Introduction to Acadia

The Acadia P580 / P882 and ESR-5000 / ESR-6000 multiservice routers are high performance Gigabit Ethernet modular chassis routers for LAN backbone applications.

Formerly sold as the Cajun P-580 and P-882, Arch Convergence has acquired the product line from Avaya. Arch Convergence offers the full range of new modules and is currently working on exciting new features and enhancements.

These routers provide the most scalable, full-featured switch routing platforms in the industry. With incredible port density and functionality, these products deliver speedy performance for medium and large networks.

The Acadia Multiservice Routers are the perfect choice for a high-performance Layer 3+ Gigabit Ethernet backbone or high-density Layer 3+ wiring closet solution. They support Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) packet formats. They are excellent aggregation devices, able to aggregate 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connections from wiring closets onto Gigabit Ethernet, Ten Gigabit Ethernet or Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) campus backbones.

The switches deliver wire-speed switching and routing for both unicast and multicast traffic. Their industry-leading scalability and full feature set enable them to deliver predictable performance for mission-critical applications and users. Eight hardware queues provide granular control over traffic prioritization. Queues can be served based on strict priority or weighted fair queuing (WFQ) and head-of-line blocking is prevented using random early drop (RED).

Access Control Lists (ACLs) can be used to identify users based on IP address or subnet. ACLs can also identify applications by Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number or range. ACLs control access between subnets and to sensitive resources or applications. Filters can be set to drop IP packets based on any combination of Source IP address, Destination IP address, Source TCP/UDP port, Destination TCP/UTP port or Protocol.

The Acadia™ Family offers industry-leading hardware-based QoS to enable multi-service networks. In addition to the wirespeed queuing capabilities provided by all Acadia solutions, the P580 and ESR-6000 with Series II media modules offers multiple traffic classes with bandwidth reservation, bandwidth caps, and realtime traffic support. These QoS features are fully compatible with industry standards.