Cut rack-mount space in half

17th June 2015

Jordan Mulcare

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Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has announced its latest addition to the SEL wired communications product line. Designed to cut the rack-mount space in half, the ICON cube chassis offers the same functionality as the full-sized, 19" ICON chassis, but with a smaller footprint. Its reduced size allows wide-area communications to be brought to locations that are space-constrained, such as pad mounts, repeater sites and oil/gas platforms.

The cube offers a new approach to solving voice and data communications network design. It combines superior deterministic SONET transport technology with flexible Ethernet and TDM drop interfaces to provide an integrated protection, data and voice communications solution in a single platform.

DIN rail mounting options provide added flexibility for installation in tight enclosures, such as industrial automation and control panels as well as utility pad-mount cabinets. The cube chassis fits most confined spaces.

Designed and built to address demanding communications needs and operate in extreme environments, the cube chassis is well-suited for utilities, light-rail and highway transportation, manufacturing, petrochemical plants, pipelines, anywhere dependable communication is required to support critical applications.

The ICON creates a highly reliable, deterministic, low-latency communications network that supports serial data, IEEE C37.94, transfer trip, DS1, analogue 2-wire FXO/FXS, analogue 4-wire interfaces and Layer 2 Ethernet capabilities. The ICON simultaneously transports these data channels over fibre-optic cable with low and deterministic latency, making it suitable for operational technology networks.