<s>
ERS	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
System280px|center	O
Ethernet	O
Routing	O
Switch	O
8610	O
Height	O
:	O
22.9	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avaya	O
Ethernet	O
Routing	O
Switch	O
8600	O
or	O
ERS	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Passport	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
or	O
the	O
Accelar	O
8000	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
modular	O
chassis	O
combination	O
hardware	O
router	O
and	O
switch	O
used	O
in	O
computer	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
software	O
version	O
7.1	O
integrated	O
the	O
Virtual	B-General_Concept
Enterprise	I-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
Architecture	I-General_Concept
(	O
VENA	O
)	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
thus	O
expanding	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
this	O
product	O
to	O
include	O
network	B-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
and	O
IEEE	O
Shortest	B-Protocol
Path	I-Protocol
Bridging	I-Protocol
(	O
IEEE	B-Protocol
802.1aq	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ERS	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Nortel	O
's	O
Passport	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Accelar	O
)	O
1000-series	O
of	O
routing	O
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Passport	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
Routing	O
Switch	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Nortel	O
retired	O
the	O
Passport	O
brand	O
name	O
and	O
renamed	O
the	O
Passport	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
to	O
Ethernet	O
Routing	O
Switch	O
8600	O
(	O
or	O
ERS	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
ERS	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Avaya	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Enterprise	O
business	O
unit	O
divestiture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Avaya	O
would	O
stop	O
manufacturing	O
and	O
selling	O
the	O
ERS	B-Protocol
8600	I-Protocol
platform	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
