Product Brief

Nortel Networks
Passport 1000
Routing Switch Series
The new economics of networking: gigabit switching
Passport 1000 Series and wire-speed routing at traditional switch prices.
Features and Benefits
• Turbocharged IP and IPX Networks The Nortel Networks* Passport* 1000 In addition to supporting 1000 Mbps
Routing Switch series delivers the Gigabit Ethernet technology, the Passport
• Hardware-Based Routing and performance of ultra high-speed packet 1000 Routing Switch series supports
Switching forwarding combined with the control of conventional 10 Megabits per second
• Gigabit Performance with Layer 2, Internet Protocol (IP) and Internet Packet (Mbps) Ethernet and 100 Mbps Fast
Layer 3, and Layer 4 Control Exchange (IPX) routing. By delivering Ethernet connectivity. By offering support
• Business Critical Resilience extensive bandwidth and intelligence to at all three speeds, the Passport 1000
minimize the impact of broadcast traffic, Routing Switch series provides a smooth
• Application-Level Prioritization
and support for low-latency, time-sensitive migration path to 1000 Mbps, while
• Distributed Access Security multimedia applications, the Passport continuing to support existing Ethernet
1000 Routing Switch series provides a and Fast Ethernet environments.
foundation for future network needs.
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch Wire-speed filtering is another innovative High-Speed Intranet Support
series delivers: ASICs feature. Unlike other routing The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
• 7 million packets per second (pps) switches, the Passport 1000 Routing provides aggregate forwarding capacity
capacity to aggregate large switched Switch series is able to filter at wire speed. up to 7 million pps. This high-throughput
networks Layer 4 TCP/UDP information can be architecture delivers ample capacity
examined on a packet-by-packet basis, for supporting a high-performance
• Wire-speed IP and IPX routing providing advanced “application-based” multiprotocol infrastructure in enterprise
to accommodate new application prioritization and filtering. networking environments. Passport routing
requirements
switches deliver wire-speed IP and
• Policy-based application priority Application Intelligence IPX routing in hardware. Passport,
and access security at wire speed The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series in conjunction with an existing
delivers application intelligence without multiprotocol router, supports all protocols
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
the complexity of routing. IP flow filters including AppleTalk, NetBIOS, System
provides seamless, standards-based
enable the Passport 1000 Routing Switch Network Architecture (SNA) and DECnet.
interoperation with all Nortel Networks
series to make application prioritization
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet hubs and The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
and network access decisions based on
routers without adding new protocols provides a low-latency path through the
application, user, department or any
or complex schemes. Nortel Networks network for “streaming” applications such
combination of the three.
offers a solution that’s right for you. as voice and video. Though traditional
Choose from among three flexible designs: Application-level prioritization gives routers can prioritize traffic, they still
priority to mission-critical applications introduce unacceptable latency for many
• Passport 1200 (8-slot chassis)
such as SAP and ensures that less time- real-time applications, particularly when
• Passport 1100 (16-port 10/100BASE-TX sensitive applications such as email don’t the stream must endure multiple router
standalone configuration with two congest the network. hops. The Passport 1000 Routing Switch
expansion module slots)
Access lists can be used to filter traffic by series eliminates concerns about router
• Passport 1150 (4-port 1000BASE-SX controlling whether packets are forwarded hop latency.
Gigabit Ethernet standalone configuration or dropped based on policy specified Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
with two expansion module slots) within the access list. With distributed supports multiple Quality of Service (QoS)
access security, a network administrator levels to deliver extremely low latency for
Benefits can control access to sensitive information priority traffic, even when switching or
Gigabit Performance with such as SAP or other confidential servers. routing millions of packets per second.
Layer 3 and Layer 4 Control Multiple QoS levels enable the switches
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
handles packet forwarding decisions in
Figure 1: Passport 1000 Routing Switch series.
hardware-based Application-Specific
Integrate Circuits (ASICs) instead of
assigning them to a Centralized Processor Modular Standalone with Expansion Slots

Unit (CPU) as with traditional switches

and routers whose performance suffers
under heavy network loads. Using a
Passport 1100
distributed ASICs-based architecture
enables wire-speed switching and routing
on any port.

