The Nortel Networks Passport 8600 series Routing Switch delivers a proven and tested resilient, secure, and intelligent network solution. With the capability to deliver hundreds of millions of packets per second (Mpps) performance to the network core, the Passport 8600 series Routing Switch combines resiliency and high performance with intelligence and security. Resiliency, intelligence, and security are the basic network building blocks that allow an enterprise to use their network to grow their business and provide a solid foundation for their future network growth.