RUGGEDCOM RUGGEDCOM RSG2488
Installation Guide
Chapter 1
Introduction
Feature Highlights 1
Introduction
The RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 is a utility grade, fully managed, industrial Ethernet switch designed to operate
reliably in harsh environments. With a rugged metal enclosure and an optional conformal coating, the
RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 provides a high level of immunity to electromagnetic interference and heavy electrical
surges, and can withstand temperatures between -40 and 85 °C (-40 and 185 °F).
Highly modular, the RSG2488 switch supports up to 28 electrical and/or optical interfaces with data transfer rates
of 10/100/1000 Mbit/s. This makes it the ideal industry-standard switch for constructing electrical and/or optical
line, ring and star topologies.
The following sections provide more information about the RSG2488:
• Section 1.1, “Feature Highlights”
• Section 1.2, “Description”
• Section 1.3, “Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Support”
Section 1.1
Feature Highlights
Extreme Flexibility
• Support for up to a total of 28 non-blocking ports (six 4-port modules and two 2-port modules)
• Mixture of fiber optic or copper Gigabit ports with up to 28 Gig Ethernet ports
• All-aluminum construction
Compact 1U Form Factor
• Space-saving design
Vertical Loading Modular Design
• Allows for simple, cost effective in-field servicing and upgrading
Dual Redundant Smart Power Supplies
• Hot-swappable, cable-free
• HI voltage AC/DC: 100-300 V DC or 88-264 V AC
• Smart power supplies able to detect loss of input voltage
Fast Network Fault Recovery
• Less than 5 ms per hop (typical)
Reliability in harsh environments
• Immunity to EMI and heavy electrical surges
▪ Zero-Packet-Loss Technology
▪ Meets IEEE 1613 Class 2 (electric utility substations)
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Requires Siemens FastConnect connectors and shielded cable
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