Passport 1200 Passport 1150

2 Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief

to support the most demanding Figure 2: Passport 1200 Device Manager.
multimedia requirements. In addition,
separate queuing and priority for business
applications such as SAP and IP telephony
eliminates the typical brownouts introduced
by bursty traffic.

Cost-Effective Flexible Design

The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
features three cost-effective configurations
(see Figure 1).

Passport 1200 Routing Switch

(8-slot modular chassis)
The Passport 1200 Routing Switch can Passport 1150 Routing Switch Optivity Switch Manager comprises
be configured with up to 12 Gigabit (Standalone unit) “sub manager” applications for managing
Ethernet ports, up to 96 autosensing Supporting 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs),
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports, or 96 100BASE-FX, or Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Link Trunks, log files and switch
100BASE-FX ports for fiber connectivity, additional ports, the Passport 1150 configurations. This easy-to-use tool
or with a combination of all three port Routing Switch includes four Gigabit provides a system-level view of the
speeds. For enhanced reliability, the Ethernet ports with two built-in expansion network, showing physical connectivity
Passport 1200 Routing Switch can be slots for field-installable modules. The between devices and network outages.
equipped with redundant power, redundant 1150 Routing Switch can be equipped The Passport 1000 Routing Switch
gigabit links (LinkSafe), and redundant with redundant power and LinkSafe. All series features Web-based configuration
switch fabric modules. All modules modules are hot-swappable. The Passport management. This allows network
are hot-swappable. The Passport 1200 1150 Routing Switch is ideal for the managers to easily access the routing
Routing Switch is ideal for small-to- backbone switch of medium-size switch using port-based out-of-band
medium campus backbones and server businesses and server farms. management, as well as any browser.
farm applications.
Management The Passport 1000 Routing Switch
Passport 1100 Routing Switch Designed for ease of management on series supports four remote monitoring
(Standalone unit) both UNIX and personal computer (PC) (RMON) groups on each port: statistics,
platforms, the Passport 1000 Routing history, alarm, and events. In addition,
Supporting Gigabit Ethernet, 100BASE-FX,
Switch series includes Device Manager port mirroring enables network managers
or additional 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
software (see Figure 2), an easy-to-use to unobtrusively monitor traffic from a
ports, the Passport 1100 Routing Switch
graphical interface that provides integrated single port, two ports, or matching
includes 16 autosensing 10/100 Mbps
switching and routing configuration defined Media Access Control (MAC)
Ethernet ports with two built-in expansion
services that support simultaneous addresses. Network managers can use a
slots for field-installable modules. The
configuration of multiple switches. network analyzer or an RMON probe
Passport 1100 Routing Switch can be
to further analyze traffic flows.
equipped with redundant power and Management is also supported by
LinkSafe. All modules are hot-swappable. Optivity Switch Manager, a real-time
The Passport 1100 Routing Switch is SNMP tool that allows network
ideal for the backbone switch of medium- administrators to rapidly configure
size businesses, power workgroups, and networking devices either remotely or
server farms. onsite using a stand-alone client. This
point-and-click graphical tool allows
network administrators to import, export
or modify individual port settings, default
gateways, SNMP traps and VLAN
configuration, which simplifies the set-up
of multiple devices.

Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief 3

Configuration Flexibility Fail-Safe Resiliency In addition, the Passport 1000 Routing
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series In mission-critical environments, the Switch series supports the Virtual Router
can be initially deployed as high-capacity Passport 1200 Routing Switch offers Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), which
Layer 2 switches, with IP and IPX routing several features designed to provide high provides redundancy for the default
activated when needed. Eliminating the levels of reliability. To protect against routing path without requiring
performance penalty previously associated switch or processor faults, users can install reconfiguration of dynamic routing or
with Layer 3 traffic greatly simplifies a second Silicon Switch Fabric (SSF) router discovery protocols on every host.
network design and delivers enormous CPU module. This feature enables the Designed to eliminate the single point of
benefits to the network manager. The Passport 1200 Routing Switch to continue failure inherent in the static default routed
Passport 1000 Routing Switch series operation in the event of a primary CPU environment, VRRP provides an alternate
supports up to 24,000 addresses per failure. To provide increased reliability, default gateway, which is transparent to
switch to provide capacity for large the Passport 1000 Routing Switch series applications and workstations.
network configurations. accepts redundant power. To guard
against cable faults, optional LinkSafe Robust VLAN Support
A wide range of interconnect modules is The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
available for the Passport 1000 Routing redundant Gigabit link modules can
be installed in Passport 1000 Routing allows network managers to create up to
Switch series. 127 port-based or policy-based VLANs.
Switch series. LinkSafe provides physical
layer redundancy and automatic switch- VLANs can be based on switch port or by
Long-Distance Gigabit
over on Gigabit Ethernet ports. protocol. Protocols supported include IP,
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
IP-subnet, IPX, NetBIOS, DECnet and
Long-Distance Gigabit modules take
Multi-Link Trunking SNA. Membership in workgroup segments
advantage of high-performance optical
Multi-Link Trunking (MLT) enables can be determined logically instead of
transceivers that permit the extension
backbone trunks, wiring closet risers, by user location, and adds, moves, and
of gigabit up to 50 km. Nortel Networks
and server connections to scale from changes can be easily configured as the
has extended gigabit with Long-Distance
100 Mbps to 8 Gbps. MLT flexibly delivers network evolves. Unlike typical Layer 2
Gigabit modules for both the Passport
added bandwidth by aggregating multiple switches, the Passport 1000 Routing
modular and standalone products. These
physical ports, enabling them to act like Switch series examines each packet for
modules are an ideal solution for customers
a logical single port. This gives customers Layer 2 or Layer 3 policies, resulting in
seeking to interconnect multiple high-
an option to aggregate 2 to 4 Passport more secure and robust VLANs.
performance campus networks across
ports into a single logical connection Standards-based VLAN trunking
a metropolitan area network (MAN)
with up to 4 times the bandwidth. (802.1Q) on all ports allows multiple
over dark fiber.
logical links on a single interface between
Multiple Priority Queues Redundant switches, or between the switch and
Multi-Link Trunking multiple servers.
In high-traffic networks, independent
Redundant MLT allows each port of
switch fabric queuing prevents head-of- More specifically, IP subnet-based VLANs
the trunk group to reside on a different
line blocking, maintaining performance allow network managers to create VLANs
Passport routing switch module or on a
even under heavy loads. In addition, based on IP address prefixes. The creation of
Nortel Networks BayStack* 450 unit.
four priority queues provide low-latency subnet-based VLANs enables multinetting
This provides all the scalability advantages
delivery even during times of network support, by permitting multiple subnets
of MLT with significantly higher resiliency
congestion, protecting time-sensitive on a single Passport interface.
for risers, backbone trunks, and server
multimedia traffic and business-critical
connections. Communication continues
data traffic.
following the unlikely event of a failure
because each physical port of the trunk
group resides on a separate Passport
module or BayStack 450 unit.

