find a vendor that is a partner, that's the expensive option. even if you have the software and keycodes it will not run without the patches. i don't know if you can download those from nortel either. nortel makes it very tough to use a bargin switch. i've got an 11 in the basement that i would love to use as a stand alone, but putting it back in service with a supported rls will cost almost as much as a new box, and i an a vendor and a nortel golden partner... (golden means that we had some gold, now nortel has it)
john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc