Wordsworth Technology introduces the ORing networking range

All of ORing’s industrial networking products are produced and tested in “ICP Electronics” certificated labs and manufacturing plants. Accredited with ISO 9001:2000 and numerous other international certifications, ORing has a high standard in ruggedness and reliability for mission-critical network applications. Wordsworth will hold extensive ORing component in stock to enable the fastest possible build and delivery against short lead time customer requirements.

Available immediately is the ORing IES-3162GC Industrial managed Ethernet switch with 16x100/100Base-T(X) ports and 2xGigabit combo ports. It features comprehensive Ethernet redundancy protection, rugged IP-30 housing design, and visually centralized network management (via bundled Open-Vision v3.0 software). IES-3162GC protects mission-critical applications from network interruptions with redundant power inputs and comprehensive Ethernet redundancy protocols: ORing, Open-Ring, and O-RSTP.

Moreover, IES-3162GC also supports standard IEEE 802.1s/w/D Ethernet redundancy protocols: MSTP, RSTP, and STP. With rugged IP-30 housing, this product is designed for tough environments. Not only is IES-3162GC rigid externally, it can also withstand wide temperature variations from -40 to 70 degrees Celsius.

Jonathan Lavery, Technical Sales Manager for Wordsworth Technology, said: “This new range has much to offer, and depending on customers’ requirements the O-ring range has many options to choose from. For example, there is a choice of Network Speed, Mounting Options, Data Paths including regular Ethernet, Weatherproof Ethernet, PoE, Wireless USB, industry specific applications and many more.”