4 Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief

Multinetting and IP subnet-based VLANs to access specific services that may be IPX support can be enabled or disabled
allow the number of host addresses to be granted or denied to other users. This is for each Passport interface, ensuring
expanded beyond the subnet limitation. true even when multiple users are connected that the IPX protocol is supplied only to
For example, a physical location, like a to a single Passport 1000 Routing those portions of a network that require
floor of a building, is no longer limited Switch port via a shared media hub or IPX support.
to the number of hosts within a single another switch. Support is included for the IPX Service
subnet. A second subnet can be added One example of the use of MAC-based Advertisement Protocol (SAP) and the
to enable end-user growth. VLANs is in an educational environment IPX Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Lastly, the Passport supernetting feature where instructors are granted access to Support is also included for both default
permits the grouping of smaller subnet certain file servers and applications, while and static routes.
address spaces to make one larger supernet. students are not. A MAC-based VLAN
Supernetting overcomes the small address can be defined for instructors, which Default and Static Routes
space limitation associated with class C grants restricted access to resources such Pointing to an Indirectly
Connected Address
addressing and allows IP addresses to be as administrative file servers. The network
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
used in the most efficient way. Supernetting manager can also define a different MAC-
simplifies the network manager’s task of
accomplishes this by enabling the aggregation based VLAN for students, which blocks
defining the default route to routers or
of contiguous IP network numbers access to administrative file servers. In this
routing switches that connect to other
beyond the class boundary. Classless example, the MAC-based VLAN for the
networks. A default route is used to direct
Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) allows instructor can be combined with other
packets to the address of another router or
supernetting and, in general, makes all IP policy-based features to grant or deny
routing switch that contains routing table
addressing combinations legal. CIDR also access across the entire campus, allowing
entries not maintained in the routing
allows an IP subnet structure that ignores instructors to “roam” through the campus
table of the current router or routing
the normal position dependencies associated while retaining all security and access rights.
switch. For example, a default route
with standard IP addressing. Passport routing switches allow the two
might point to an address on another
MAC-based VLANs, instructor and student,
MAC-based VLANs router in a network that attaches to the
to overlap on the same switch ports.
Passport products support MAC-based Internet. Many routers allow the default
VLANs. MAC-based VLANs offer the Advanced Routing route to point only to a router directly
network manager the capability of defining Functionality: IPX Routing connected to the current router
a VLAN composed of specific end stations. The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series (the “next hop” router).
MAC-based VLANs are primarily used now delivers all the advantages of routing Passport products allow the default route
for security. switch technology to Novell NetWare to be defined for an address on a router
and the IPX protocol. Passport routing that is not directly connected to the current
In a MAC-based VLAN, members are
switches offer scalable and resilient, router and that might, in fact, be several
associated only if the end station MAC
wire-speed, hardware-based IPX routing router hops away from the current router.
address is contained in a predefined list of
support. IPX routing, when combined
allowed MAC addresses. By combining
with existing Passport support for hard-
MAC-based VLANs with other policy-
ware-based, wire-speed IP routing and
based VLANs, certain users can be permitted
Layer 2 switching, offers customers high
performance, multiprotocol switching and
routing across an entire campus.
IPX routing is fully integrated into ASICs
distributed onto Passport 10/100/1000
line cards. ASIC technology delivers
low-latency, wire-speed performance,
application priority, and distributed
access security to end users and applications
utilizing the IPX protocol.

Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief 5

The network manager can define the UDP broadcast forwarding is particularly Combined Routing and
default route on the current Passport useful for networks containing centralized Bridging on Individual Ports
switch to point to the address of a default configuration, security, file management, The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
router or routing switch that may be several and name management, such as IP supports simultaneous routing of IP and
hops away from the current Passport address and end system name management. bridging of other protocols on a single
switch. During operation, the Passport Certain IP applications rely on UDP interface, preventing OSPF and RIP
switch determines the next hop for a broadcasts to request information or convergence from being dependent upon
packet destined for the default router network services, or to locate applications Spanning Tree convergence. Network
based upon a static or dynamic routing and servers on a network. If a host needing managers can now design mesh-based,
entry in its routing table. a service resides on a subnet that does not scalable, resilient campus networks,
This saves the network manager the have a locally attached server, UDP broad- with multiple active links without the
added effort of having to define the casts from an end station are, by default, limitations of Spanning Tree on IP traffic.
default router address hop by hop dropped instead of being forwarded. Multiple active links in the backbone
through each router in the path to the Passport routing switches use the UDP add capacity for carrying traffic between
actual default router. Another benefit of broadcast forwarding facility to convert switches. Resilience in the backbone
this feature is that the network manager UDP broadcasts to unicast messages, improves because the time to reroute
can define the same default router address which identify a specific host and can be IP traffic around a network failure
for multiple routing switches in sent anywhere in the network for processing. decreases by removing the dependence
the network. The converted unicast packet contains on Spanning Tree.
the specific IP address of the server that For example, switches A, B, and C are
UDP Broadcast Forwarding is able to process the request, enabling connected together in a mesh and transmit
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series the message to be sent to the appropriate IP, IPX, and AppleTalk across the backbone.
supports a rich set of Uniform Datagram server on a different subnet. Spanning Tree will force one of the links,
Protocol (UDP) broadcast forwarding perhaps the link between A and C into a
UDP broadcast forwarding is implemented
capabilities, simplifying the challenges stand-by status even though routing is
through profiles, which offer the network
that network managers face. UDP broad- enabled. This precludes the standby link
manager great flexibility in configuring
cast forwarding enables the centralization from passing any traffic under normal
UDP broadcast destinations and paths.
of network services by allowing the network circumstances and restricts the reaction
The network manager creates profiles, as
manager to convert UDP broadcast time to network failures for IP and non-
appropriate, to direct each type of UDP
messages to IP unicast messages, and IP protocols to that of Spanning Tree.
broadcast to an appropriate server. The
control how and where the UDP broad- Reaction to link failures must first deal
network manager also uses the profile to
casts are sent for processing. with the downtime associated with
choose the routing interface or interfaces
that will forward each type of UDP Spanning Tree convergence, then the
broadcast. convergence of OSPF or RIP.

