Administration and diagnostics, availability, security, data transfer and performance: An overview of all functions of the industrial managed switch
Simplified Commissioning and Maintenance
Several Options:
Simplified Maintenance:
Via communication redundancy
Xpress Ring:
Dual Ring:
The Fast and Open Solution:
ERPS – Enhancement Mode:
Absolutely Secure Industrial Networks
The Security Standard of IT Networks: Secure authentication and authorization in ETHERNET networks (locally on the switch or via RADIUS server).
Process:
Authorization only for the required services
Filtering data packets due to:
Streamlined ETHERNET Networks
VLAN (e.g., per IEEE 802.1Q)
Segmentation in logical, virtual networks:
Streamlined ETHERNET Networks
LACP link aggregation
Merge multiple data connections into a single logical link: