Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corporation has announced release of the new DuraNET 10-10. This is a rugged, low-cost IP67 Ethernet switch that targets homeland defence applications, such as border security, disaster recovery, first responder vehicles, drug enforcement and other civilian mobile, tactical and outdoor applications subjected to extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, dust, rain, and physical impact.
Leveraging Parvus' engineering heritage with rugged IP networking products for military vehicle and aerospace platforms, the DuraNET 10-10 is a low cost alternative geared towards civilian defence and mobile tactical / critical infrastructure applications. Without sacrificing reliability or performance, the product boasts a dust and water-proof design with IP67 environmental protection that will appeal to more cost-sensitive commercial user applications that may not require MIL-STD compliance.
Featuring a robust mechanical design and extended temperature operation from -40ºC to +85ºC (-40ºF to +185ºF), the DuraNET 10-10 network switch 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 designed for mounting to any machine or flat surface. The product has provisions for exposure to wide thermal ranges, shock, vibration, dust particles, and liquid immersion. The rugged DuraNET 10-10 combines proven and open-architecture PC104 Ethernet switch and vehicle-grade power supply components in a rugged package designed for maximum reliability under extreme conditions, including provisions for hazardous locations and potentially explosive atmospheres.
As an unmanaged Ethernet switch, the DuraNET 10-10 is designed to provide local area network (LAN) connectivity to IP-enabled equipment, such as on-board computers, cameras, sensors, monitoring devices, and command-and-control gear for situation awareness and information sharing. Requiring no configuration to operate, the device features five IEEE 802.3/u compliant (10/100mpbs) Ethernet transceiver ports and support for auto-MDI-MDIX network installation. Any of its five transceiver ports are flexibly designed to serve as an up-link. Support for auto-crossover, auto-polarity, auto-negotiation and bridge loop prevention are all integrated. A non-blocking switching fabric provides excellent data transmission performance at wire speed.
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