Ethernet Switch has 20 msec recovery time.

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Series L1400 1 Giga Ethernet switch utilizes Fast Recovery Network Topology to enable 20 msec recovery time for some applications. Switch features an operating temperature range of -40°C to 70°C and has no moving parts. Technical specifications include 1 or 2 TX or FX type Giga ports, six 100 Mb copper ports, redundant 19-60 Vdc power supply, and IP40 protection. Range includes Industrial standard, Marine, Rail, SA, and Defense.



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The First 1 Giga Ethernet Switch With a Recovery Time of 20 ms



A few days ago, WESTERMO put on the American market its 1 Giga Ethernet switch, the L1400, in its Lynx range. Its recovery time is 20 ms, the best performance level on the market.

This new product is the fruit of more than 5 years of collaboration with the OnTime Company. Specialized in engineering and development of software and protocols applicable to the industrial Ethernet, the company has developed a completely new patented proprietary protocol, FRNT (Fast Recovery Network Topology). It is implemented in the switch operating system, and it cuts reconfiguration time to 30 ms, and even 20 ms for some applications.

It is available at market rates, and it includes all the performance features of the LYNX Ethernet switch range:

Small overall size and considerable compactness,

Operating temperature range -40°C to 70°C,

No moving parts inside,

High levels of integration and a small number of sub-assemblies.

Technical characteristics of the LYNX L1400 switch:

-1 or 2 TX or FX type Giga ports

-6 x 100 Mb copper ports

-IP configuration to allocate ports and alarms

-Redundant 19-60 V DC power supply,

-IP40 protection,

-Cable length specifications 150 metres (Cat 5e),

-Supports up to 200 switches per loop,

-Handles four queues of priorities,

-self dealing for each of the ports,

-Watchdog,

-Determinism provided by management of priorities on layers 2 and 3 for real time or voice over IP applications

The LYNX 1 Giga L1400 switch range:

- Lynx 140x - Industrial standard

- Lynx 141x - Marine

- Lynx 142x - Rail

- Lynx 143x - SA

- Lynx 144x - Defence

WESTERMO TELEINDUSTRI AB, a Swedish company set up in 1975, is the European leader for communication of industrial data.

Key figures:

-Three subsidiaries, in France, Germany and the United Kingdom,

-Distributors in more than 30 countries

-A team of 100 persons

-Sales of 18 million

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