Case Communication Industrial Ethernet Switches
Industrial Ethernet Switches
Case Communications Industrial Ethernet Switches are designed to work reliably supporting mission-critical applications under harsh conditions.
Typically DIN Rail or wall-mounted Switches operate from -40C to +75C without the use of fans.
All Case Industrial Switches are equipped with dual DC Power supplies, for additional resilience. The Non-PoE Industrial Switches operate from 12vdc to 48vdc while the PoE and PoE plus switches operate from a 48vdc power source.
All the Case Communications Industrial switches support Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol)
The switches support EAPS (Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching to create a fault tolerant topology by creating a primary and secondary path for each VLANS. This was developed by Extreme Networks and submitted as RFC 3619.
The switches also support ERPS (Enterprise Ring Protection Switching) which is a standard ITU-T protocol also known as G.8032. This protocol optimises detection and perform as fast convergence. ERPS allows all capable devices on a ring network to communicate.
ERPS Recommendation to provide sub-50ms protection and recovery switching for Ethernet traffic in a ring topology and at the same time ensuring that there are no loops formed at the Ethernet layer.
This ITU-T specification is directly based on and derived from the Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching technology developed and patented by Extreme Networks. G.8032v1 supported a single ring topology and G.8032v2 supports multiple rings/ladder topology.
PIXE 12T-4SX-G—8 x Gigabit PoE, 4 x Gigabit TX, 4 x 10 Gigabit Fibre Ports
| PIXE 12T 4SX-G Industrial 10Gbps Switch with PoE/PoE+ Ports | ||
 10Gbps Industrial Ethernet switch | Operating Temperature | -40C ~ +75C |
| 10/100 /1000 TX PoE / PoE+ ports | 8x 10/100/1000Tx PoE/PoE+ | |
| 10/100 /1000 TX ports | 4 x 1Gbps TX | |
| 10 /1.25Gbps/2.5 Gbps /5Gbps Gbps Fibre Ports | 4x 10Gbps Fibre (SFP) | |
| Switching | Layer 2 | |
| Backplane / PPS | 368 Gbps / 130.94 Mpps | |
| Network Resilience | STP, RSTP, MSTP, G.8032 (ERPS) | |
| Installation | DIN Rail, Wall Mount or Shelf | |
| Management | Web based, (HTTP / HTTPS) SSL, Telnet, SSH | |
| More Information on PIXE 12T 4SX-G | ||
PIGE-16T-4S-G—16 x Gigabit PoE , 4 x Gigabit Fibre Ports
| PIGE-16T-4S-G Industrial PoE Gigabit Managed Ethernet Switch | ||
 | 10/100 /1000 TX ports | 16 x 10/100/1000Tx PoE / PoE+ |
| Fibre Ports | 4x Mini GBIC / SFP | |
| Management | Web based – SNMP v1 / V2 / V3 SSL / SSHv2, CLI, MIB2 | |
| Switching | Layer 2 | |
| Backplane / PPS | 56 Gbps / 29.76 Mpps | |
| Network Resilience | STP, RSTP, MSTP, G.8032 (ERPS) | |
| Operating temperature | -400C to +750C | |
| Installation | DIN rail or wall mount | |
| Housing | IP40 | |
| More Information on PIGE-16T-4S-G | ||
PIGE-4T-2S-G—4 x Gigabit PoE TX Ports, 2 x Gigabit Fibre Ports
| PIGE 4T 2S G Industrial PoE Gigabit Managed Ethernet Switch | ||
 PIGE-4T-2G 4 x Gig PoE Ports, 2 x Fibre ports | 10/100 /1000 TX ports | 4 x 10/100/1000Tx PoE / PoE+ |
| Fibre Ports | 2x Mini GBIC / SFP | |
| Management | Web based – SNMP v1 / V2 / V3 SSL / SSHv2, CLI, MIB2 | |
| Switching | Layer 2 | |
| Backplane | 24 Gbps | |
| Network Resilience | STP, RSTP, MSTP, G.8032 (ERPS) | |
| Operating temperature | -400C to +750C | |
| Installation | DIN rail or wall mount | |
| Housing | IP40 | |
| More Information on PIGE-4T-2S-G – 6 port Industrial Gigabit PoE Ethernet Switch | ||
