Industrial Switches
Industrial Switches are manufactured with rugged environments in mind. They are designed to withstand extreme temperature ranges of -40 to +75 degrees Celsius. Their robust construction allows immunity from vibrations, shock, and humming, and provides network protection in outdoor industrial zones or hazardous locations. These industrial hardened switches are known for their MTBF rates of up to 15 years. VERSITRON’s Industrial Network Switches accommodate a variety of network speeds while utilizing fiber optic technology that encourages seamless traffic flow across any networking environment.
Managed Industrial Switches Managed Industrial PoE/PoE+ Switches Unmanaged Industrial Switches
What are Industrial Switches?
Industrial fiber switches are the intermediate devices that enable the conversion between Ethernet networking devices and either multimode or singlemode fiber optic cable in harsh environmental conditions. These industrial network switches provide a built-in terminal block which allows the unit to be powered by “direct wiring” the device to the power source. VERSITRON manufactures a range of industrial fiber switches with ruggedized construction in various port configurations in compliance and accordance with MSA standards. These hardened ethernet switches are suitable for use in environments where they may be exposed to high temperatures, high vibration, as well as hazardous conditions. They can withstand an operational temperature range of -40°C to 75°C. The robust construction of these switches makes them highly immune to vibrations, shocks, and harsh environmental impact. Industrial ethernet switches are ideal for use in outdoor construction areas, hazardous locations, and are designed for use in managed or unmanaged networks
Why Use Industrial Network Switches?
Industrial Ethernet-to-Fiber switches help in rectifying the errors and limitations of regular Ethernet network utilization. The following are the benefits offered by VERSITRON’S rugged Ethernet switches that make them essential to a particular network.
- Industrial Ethernet switches act as intermediate devices between different networking devices. Ethernet in general is exposed to nondeterministic data transmission due to data packet collisions. Our switches offer controlled and monitored data transmission. The switch only allows data transmission from a specific device to another targeted receiving device, thereby avoiding packet collisions.
- A switch enables a node-to-node connection between two ends of fiber optic cable, which helps in full usage of bandwidth during data transmission. This helps in uninterrupted data transmission along with minimized signal loss.
- With gradually advancing features in networking devices and various topologies being utilized, the Ethernet networks are getting complex and difficult to manage. Therefore, switches must be used as they help in organized or managed data transmission between the networks.
Therefore, to achieve controlled and targeted data transmission, the use of industrial network switches is highly recommended.
Features and Specifications of Versitron’s Industrial Switches
We offer industrial ruggedized switches in a variety of configurations and number of ports. Some basic features include the following:
- Switches offer both copper and fiber ports.
- Most of our switches support backflow control for half-pressure duplex operation.
- Many of our fiber optic switches support DHCP mode for IP configuration.
- They comply with industry-rated emission and immunity performance.
- Some of our switches have LED status indicators for power management, speed, PoE, link/activity status.
- Our switches support IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards.
- They support standalone, DIN rail, or panel mounting installation options.
- Most of our switches have dual DC power input options.
- They offer port mirroring and port link aggregation functions.
- For most switches, the operating temperature range is between -40° C and +70° C.
- Most switches can be stored up to a temperature as high as 85° C.
- The units possess alarm functions in case of power failure or a specific port fault.
- Our Industrial network switches offer Power over Ethernet (PoE) support as well as multiple fiber ports which can be connected to different nodes.
- Our switches feature to store and forward type function. This allows the hardened switch to read and buffer the data packets for error detection before sending it to the receiving port.
- The cut-through feature helps in reducing delays in data transmission.
- The auto-sensing feature of our industrial lan switches offers automatic recognition of the data transmission rate.
- The auto-negotiation feature of our switches offers automatic variations in the data transmission rate according to the requirement.
- Our industrial PoE switches with fiber allow data transmission and power connectivity with cat5 and cat6 Ethernet cables.
What are Managed and Unmanaged Industrial Switches?
Along with the industrial PoE switches, we offer managed and unmanaged types of industrial switches with fiber-optic network compatibility.
- Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switches: These are simple devices that enable the connection between two or more networking devices at specific, set configuration.
- Managed Industrial Ethernet Switches: These switches are slightly different than unmanaged switches. These switches enable the data transmission between different networking devices but they allow for flexible network monitoring and control. Managed switches permit configuration of Ethernet network specifications. A managed switch allows channel prioritization, data transmission, rate configuration, etc.
Both types of hardened switches are used in different types of industrial applications.
What Are the Applications of Industrial Ethernet-to-Fiber Switches?
- Modular solutions
- Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems
- Video multiplexers
- Educational institutions
- Telemedicine technology
- Gated community areas
- Security apps
- Industrial automation systems
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for traffic monitoring, internal transportation port-to-port communication, license plate identification system, road surveillance, etc.
- Air travel communication systems and airport surveillance systems.
Quality and Warranty
At VERSITRON, we institute rigid quality control procedures to verify the functioning of our switches before they go out into the field. As with all VERSITRON products, our industrial ruggedized switches have a lifetime warranty. Please refer to our warranty statement for a detailed explanation regarding warranty claims and procedures.
Make your industrial network safe and secure by incorporating our fiber optic industrial switches. VERSITRON has been an industry leader for over six decades, and has developed expertise in fiber optic technology for various communication standards across industries. If you are looking for specific industrial switches or need further information, we would happy to assist you. Please feel free to give us a call or send us an email.