IS420ESWAH1A

Product Description

IONet Switch IS420ESWAH1A is part of the Mark VIeS Control System from General Electric. This switch pack has eight 10/100Base-TX ports as well as one 100Base-FX LC-type connector. This pack can be mounted in two different configurations, and both of the switches can be mounted on the long edge of the switch, one perpendicular to the rail, while the other will be mounted parallel to the rail. There are different clips depending on the mounting orientation chosen; if the switch has been mounted perpendicular to the rail the clip needed is the 259B2451BVP2. 

When meeting functionality and speed requirements there are a multitude of features that the IS420ESWAH1A pack must meet; some of the features are full/half duplex auto-negotiation, LED for power and a minimum 256 KB buffer with up to 4K MAC (media access control) addresses. There are several RJ45 connectors that are used to support multiple removals and insertions; this connector should e able to serve up to two hundred removal/insertion cycles.

There is a switch on the IS420ESWAH1A pack which will be used to support flow control between switches and has the capability to send pauses only if flow control is needed on a port. All of the above information can be found in several different manuals from General Electric, these manuals are the GEH-6855 Volume I and II manuals, the GEH-6725 HazLoc manual, the GEH-6861 Functional Safety System Equipment Users Guide; and the GEI-10089 Mark VIe Industrial Ethernet/IONet Switch Summary Sheet.