UDP broadcast services supported by Conversely, with simultaneous bridging

Passport routing switches include: and routing, switches A, B, and C are
configured to simultaneously route IP
• Time Service and bridge the other protocols. This
• Terminal Access Controller Access allows all links to remain active under
Control System (TACACS) Service normal circumstances — greatly increasing
• Domain Naming System the capacity of the backbone.

• Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

• NetBIOS Name Server
• NetBIOS Datagram Server

6 Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief

In addition, it speeds the reaction to Figure 3: Passport 1000 Series System Architecture.
network failures, because IP traffic is Silicon Switch Fabric Module
routed around the failure according to To I/O Module
the fast convergence times of OSPF or
RIP. This feature removes the convergence
time of Spanning Tree for IP traffic. Shared Memory Power PC
Non-IP traffic would still be subject To I/O Module Switch Fabric To CPU RISC

to the longer convergence times of

Spanning Tree.
To I/O Module

System Architecture I/O Module

Traditional multiprotocol routers rely

Address
on software-based forwarding, making Resolution
Queue
Memory
Manager
wire-speed routing impossible. Even Unit

with today’s powerful CPUs, processor

intervention in packet forwarding limits
performance to about 1 million pps. Ethernet
Interface
To deliver additional performance,
the Passport 1000 Routing Switch series
removes the processor from forwarding
decisions and uses hardware-based ASIC
technology for packet forwarding. This Silicon Switch Fabric The ARU maintains its own address table
enables traffic, such as business-critical The SSF is the core of the switch and for both routed and switched traffic, and
data, compressed video, or other multi- is where the actual packet forwarding can contain up to 24,000 entries. Local
media applications, to cross subnets occurs. This CPU module performs all routing and address switching enable the
without suffering performance degradation. protocol functions, including support for ARU to resolve addresses and forward
Spanning Tree, bridge learning functions, packets through the switch fabric,
Passport 1000 routing switches contain
and standard routing protocols; these independent of the CPU. The forwarding
two main hardware components: the
include RIP, RIPv2, OSPF, IPX RIP, engine also checks each packet against
Silicon Switch Fabric (SSF) CPU module
and SAP. Routing and bridging tables current network policies, and, if appropriate,
and the I/O modules (see Figure 3).
computed by the CPU are stored in delivers priority service. Priority policies
32 MB of main memory and are can be based on physical port, VLAN
distributed automatically to each I/O ID, multicast destination, Resource
card for distributed address lookup. Reservation Protocol (RSVP) flow, or
Packet forwarding information is derived deep packet filtering. Deep packet filtering
from these distributed routing tables and enables Passport routing switches to look
forwarded by the Address Resolution Unit up any bit or byte in the Layer 2, Layer 3,
(ARU) ASICs on the I/O modules. or Layer 4 header, and delivers an intelligent
service like priority or access security.
I/O Modules Dual priority queues are provided: one
Packet forwarding decisions are made for high-priority, business-critical traffic,
independently on the I/O modules and one for lower-priority traffic. Each
through ARUs. In addition, the I/O Gigabit Ethernet port, or set of four Fast
modules provide the interface to the Ethernet ports, is equipped with 1 MB
network and buffering. of output queue memory, ensuring
timely delivery of data across the network.

Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief 7

Figure 4: Passport 1000 Routing Switch series in the Enterprise Networking Environment.

10 Mbps Gigabit Building B

Power Workgroup

Passport 1000
Business Policy Business Policy
Switch Stack Switch Stack Passport 8600 Wiring Closet
Campus
Backbone

Passport 1000 Business Policy

Passport 8600 Switch Stack
Server Farm
Optivity
Policy Passport 8600
Services
Ethernet
MAN
i2004 Backbone Switch

WAN BN Router
Meridian
PBX w/ITG Passport 1000 Business Policy
Switch Stack
Main Building Remote Office

Applications • For riser connectivity to the network • Wiring closet Layer 2 (data link layer)
The Passport 1000 Routing Switch series center, multiple high-density 10/100 10/100 switches can be aggregated
can be successfully deployed across the Mbps segments can be aggregated into into any one of three Passport models,
enterprise network, creating numerous single or multiple Gigabit Ethernet links. running gigabit, 100BASE-TX or
topologies (see Figure 4). • For central server farms, the routing 100BASE-FX from the wiring closet
switches provide maximum throughput to the data center.
• For campus backbones burdened with
unpredictable intranet traffic flows, with no modification needed in
the routing switches provide extensive protocol stacks or applications.
Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth to support • Power workgroups gain high-bandwidth
policy-based traffic prioritization and Gigabit Ethernet paths to local servers,
graphical VLAN configuration. while wire-speed routing virtually
eliminates latency for remote
intersubnet sessions.

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Technical Specifications
Table 1: Passport 1000 Series Technical Specifications.

Performance Throughput
Model Passport 1200 7.0 Gbps
Model Passport 1100 4.5 Gbps
Model Passport 1150 7.0 Gbps

Routing/Switching Forwarding Rates

Model Passport 1200 7.0 million pps
Model Passport 1100 6.5 million pps
Model Passport 1150 7.0 million pps

Prioritized Output Buffering

Model Passport 1200 96 MB, 1 MB per port (fully loaded chassis)
Model Passport 1100 32 MB, 1 MB per port (fully loaded chassis)
Model Passport 1150 20 MB, 1 MB per port (fully loaded chassis)

Fiber Diameter Modal Bandwidth Minimum range

Gigabit Ethernet Specifications Type (microns) (Mhz*km) (meters)

1000BASE-SX MM 62.5 160 2 to 220

MM 62.5 200 2 to 275
MM 50.0 400 2 to 500
MM 50.0 500 2 to 550
1000BASE-LX MM 62.5 500 2 to 550
MM 50.0 400 2 to 550
MM 50.0 500 2 to 550
SM 9.0 NA 2 to 5000

Shared Memory Switch Fabric 2 MB (with prioritization)

IP Routing and Switching Speeds Wire speed for 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports

Latency Less than 10 microseconds (LIFO)

Routing Protocols RIP, RIP2, OSPF, IPX RIP, IPX SAP

Bridging and VLAN Protocols Up to 127 VLANs defined by port or policy (IP subnet or protocol)
802.1Q trunking
802.1d multiple Spanning Tree group support

Prioritization Policy-based by port, IP flow, and deep packet filtering

Address Support 24,000 table entries

Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief 9

Table 1: Passport 1000 Series Technical Specifications (continued).

