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BayStack 380 Freqently Asked Questions
What is the BayStack 380-24T Switch and what kind of user would benefit from this switch?
The BayStack 380-24T Switch has 24 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing ports and four SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable) GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) ports. Ideal for mid-size and large businesses, it provides high-density Gigabit connectivity to power-user desktops for high-speed applications such as graphics, multimedia and CAD/CAM, as well as server farm aggregation.
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What differentiates the BayStack 380-24T Switch from other products on the market?
The BayStack 380-24T Switch delivers outstanding price-performance and manageability in a Layer 2 10/100/1000 Mbps autosensing switch. When combined with Passport 8600s Split MultiLink Trunking (SMLT) feature, customers can create multiple active connections from BayStack 380-24T Switches to Passport 8600 Switches. Nortel Networks is the only major vendor with SNMPv3 support offering higher security, user authentication, and data encryption.
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What is the BayStack 380-24F Switch and what kind of user would benefit from this switch?
BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch with 20 SFP (Small Form Factor Pluggable) ports and 4 full-sized GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) ports is an ideal switch for high-density wiring-closet switch Layer 2 aggregation. Stacks of switches such as BayStack 470-48T or BPS/BayStack 450 can be collapsed in to BayStack 380-24F using the uplink ports on the wiring closet switches. The GBIC ports offer an unmatched flexibility of fiber connection types including SX, LX, ZX and XD.
With up to 24 Gigabit ports per switch, this product offers the highest port density at the best value among Gigabit switches in the industry. The BayStack 380-24F Switch is ideal for small and mid-size businesses that are cost-conscious and do not need expensive modular Layer 3 switches.
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How do the BayStack 380 Swtiches fit within Nortel Networks enterprise portfolio?
The BayStack 380 Switches are key building blocks of the enterprise portfolio. They enable small and medium businesses as well as enterprise customers to build reliable and secure LAN infrastructures.
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What security features differentiate BayStack 380 Switches from other vendor's products?
The BayStack 380 Switches support BaySecure MAC address based security feature, which allows authentication of all access, not only to the switches for management and configurations but also access to the infrastructure through these switches. In addition, with the Distributed Access List Security feature, network access is granted or denied on a per port basis. The BayStack 380 also provides Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) authentication for switch security management. Finally, the SNMPv3 feature provides user authentication and data encryption for secure configuration and monitoring resulting in highest security.
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What differentiates the BayStack 380-24F Switch from the BayStack 380-24T?
The BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch is an ideal switch for high-density wiring-closet switch Layer 2 aggregation for small and mid-size businesses. Stacks of switches such as the BayStack 470-48T or the BayStack Business Policy Switch/BayStack 450 can be collapsed in to the BayStack 380-24F using the uplink ports on the wiring closet switches.
The BayStack 380-24T Switch is an ideal solution that provides high-density Gigabit connectivity to power-user desktops for high-speed applications such as graphics, multimedia, and CAD/CAM as well as server farm aggregation for mid-size and large businesses.
Both switches support the same software and feature set, except for port connection types.
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Do the BayStack 380 Switches support Layer 3 routing?
The BayStack 380-24F is a Layer 2 only switch and does not support Layer 3 routing. It is ideal as a Layer 2 aggregation solution for small and mid-size businesses. This approach enables businesses to build networks that are inherently simpler to install and operate, more robust and more reliable This solution also lowers deployment and operation costs.
Layer 3 routing can be used in the core or wiring closets and may be application-dependent. Customers that need Layer 3 routing should purchase Passport 8600 routing switch or the new Passport 1600 Series Layer 3 routing switches.
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What is MultiLink Trunking?
MultiLink Trunking (MLT) enables grouping of links between the switch and another switch or server to provide greater bandwidth by utilizing active redundant links.
With Nortel Networks unique Distributed MultiLink Trunking (DMLT) feature, trunked ports can span multiple units of the stack for fail-safe connectivity to mission critical servers and the network core.
Passport 8600s Split MultiLink Trunking (SMLT) eliminates single points of failure in the network and allows wiring closet switches such as the BayStack 380 Switches to have multiple active connections to the network center.
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What does common software platform mean?
All BayStack switches, including the BayStack 380, have a common "look and feel" which reduces installation and training costs. This allows the switches to be managed in a similar fashion via a broad set of management tools. These tools include Web-based management, Java-based Device Manager, menus, Optivity Network Management System (NMS), and Optivity Switch Manager (OSM).
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