Fast Ethernet switches target industries in need of redundancy

The devices focus on redundancy, making them suitable for the automotive, manufacturing and machine building industries.These industries tend to have automation systems that are part of the network infrastructure. When a system failure occurs, it happens most often within the network and causes service interruptions. The featured redundancy technology can reduce the effects of these failures, minimising the risk of outages while maximising productivity, ensuring consistent communication and keeping plants operating.

In addition to supporting various redundancy technologies, the RED25 switches have comprehensive built-in security features to provide reliable protection against network attacks or operating errors. They are also customisable based on specific port needs or environmental factors, such as temperature range.

The devices provide maximum productivity and network uptime, thanks to interruption-free data communications based on parallel redundancy protocol and high availability seamless redundancy. Other redundancy technologies, like rapid spanning tree protocol, device level ring and media redundancy protocol, allow the RED25 switches to connect to existing networks. The switches have also been designed to handle high ambient temperatures and meet precise time synchronisation requirements.

“The RED25 family of switches offers flexibility and a future-proof network design. The intent is to provide industrial network engineers, system integrators and machine builders with an entry-level device at an affordable price,” said Juergen Schmid, Senior Product Manager, Belden. “This makes RED25 an suitable choice for applications that need an entry-level redundancy switch designed specifically for operation in extreme environmental conditions.”