ET-8MG-MIL-1 switches exceed military standards

As a Cots product, the ET-8MG-MIL-1 (managed) and ET-8EG-MIL-1 (unmanaged) exceed military standards.

A systems engineer at DCS who is currently designing C4 insertion kits for US Army armoured vehicles said: 'Having had experience with the Sixnet switch on the Stryker (family of vehicles), we knew Sixnet could deliver an all-Gbit version to meet our project needs.

'This model fits even better compared with the first Sixnet switch because it comes with D38999 connectors and is certified to meet MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-461E.' These military switches have an IP67/NEMA 6 rated package, which protects against dust, water, oil, debris and other environmental hazards found in harsh situations.

The MIL-DTL-38999 Series III connectors are the most common in military applications and protect against vibration, shock, corrosion and water.

Real-time Ethernet performance comes as standard with these switches.

Each port supports auto-speed/duplex, auto-crossover and auto-polarity for plug and play connections.

Fast wire-speed switching with automatic intelligent routing prevents collisions and delays.

The managed models support advanced features such as MSTP, RSTP, SNMP, QoS/CoS, IGMP, VLAN and security.

These military switches perform under extreme conditions.

They offer a wide operating temperature range and are ultra-reliable, with an MTBF over 1,000,000 hours based on MIL-STD-217F.

With a MIL-STD-1275 power supply, the unit can run off a vehicle's power without the use of additional power-conditioning equipment.