PIGE-8BT-4S—8 x Gigabit Tx PoE at/af/bt (+++), 4 x Gigabit Fibre SFP Ports
| PIGE 8BT 4S R Industrial PoE Gigabit Managed Ethernet Switch | ||
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 Managed Industrial Gigabit PoE Ethernet Switch | 10/100 /1000 TX ports | 8 x 10/100/1000Tx PoE / PoE+++ (at/af/bt) |
| Fibre Ports | 4x Mini GBIC / SFP | |
| Management | Web based – SNMP v1 / V2 / V3 SSL / SSHv2, CLI, MIB2 | |
| Switching | Layer 2 | |
| Backplane | 28 Gbps | |
| Network Resilience | STP, RSTP, MSTP, G.8032 (ERPS v2) | |
| Operating temperature | -400C to +750C | |
| Installation | DIN rail or wall mount | |
| Housing | IP40 | |
| PIGE-8BT-4S-R 12 Port PoE b/t Industrial Ethernet Switch | ||
PIGE-10T-4S—8 x Gigabit Tx PoE, 2 x Gigabit TX and 4 x Gigabit Fibre SFP Ports
| PIGE 10T 4S G | ||
 PIGE 10T, 4S Industrial PoE Ethernet Switch | Operating temperature | -400C to +750C |
| TX ports | 8x 10/100/1000Tx PoE / PoE+, 2 x Gig Tx | |
| Fibre Ports | 4x Gigabit SFP | |
| Switching | Layer 2 | |
| Backplane / PPS | 256 Gbps / 21 Mpps | |
| Network Resilience | STP, RSTP, MSTP, G.8032 | |
| Alarm output | Relay Port | |
| Installation | DIN rail or wall mount | |
| Management | Web based – SNMP v1 / V2 / V3 SSH, SSL, | |
| Energy Saving | IEEE802.3az Automatically turns power off when port not in use | |
| Cable Length Detection | Adjusts power based on cable length | |
| Jumbo Frames | 9 Kilo-byte frame size | |
| Firmware Upgrades | Via HTTP / HTTPS, TFTP and Console, dual image | |
| Diagnostics | Port Mirroring, Ping, System Log | |
| PIGE 10T-4S-G-14 Port Industrial Gigabit PoE Ethernet Switch | ||
PIXE 10Gbps Layer 3 Industrial Ethernet Switch 4 x 10Gbp SFP Ports, 8 x Gigabit PoE at/af/bt ports
| 10 Gbps Layer 3 PoE bt Inustrial Ethernet Switch | ||
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 PIXE L3 8BT 4S-R Industrial Ethernet Switch | 10/100 /1000/ TX ports | 8 x 10/100/1000Tx PoE / PoE+++ (at/af/bt) |
| 4 x 10,000 Fibre Ports | 4x Mini GBIC / SFP | |
| Management | Web based – SNMP v1 / V2 / V3 SSL / SSHv2, CLI, MIB2 | |
| Switching | Layer 3 | |
| Backplane | 128 Gbps | |
| Network Resilience | STP, RSTP, MSTP, G.8032 (ERPS v2) | |
| Unicast Routing | RiPv1/v2, OSPF, Static Routes | |
| Operating temperature | -400C to +750C | |
| Installation | DIN rail or wall mount | |
| Housing | IP40 | |
| More Information | PIXE L3 8bt 4SX-R 10Gbps Layer 3 Industrial 90W PoE Ethernet Switch | |
Industrial 10Gbps Rack Mounted Switch – R3-8Tx-24S-4SX-RT
| R3-8Tx-24S-4SX-RT 10Gbps Rackmount switch | ||
 10Gbps Layer 3 Industrial Switch |
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| Operating Temperature | -20C ~ +55C | |
| TX Ports10/100 /1000 TX | 8 x 10/100/100Tx Combo Ports | |
| 100 / 1000 Gbps SFP Ports | 24 x 1.25Gbps SFP Ports | |
| 10Gbps Ports | 4 x 10Gbps SFP Ports | |
| Switching | Layer 3 | |
| Backplane | 512 Gbps (Non-Blocking), 92.3 MPPS | |
| Ring Support | STP (IEEE 802.1d), RSTP (IEEE 802.1w), MSTP (IEEE 802.1s) & G.8032 (ERPS) More Information G.8032 | |
| Layer 3 Functions | Layer 3 Functions | RIPv1/2 & IPv6 RIPng, OSFPv2 & IPv6 OSPFv3, BGP4 & IPv6 BGP4+ |
| Installation | RackMount | |
| VLANS | Port Based 4,000 & IEEE 802.1q, & Protocol based | |
| MAC Addresses | 16,000 | |
| CLI Management | Console, Telnet, SSH, Multiple Telnet Connections based on IPv4 & IPv6, Support for multiple SSH Connection based on IPv4 7 IPv6 | |
| Web Management | HTTP based on IPv4 & IPv6, HTTPS based on IPv4 and IPv6 | |