Physical Dimensions
Model Passport 1200 (H) 10.5 in. x (W) 17.5 in. x (D) 16 in. [(H) 26 cm x (W) 44 cm x (D) 41 cm]
Model Passport 1100 (H) 3.5 in. x (W) 17.5 in. x (D) 16 in. [(H) 9 cm x (W) 44 cm x (D) 41 cm]
Model Passport 1150 (H) 3.5 in. x (W) 17.5 in. x (D) 16 in. [(H) 9 cm x (W) 44 cm x (D) 41 cm]

Weight (fully loaded)

Model Passport 1200 70 lb (31 kg)
Model Passport 1100 25 lb (11 kg)
Model Passport 1150 25 lb (11 kg)

Power Requirements
Line Frequency 50 to 60 Hz
Input Voltage 100 to 240 VAC

Power Consumption
Model Passport 1200 284 W max
Model Passport 1100 120 W max
Model Passport 1150 120 W max

Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
Operating Humidity 10 to 85%, noncondensing
Operating Altitude 8,000 ft max
Storage Temperature -25° to 70° C (77° to 158° F)
Storage Humidity 95% maximum humidity, noncondensing
Free Fall/Drop ISO 4180-s, NTSA 1A
Vibration IEC 68-2-6/34
Shock/Bump IEC 68-2-27-29

Electromagenetic Emissions FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class A

and Susceptibility
EN 55022 Class A
VCCI Class 1 ITE
AS/NZS 3548 Class A
EN 50082-1

Safety Agency Approvals UL 1950 (UL listed)

CUL C22.2 No. 950
IEC 950/EN 60 950
CB report
NOM-019-SCFI 1994

Warranty One year

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Product Information
Table 2: Passport 1000 Routing Switch series.

Product Name Description

Passport 1200 Modular Chassis, CPU and Power Supplies

Passport 1200 Chassis (8-slot)
Passport 1298PS Power supply (at least one required)
Passport 1296PS 48V DC power supply
Passport 1298SF Silicon Switch Fabric Module1 (at least one required)

Passport 1200 I/O Modules

Passport 1202SX 2-port 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Module
Passport 1202SR 2-port 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Module with LinkSafe redundant physical connections
Passport 1202LX 2-port 1000BASE-LX Gigabit Ethernet Module
Passport 1202LR 2-port 1000BASE-LX Gigabit Ethernet Module with LinkSafe redundant physical connections
Passport 1202XD 2-port Long-Distance Gigabit Module, SC single mode fiber connectors
Passport 1216TX 16-port Autosensing 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet Module
Passport 1208FX 8-port 100BASE-FX Ethernet Module
Passport 1216FX 16-port 100BASE-FX Module, MT-RJ connectors
Passport 1216TF 14-port 10/100BASE-TX with RJ-45, 2-port 100BASE-FX with MT-RJ connectors
Passport 1208FL 8-port 10BASE-FL Ethernet Module

Passport 1100 and 1150 Base Units

Passport 1100 Base unit with sixteen 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and single power supply1
Passport 1100R Base unit with sixteen 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and redundant power1
Passport 1150 Base unit with four 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet ports and single power supply1
Passport 1150R Base unit with four 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet ports and redundant power supply1

Passport 1100 and 1150 I/O Modules

Passport 1102SX 2-port 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Module
Passport 1102SR 2-port 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet Module with LinkSafe redundant physical connections
Passport 1102LX 2-port 1000BASE-LX Gigabit Ethernet Module
Passport 1102LR 2-port 1000BASE-LX Gigabit Ethernet Module with LinkSafe redundant physical connections
Passport 1102XD 2-port Long-Distance Gigabit Module, SC single mode fiber connectors
Passport 1108TX 8-port Autosensing 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet Module
Passport 1104FX 4-port 100BASE-FX Ethernet Module
Passport 1108FX 8-port 100BASE-FX module1, with MT-RJ connectors

Passport 1000 Series Accessories

Passport 1299PC PCMCIA Flash Memory Module

1
Device Manager application software is included in Passport 1298SF module, the Passport 1100, Passport 1100R, Passport 1150 and the Passport 1150R base units.

Passport 1000 Routing Switch Series Product Brief 11

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