Rugged Ethernet switch for cost-sensitive homeland security applications introduced by Parvus

Dec. 16, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY, 16 Dec. 2011. Parvus Corp. in Salt Lake City is introducing the DuraNET 10-10 rugged, low-cost IP67 Ethernet switch for homeland defense applications such as border security, disaster recovery, first-responder vehicles, drug enforcement, and other civilian mobile, tactical or outdoor applications that must resist the effects of extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, dust, and rain. The DuraNET 10-10 has a dust- and water-proof design with IP67 environmental protection aimed at cost-sensitive commercial user applications that may not require compliance to military standards, Parvus officials say. 

SALT LAKE CITY, 16 Dec. 2011. Parvus Corp. in Salt Lake City is introducing the DuraNET 10-10 low-cost IP67 rugged Ethernet switch for homeland security applications such as border security, disaster recovery, first-responder vehicles, drug enforcement, and other civilian mobile, tactical or outdoor applications that must resist the effects of extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, dust, and rain.The DuraNET 10-10 has a dust- and water-proof design with IP67 environmental protection aimed at cost-sensitive commercial applications that may not require compliance to military standards, Parvus officials say.As an unmanaged Ethernet switch, the DuraNET 10-10 provides local area network (LAN) connectivity to IP-enabled equipment, such as onboard computers, cameras, sensors, monitoring devices, and command-and-control gear for situation awareness and information sharing.

The rugged Internet switch operates in temperatures from -40 to 85 degrees Celsius, and provides five 10/100 plug-and-play Ethernet ports over rugged field-deployable RJ-45 or M12 connectors in a sealed and fanless metal chassis. The PC/104 Ethernet switch and vehicle-grade power supply can be placed in hazardous locations and potentially explosive atmospheres.

The device has five 10/100-megabit-per-second Ethernet transceiver ports and support for auto-MDI-MDIX network installation. Any transceiver port can serve as an uplink. Support for auto-crossover, auto-polarity, auto-negotiation, and bridge loop prevention are integrated. A non-blocking switching fabric provides data transmission at wire speed.

For more information contact Parvus online at www.parvus.com.

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