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An
important feature of Gigabit Ethernet is the possibility of using all
four twin wires for data transmission in both directions at the same
time. This allows a general networking from the office to the machine.
Some switches, however, only support Gigabit at one or two ports -
mostly at the optical side. Within Industrial Ethernet there
haven’t been any Gigabit connectors in line topologies yet.
With the two Gigabit switches in 19’’ technology
and for
DIN rail mounting, eks Engel is now offering solutions which do not
only provide Gigabit at the optical side, but also at the TX side.
The
modular 19’’ Gigabit switch with up to three slots
is
available for the use in rack cabinets. The modules of the switch are
hot-swappable. The 8 port slot modules contain up to 8x10/100/1000TX or
8x1000SX ports for multimode or singlemode. Furthermore, a module with
4x10/100/1000TX and 4xMini-GBIC is available. Moreover, the eks
19’’ switches are convincing due to their
management with
its comprehensive functions.
As an option, unmanaged 19’’ Gigabit switches are
also
available. The switches are suitable for applications within a
temperature range between 0°C and 45°C.
The
compact Gigabit switches 6x10/100/1000 and COMBO (2x10/100/1000T or
2x100/1000SFP) are designed for DIN rail mounting. The comprehensive
management of these switches allows, amongst others, creating optical
ring structures with a very fast reconfiguration time of less than
300ms. Due to their extended temperature range of -40°C to
+75°C, the DIN rail switches are especially suitable for
outdoor
applications.
Besides
the 19’’ Gigabit switches and those for DIN rail
mounting, eks Engel also offers the 19’’ media
converter
10/100/1000 Base TX to 1000Base-SX/LX of the DragonLine series for the
conversion of Gigabit Ethernet to fiber optics.
All systems have a robust metal housing and high electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC). Since the solutions partly feature redundant power
supply, they provide a high degree of security in service.
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