Avaya ERS 5600 Series

Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 Series

Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 Series or (ERS 5600) in computer networking terms are stackable routers and switches designed and manufactured by Avaya. The ERS 5600 Switches can be stacked up to 8 units high to create a 1.152 Tbit/s backplane^[1][2] through the Flexible Advanced Stacking Technology (FAST) stacking technology^[3][4] configuration. The 5600 Series consists of five stackable models^[5][6] that can be mixed and matched together with other ERS 5600 models or other ERS 5500 models to meet configuration requirements.^[7] Additionally the ports on the switches incorporates the Avaya Energy Saver (AES) which can manage and dim down (reduce the wattage requirements of each port and/or the PoE wattage) the power requiremenrts to save energy across all switches in the enterprise. ^{[8] [9]}

The switches have an integrated time-domain reflectometer (TDR) built into every copper port, providing the ability to accomplish diagnostic monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of the connected cables. This allows the equipment manager the ability to test and troubleshoot the cables for defects (crimped, cut, shorted or damaged cables) without going out to the switch room to test the cables from the switch to the end equipment. The tests can be accomplished on a single port or on multiple ports at the same time.^[10] The test can be accomplished through the command line or through one of several Graphical user interfaces called Device Manager (DM), Java Device Manager (JDM) or Enterprise Device Manager (EDM).

History

In 2008 this Switch became available with the software release 6.0, which could be loaded on the newer 5600 models or the original 5500 models. The developmental history of this system extends back to the BayStack 5000 family shortly after the technology was bought from Bay Networks.^[11] Software version 6.0 added PIM-SM and Dual Agents. In June 2009 Software version 6.1 was released removing the licensing requirements for the IP Flow Information Export {IPFIX} feature, added force stack mode, and several security features. In July 2010 software version 6.2 became available adding Avaya Energy Saver, Bi-directional monitor port, and environmental commands.

In March 2011 the Australian Department of Defense began deploying these Switches as routing and switching platforms within the Wiring Closet, Data Center aggregation and network core.^[12] On December 2011 this system completed evaluation and certification by the U.S. Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) testing center for use in the United States Department of Defense as an Assured Services Local Area Network (ASLAN).^[13]

System Scaling

Systems scaling is accomplished by stacking up to eight of the ERS 5632FD units to provide up to 64 ports of 10-gigabit ethernet through XFP transceivers and 192 ports of 1000BASE-X Small form-factor pluggable transceivers; or stacking four ERS 5698TFD units to provide up to 8 ports of 10-gigabit Ethernet through XFP transceivers modules and 24 ports of 1000BASE-X Small form-factor pluggable transceivers and 144 ports of copper 10/100/1000BASE-T; or stacking eight ERS 5650TD units to provide 16 ports of 10-gigabit ethernet through XFP transceivers and 384 ports of copper 10/100/1000BASE-T connections. The ERS 5600 also has the ability to mix any combination of Switches of up to 8 units.^[14]

Models

The specific models are the ERS 5632, 5650 and 5698 and the below table identifies the ports on each Switch.^{[14][15][16][17]}

References

Further reading

• Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5600 (First ed.). Research Triangle Park, NC: Microcare. December 2011. pp. 224, 227–228, 260–261. 
• Todd McDole (July 19, 2010). "Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5600". Retrieved 21 Dec 2011. 
• Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch Solutions (First ed.). Research Triangle Park, NC: Nortel Press. October 2008. pp. 224, 227–228, 260–261. ISBN 978-0-9815218-1-7. 
• Michael McNamara (July 19, 2010). "Traffic Filters and ACLs for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000". Retrieved 21 Dec 2011. 
• Michael McNamara (January 1, 2012). "Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Software Release 6.2.0". Retrieved 2 Dec 2012. 
• Michael Spanbauer (June 15, 2011). "Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Product Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 2 Dec 2012. 
• Avaya (Feb 15, 2011). "Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2 Dec 2012. 

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