| SNMP Management | SNMPv1, v2c, v3. Supports SNMP Traps based on IPv4 & IPv6 supports a number of standard and Private MIBS | |
| Multiple Managers | Support for Multiple Managers | |
| More Information on R3-8Tx-24S-4SX-RT | R3-8Tx-24S-4SX-RT 10Gbps Layer 3 Ethernet switch | |
Industrial 10Gbps Rack Mounted Switch – R3-24Tx-8S-4SX-RT
| R3-24Tx-8S-4SX-RT 10Gbps Rackmount switch | ||
 10Gbps L3 Industrial Rackmount switch |
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| Operating Temperature | -40C ~ +55C | |
| TX Ports10/100 /1000 TX | 24 x 10/100/100Tx Ports | |
| 100 / 1000 Gbps SFP Ports | 8 x 1.25Gbps SFP Ports (Combo Ports) | |
| 10Gbps Ports | 4 x 10Gbps SFP Ports | |
| Switching | Layer 3 | |
| Backplane | 512 Gbps (Non-Blocking), 92.3 MPPS | |
| Ring Support | STP (IEEE 802.1d), RSTP (IEEE 802.1w), MSTP (IEEE 802.1s) & G.8032 (ERPS) More Information G.8032 | |
| Layer 3 Functions | Layer 3 Functions | RIPv1/2 & IPv6 RIPng, OSFPv2 & IPv6 OSPFv3, BGP4 & IPv6 BGP4+ |
| Installation | RackMount | |
| VLANS | Port Based 4,000 & IEEE 802.1q, & Protocol based | |
| MAC Addresses | 16,000 | |
| CLI Management | Console, Telnet, SSH, Multiple Telnet Connections based on IPv4 & IPv6, Support for multiple SSH Connection based on IPv4 7 IPv6 | |
| Web Management | HTTP based on IPv4 & IPv6, HTTPS based on IPv4 and IPv6 | |
| SNMP Management | SNMPv1, v2c, v3. Supports SNMP Traps based on IPv4 & IPv6 supports a number of standard and Private MIBS | |
| Multiple Managers | Support for Multiple Managers | |
| More Information on R3-24Tx-8S-4SX-RT | R3-24Tx-8S-4SX-RT 10Gbps L3 Ethernet Switch | |
Industrial 1Gbps PoE Rack Mounted Switch R2-16TxP-10S-G
| R2-24TxP-4S-G Rackmount switch | ||
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| Operating Temperature | -40C ~ +75C | |
| TX Ports10/100 /1000 TX | 16 x 10/100/100Tx PoE / PoE+ | |
| 100 / 1000 Gbps SFP Ports | 10 x 1.25Gbps SFP Ports | |
| Switching | Layer 2 | |
| Backplane | 256 Gbps (Non-Blocking), 40.32MPPS | |
| Ring Support | STP (IEEE 802.1d), RSTP (IEEE 802.1w), MSTP (IEEE 802.1s) & G.8032 (ERPS) More Information G.8032 | |
| Installation | RackMount | |
| VLANS | Port Based 4,000 & IEEE 802.1q, & Protocol based | |
| MAC Addresses | 8,000 | |
| Management | SNMP, HTTPS, CLI, SSH2.0 | |
| R2-16TxP-10S-G 26 Port Layer 2+ Managed Industrial Gigabit Ethernet PoE Switch | ||
Industrial 1Gbps PoE Rack Mounted Switch R2-24TxP-4S-G
| R2-24TxP-4S-G Rackmount switch | ||
 28 Port Industrial PoE Ethernet Switch |
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| Operating Temperature | -40C ~ +75C | |
| TX Ports10/100 /1000 TX | 24 x 10/100/100Tx PoE / PoE+ | |
| 100 / 1000 Gbps SFP Ports | 4 x 1.25Gbps SFP Ports | |
| Switching | Layer 2 | |
| Backplane | 256 Gbps (Non-Blocking), 38.69MPPS | |
| Ring Support | STP (IEEE 802.1d), RSTP (IEEE 802.1w), MSTP (IEEE 802.1s) & G.8032 (ERPS) More Information G.8032 | |
| Installation | RackMount | |
| VLANS | Port Based 4,000 & IEEE 802.1q, & Protocol based | |
| MAC Addresses | 8,000 | |
| Management | SNMP, HTTPS, CLI, SSH2.0 | |
| R2-24TxP-4S-G 28 Port Layer 2+ Managed Industrial Gigabit Ethernet PoE Switch | ||
Industrial Switches – Technology
Industrial Ethernet Switch Installation – Typically Industrial Ethernet Switches are mounted on DIN Rails. For central site or higher-density applications, there are rack-mounted industrial switches.
Power Supplies
Typically DIN Rail mounted switches use dual DC Power Inputs. Generally, rack-mount switches use AC or a mixture of AC and DC Power Sources.
