Nortel Baystack

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Baystack is the brand name of a family of Ethernet switching products manufactured by Nortel Networks. The Nortel Baystack product line has since been replaced by newer Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) family.

1 Features
2 Network Protocols and Standards Compatibility
3 Models
4 Management
5 References

[edit] Features

Features and performance vary by model but in general the family supports:

Ethernet switching capable of throughput of up to 3 million packets per second
Ethernet Interfaces 10/100Base-TX ports, 100/1000Base-FX ports
Port Based VLANs
Protocol Based VLANs
RMON (Remote Monitoring) for Statistics, History, Alarms, Events
MultiLink Trunking (switch to switch or switch to server)
Port Mirroring
IGMP Snooping
VLAN Tagging (802.1q)
Traffic Prioritization (802.1p)
Stacking via redundant cascade cabling. This allows up to eight switches to be managed as one. (Model 450 only)
Multiple language support

[edit] Network Protocols and Standards Compatibility

IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD
IEEE 802.3 10 Base-T
IEEE 802.3 100 Base-U
IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges
IEEE 802.3 1000Base-SX/LX

[edit] Models

Baystack 303, 304, 410, 350, 450

[edit] Management

The Baystack switches are managed via telnet or direct console cable. The management interface is menu driven allowing for simple configuration. Higher end models are also configurable using Nortel’s Optivity Network Management System.