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Supported software and hardware capabilities 15
Release Notes for the Passport 8600 Release 3.7.6
DVMRP Interfaces 500
DVMRP Routes 2500
PIM Interfaces 500
Multicast source subnet trees 500
Multicast (S,G) DVMRP 1980
Multicast (S,G) PIM 500
IPX Interfaces 100
IPX RIP 5000
IPX SAP 7500
VRRP Interfaces 255
Spanning Tree Groups 25
2
Aggregation Groups
- IEEE 802.3ad aggregation groups
- Multi Link Trunking group (MLT)
Passport 8600: 32
3
Redirection: 3
Ports per MLT
Note: all the ports MUST be of the same
type (no mix of technology will be
supported)
Passport 8600: up to 8
Permanent virtual circuits scaling (ATM) Passport 8600: up to 500 permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) per
chassis.
• 256 RFC1483 bridged/routed ELANs per MDA
• 500 RFC1483 bridged/routed ELANs per switch (12 more
RFC1483 bridged ELANs per switch can be configured)
• 64 PVCs per RFC1483 bridged ELAN
• 1 PVC per RFC 1483 routed ELAN
1 The exact number is 125838. 2162 records are used by the system. With the record reservation feature, 8K records are
pre allocated (see the documentation for more information) for some specific types of traffic (for example, MAC and
ARP).
2 Nortel Networks supports only 25 STGs with Release 3.7.6. You can configure up to 64 (63 with the WSM Module)
STGs, but configurations including more than 25 STGs will not be supported. If you do need more than 25 STGs,
contact your Nortel Networks Sales Representative for more information about the support of this feature. With
Release 3.7.6 (8600) and 10.0 (WSM), the WSM Module supports the tagged BPDU from the 8600 only with the
default STG (STG ID 1).
3 The number of aggregation groups decreases when you install a WSM module into the chassis. Refer to the WSM
configuration manual for more information about how to connect through the backplane and the logical configuration
(VLAN/STGs).
Table 3 Supported capabilities in Release 3.7.6 (Sheet 2 of 2)
Feature Maximum number supported