Jumbo frame support: Up to 9,216 bytes

Multi-Link Trunks: Six trunks, four members per trunk

VLANs: 256 port-based or protocol-based VLANs Tagging option

Multiple Spanning Tree Groups: Up to eight STGs

Interface options 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/RJ-45 (8-pin modular) connectors for Auto MDI/MDI-X interface

1000BASE-T with auto-polarity

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 1000BASE-SX uses short wavelength 850 nm MTRJ or LC type fiber optic connectors supports the following SFP GBICs: to connect devices over multimode (275m, 62.5um core or 550m, 50.0um core) fiber optic cable

1000BASE-LX uses long wavelength 1300nm duplex LC type fiber optic connector to connect devices over single mode (10km, 9um core) fiber optic cable

1000BASE-CWDM uses long wavelength 1470, 1490, 1510, 1530, 1550, 1570, 1590, 1610nm LC type fiber optic connector to connect devices over single mode (40km, 9um core or 70km,

9um core) fiber optic cable

The Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 10GBASE-LR uses wavelength 1310nm, Single mode fiber, up to 10Km, LC connector supports the following 10GBASE-ER uses wavelength 1550nm, Single mode fiber, up to 40Km, LC connector

10 Gigabit XFPs: 10GBASE-SR uses wavelength 850nm, Multi mode fiber (22m @ 62.5um/160MHz/km MMF, or 33m @ 62.5um/200MHz/km MMF, or 66m @ 62.5um/500 MHz/km MMF, or 82m @

50um/500MHz/km MMF, or 300m @ 50um/2000MHz/km MMF) , LC connector

Network protocol and IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T (ISO/IEC 8802 3, Clause 14) standards compatibility IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX (ISO/IEC 8802-3, Clause 25)

IEEE 802.3u Autonegotiation on Twisted Pair (ISO/IEC 8802-3, Clause 28)

IEEE 802.3x (10/100 Flow Control)

IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX

IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit XFP

IEEE 802.1d MAC Bridges (ISO/IEC 10038)

IEEE 802.1p (Prioritizing)

IEEE 802.1Q (VLAN Tagging)

IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol

IEEE 802.3ad (manual/static)

IEEE 802.3ad (LACP)

IEEE 802.1s

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IEEE 802.1w

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IETF DiffServ

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Table 1. Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 technical specifications (continued)

Technical specifications

RFC support RFC 1213 (MIB-II); RFC 1493 (Bridge MIB); RFC 1573 (IF-MIB); RFC 2863 (Interfaces Group MIB); RFC 2665 (Ethernet

MIB); RFC 2737 (Entity MIBv2); RFC 2819 (RMON MIB); RFC 1757 (RMON); RFC 1271 (RMON); RFC 1157 (SNMP); RFC

2570 (SNMPv3); RFC 2571 (SNMP Frameworks); RFC 2573 (SNMPv3 Applications); RFC 2574 (SNMPv3 USM); RFC 2575

(SNMPv3 VACM); RFC 2576 (SNMPv3); RFC 2572 (SNMP Message Processing) RFC 791 (IP); RFC 792 (ICMP); RFC 793

(TCP); RFC 783 (TFTP); RFC 826 (ARP); RFC 768 (UDP); RFC 854 (TELNET); RFC951 (Bootp); RFC 2236 (IGMPv2); RFC

1112 (IGMPv1); RFC 1945 (HTTP v1.0); RFC 2138 (RADIUS); RFC 894 (IP over Ethernet); RFC 2674 (Q MIB); RFC 1058/RFC

1723 (RIPv1/v2) † ; RFC 2030 (SNTP [Simple NTP])

Table 2. Ethernet Routing Switch 5530 ordering information

Ordering information

AL1001?07

** Ethernet Routing Switch 5530-24TFD with 24-port 10/100/1000 + 12 shared SFP ports + 2 x 10 Gigabit XFP Ports, built-in stacking ports & a 1.5’ cascade cable

AL2011013 Console cable for use with Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 and Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 switches

AL2018009 5000-SRC Cascade Return Cable (3 foot)

AL2018010 5000-SSC Cascade Cable (1 foot)

AL2018011 5510-SSC Cascade Cable (1.5 feet)

AL2018013 5510-SSC Cascade Cable (10 feet)

AL2018014 5510-SSC Cascade Cable (5 meter/16.4 feet)

AA1403001 10GBASE-LR XFP (1310nm, Single mode fiber, up to 10Km, LC connector)

AA1403003 10GBASE-ER XFP (1550nm, Single mode fiber, up to 40Km, LC connector)

AA1403005 10GBASE-SR XFP (850nm, Multi-mode fiber, up to 300m, LC connector)

AA1419013 1-port 1000BASE-SX SFP GBIC (LC connector)

AA1419014

AA1419015

1-port 1000BASE-SX SFP GBIC (MT-RJ connector)

1-port 1000BASE-LX SFP GBIC (LC connector)

AA1419025 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1470nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419026 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1490nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419027 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1510nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419028 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1530nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419029 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1550nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419030 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1570nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419031 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1590nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419032 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1610nm Wavelength (40km), LC connector

AA1419033 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1470nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

AA1419034 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1490nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

AA1419035 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1510nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

AA1419036 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1530nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

AA1419037 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1550nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

AA1419038 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1570nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

AA1419039 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1590nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

AA1419040 1-port 1000BASE-CWDM SFP GBIC – 1610nm Wavelength (70km), LC connector

** The seventh character (?) of the switch order number must be replaced with the proper code to indicate desired product nationalization:

“A” – No power cord included

“B” – Includes European “Schuko” power cord common in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden

“C” – Includes power cord commonly used in the United Kingdom and Ireland

“D” – Includes power cord commonly used in Japan

“E” – Includes North American power cord

“F” – Includes Australian power cord, also commonly used in New Zealand and the People’s Republic of China

†

Future software release

Table 3. Maintenance services

Ordering information

GW5300A08 Software Release Subscription Services—Basic

GU5300A08 Software Release Subscription Services—Plus

GE5300A08 Technical Support Service

GL5300A08 Return & Replace Service

GF5300A08 Managed Spares Services Pack - Next Business Day

GH5300A08 Managed Spares Services Pack - 4 Hour 7x24

GJ5300A08 Managed On-Site with Spares Services Pack—Next Business Day

GN5300A08 Managed On-Site with Spares Services Pack—4 Hour 7x24

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