L3 TSN switch (SFP/RJ45) for real time automation

Nov. 21, 2023 - PRLog -- The new administrable TSN switch TSN-6325-8T4S4X from the manufacturer Planet is a switch which meets industrial requirements in robust metal casing for safe use in harsh environments which addresses all industrial automation network levels, from the field bus up to the factory backbone. The admissible ambient temperature for operation is -40 to +75 °C. With its 10 Gbps fibreglass interfaces, the TSN-6325-8T4S4X can process large data quantities in a secure topology, which is connected to an industrial backbone, a 5G NR basis station or a wireless Wi-Fi6/6E-AP.

Through application of the TSN standard and use of the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTPv2) for time synchronisation on all ports, the TSN-6325-8T4S4X offers real time network communication with low latency for industrial automation, 5G NR networks, Industry 4.0, 4K/8K video streaming and VR/AR applications. The TSN standards supported include the IEEE 802.1AS-REV profile for time synchronisation, IEEE 802.1Qbv enhancements for scheduled traffic, IEEE 802.1Qbu frame pre-emption, IEEE 802.3br Interspersing Express Traffic (IET), IEEE 802.1Qci for Per-Stream Filtering and Policing (PSFP) and IEEE 802.1CB Frame Replication and Elimination for Reliability (FRER) for seamless redundancy.

System reliability is secured via redundant ring technology with the capability to restore data connections fast. In addition to the ITU-T G.8032 ERPS technology (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching), the Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1s MSTP) is used. The protection mechanisms include the 802.1X port-based and MAC-based user and device authentication, moreover the DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard and Dynamic ARP Inspection functions for protection against attacks and to reject ARP packages with an invalid MAC address.

The Planet Technology Corporation, founded in 1993 and listed on the Taipei stock exchange, is a global leading provider of IP-based network solutions for IoT, IIoT and IoV applications. The German distributor Acceed informs about the new TSN switch under www.acceed.com and further products from Planet for industrial networks, automation, IIoT applications and Smart Home solutions in detail.