GE ITM11A8XJ036645 General Electric

GE ITM11A8XJ036645 General Electric

For various reasons, what kind of industrial Ethernet switch is the most suitable one to choose? The switch is very important, it holds the lifeblood of a network, then how to buy the switch? What switch is used? Such as the work environment, whether redundancy is required, managed and unmanaged, future maintenance and scalability.

1, the working environment considerations: including temperature range, EMC electromagnetic compatibility, protection level, installation mode and power supply. The commercial Ethernet switch design is not suitable for the environment of industrial switches, such as the environment with limit temperature, high vibration and strong electromagnetic noise.

2, managed or unmanaged switch: If the network is relatively simple, you can plug and play non-managed switch; If the network management type may be required for future maintenance, only the network management type switch can achieve ring topology connection.

3, also need to meet the relevant industrial standards: for example, the Marine switch should meet the ship structure standards; If there is a dangerous application, it must meet the corresponding certification standards, and the transportation industry such as rail transit and highway also has its own standards.