Industrial Ethernet
Ethernet in an industrial environment is often used with protocols that provide deterministic and real-time control. Protocols for Industrial Ethernet include PROFINET, MODBUS/TCP, POWERLINK, SERCOS III and CC-LINK IE. Many Industrial Ethernet protocols use a modified MAC layer to provide low latency and determinism.
Industrial Ethernet can also refer to the use of standard Ethernet protocols with rugged connectors and extended temperature switches for use in an industrial environment.
Components used in plant process areas must be designed to work in harsh environments of temperature extremes, humidity, and vibration that exceed the ranges for information technology equipment intended for installation in controlled environments.
The use of fibre Ethernet reduces the problems of electrical noise and provides electrical isolation to prevent equipment damage. Some industrial networks require deterministic delivery of transmitted data. However, Ethernet uses collision detection which makes transport time for individual data packets difficult to estimate, especially as network traffic increases. Typically, industrial users of Ethernet employ full-duplex standards and other methods so that collisions do not unacceptably influence transmission times.
Industrial Switches Redundancy
The Case Communications Industrial Ethernet Switches provide link redundancy using the following protocols. STP (Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802.1D), RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1w ) and MSTP ( Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802.1s). For the quickest self healing time, the switches use Advanced Ring Technology will allow the network to self-heal in 10ms to 20ms.
Some of the Case Industrial switches (Those ending in ‘G’ and ‘R’) use a standard Ring Recovery protocol G.8032 (also known as Ethernet Ring Protection Switching). This is not as rapid as earlier proprietary ring protection protocols which take 10ms – 20ms, while G.8032 takes approximately 50ms to re-route, however G.8032 is more reliable and less prone to ring crashes.
G.8032 provides the same functionality as previous proprietary ring protocols but follows a recommendation which means they should inter-work with 3rd part switches.
Ring technologies provide the following
- The avoidance of loops Learning, Forwarding and Filtering Database (FDB) mechanism which is defined in the Ethernet flow function (ETH_FF)
- Loop avoidance in an Ethernet Ring is achieved by guaranteeing that, at any time, traffic may flow on all but one of the ring links. This particular link is called the Ring Protection Link (RPL), and under normal conditions, this ring link is blocked.
- In proprietary ring architecture, the switch which blocks the traffic to prevent a loop is called the ‘Ring Master’, in G.8032 this is the ‘Ring Protection Link’ (RPL) The RPL is responsible for blocking traffic at one of its ends. If the ring were to fail for any reason the RPL unblocks its port and self-heals the ring.
- Any failure along the ring triggers a signal fail message in both directions from the nodes next to the failed link after these nodes have blocked the port facing the failed link. On obtaining this message, RPL unblocks the RPL port. (Note that a single link failure anywhere in the ring ensures a loop-free topology.)
- The other Ethernet Ring Node adjacent to the RPL, the RPL Neighbour Node, may also participate in blocking or unblocking its end of the RPL.
- The event of an Ethernet Ring failure results in protection switching of the traffic. This is achieved on all Ethernet Ring Nodes. An APS (Automatic Protection Switching) protocol is used to coordinate the protection actions over the ring.
Industrial Switches VLAN’S
Case Communications Industrial Switches support Static Port and Tagged based (IEEE 802.1Q) VLANS, as well as Q in Q (VLAN Stacking).
Industrial Switches Quality of Service
Case Communications Industrial Switches support quality of service based on industry-standard features such as DSCP, 802.1p, IP Tos etc.
Industrial Switches – Short Form Pluggable
Industry Standard SFPs (Short Form Pluggable) ensure any distance and type of Fibre can be supported, and the switches all support DMI ( Dynamic Management Interface) allowing the fibre to be monitored from a central point with SNMP Traps or e-mails sent in the event of a fibre degradation or failure.
Industrial Switches – PoE / PoE+ / PoE BT (90 watts) – Power Over Ethernet
The Case Communications Ethernet switches which support PoE (Power over Ethernet) support both the standard PoE (IEEE 802.3af (15 watts at 48 volts DC)) and PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at (30 watts at 48 volts DC) or IEEE 802.3bt (48vdc at 90 watts )). This allows the switches to power third-party devices such as Pan, Tilt and Zoom CCTV, Wi-Fi, and Wireless products etc.
Link Aggregation
Case Industrial Ethernet Switches support IEEE 802.3ad LACP Link aggregation allowing multiple trunks to be bonded to form a single high-speed pipe.
Industrial Switches – Management
All Case Communications Industrial Switches are managed via an HTTP / HTTPS (Browser) Telnet via CLI, SSH V2, SSH or SNMP with the switches sending SNMP Traps to a Network Management System (such as CaseView) as well as most of the switches being able to trigger a local relay port.
Security logon is provided either using the switch’s internal security or a RADIUS server. File management allows Firmware upgrades or backups and also configuration upload and download.
Please refer to each individual switch details for more specific information