Router User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- About This Document
- Overview
- Power Supply
- Heat Dissipation System
- Boards
- 4 Boards
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 RPUs
- 4.3 NPUs
- 4.4 10/100Base-TX electrical interface module
- 4.5 100Base-FX Ethernet optical interface module
- 4.6 1000Base-X Ethernet optical interface module
- 4.7 Channelized and unchannelized E1/T1 interface module
- 4.8 Channelized E3 interface modules
- 4.9 Synchronous serial port module
- 4.10 Channelized and unchannelized POS optical interface modules
- 4.11 HSSI interface module
- 4.12 IPSec encryption HIC module
- 4 Boards
- Cables
- Appendix A List of Indicators
- Appendix B List of Boards
- B List of boards
- B.1 Boards
- B.2 RPU
- B.3 10/100Base-TX FE electrical interface module
- B.4 100Base-FX Ethernet optical interface module
- B.5 1000Base-X Ethernet optical interface module
- B.6 Channelized and unchannelized E1/T1 interface module
- B.7 Channelized E3 interface modules
- B.8 Synchronous serial port module
- B.9 ATM 155M optical interface module
- B.10 Channelized and unchannelized POS optical interface module
- B.11 HSSI interface module
- B.12 IPSec encryption HIC
- B List of boards
- Appendix C Acronyms and abbreviations
- Index
- Cover & Spine

Nortel Secure Router 8012
Hardware Description 4 Boards
Issue 5.3 (6 April 2009) Nortel Networks Inc. 4-37
Table 4-43 Attributes of the HSSI interface module
Item Description
Type HSSI electrical interface
Rate 52 Mbit/s
Working mode Unchannelized: 51.84M
Standard
compliance
Compliant with STS-1
Supported network
protocol
IP
Supported link layer
protocols
PPP
HDLC
4.12 IPSec encryption HIC module
4.12.1 Function
The encryption HIC module supports IPSec. It speeds up IP packet encryption through
hardware processing, providing the router with high-performance, reliable encryption.
4.12.2 Front panel
Table 4-44 shows the front panel of an IPSec encryption HIC module.
Table 4-44 Front panel of an IPSec encryption HIC module
Silkscreen Appearance
RT-HIC-HPSEC
Table 4-45 describes the indicators of an IPSec encryption HIC module.
Table 4-45 Description of the indicators of an IPSec encryption HIC module
Indicator State and significance
LINK If the indicator is OFF, the link is disconnected. If the indicator is ON, the
link is connected.
ACT If the indicator is OFF, no data is being transmitted or received. If the










