NanoSWITCH™ Rugged 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch with Embedded x86 PC
Product Description
The PRS NanoSWITCH™ is a Size, Weight, Power and Cost (SWAP-C) optimized rugged multi-layer gigabit Ethernet switch with an embedded x86 PC. The NanoSWITCH brings enterprise level layer 2/3 switching into the rugged environments found in military ground, air and sea vehicles and unforgiving industrial environments such as offshore oil platforms. Typical applications include:
- Vehicle network switching
- Distributed architecture vehicle controller
- VICTORY compliant switch, router, timing, and control
- WAN – LAN interconnectivity and firewall
- Shared processing and peripheral communications
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NanoSWITCH is available in a VICTORY software configuration. The VICTORY open standard, or “Vehicular Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability” standard (http://victory-standards.org/), provides a common data-bus centric approach to sharing services and hardware components, eliminating redundancy and reducing SWAP in Army ground vehicles.
Switch Architecture
- Layer 2/3 Enterprise non-blocking network switch for demanding SWAP-C environments
- Marvell Prestera®-DX PONCat3 hardware based packet processor
- Glenair 801-033 Mighty Mouse series connectors, environmentally sealed
- 16x GigE Ethernet ports with auto tri-speed 10/100/1000Mbps and MDIX
- Wire speed ingress and egress traffic policers
- Dual Core ARM© v7 800MHz CPU for CLI (Command Line Interface) and management
- ECC protected DRAM
- Management via Ethernet (http/telnet/SNMP) or RS232
- 10 or 16 port versions
Embedded x86 PC Module
- Full featured AMD Fusion APU for VICTORY or User Applications (e.g. IoT)
- 1GB DRAM, 64GB SSD
- External GB-GRAM/DAGR/Polaris compliant GPS Port with selectable RS232/RS422/RS485
- 1x Internal GigE port into Switch (17th port) and 1x External GigE
- VGA Video Output
- 2x RS-232 Ports
- 2x USB 2.0 Ports
- Replaceable Long Life RTC Battery or External Power Support
- Linux Ubuntu Installed as Standard
Power
- 28V nominal (13.5V to 33V) isolated power input
- +/- 250V transient, 100V surge, 12V starting surge capable
- Voltage ripple filtering
- 30W maximum
Environmental Features
- IP67 Environmentally Sealed (water, dust, salt fog)
- Sealed MIL Connectors
- Operating Temperature: -40°C to 71°C
- Shock: 50g @25ms
- Vibration: 5G RMS 10Hz to 2KHz
- Status LED Blanking Control
MIL Specification Compliance
- MIL-STD-1275E – Ground Vehicle Power
- MIL-STD-704F – Aircraft Power (with no hold up)
- MIL-STD-461F – EMI
- MIL-STD-810G – Environmental
NanoSWITCH provides 16x or 10x external Gigabit Ethernet ports that operate at rates of 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps. A full management suite is included, as well as a Command Line Interface (CLI) for controlling switch and routing operations. The NanoSWITCH supports sophisticated IPv4 and IPv6 routing, including tunneling, snooping and IP Multicast, Link Aggregation, VLANs (GARP, Voice), MSTP and DoS Protection. NanoSWITCH follows IETF, IEEE, and DSL Forum standards.
The NanoSWITCH includes numerous Quality of Service (QoS) features to ensure that traffic is prioritized to deliver the superior performance for real-time applications. ThesemQoS features include system management, voice, video, and bandwidth-intensive file uploads and downloads. Additional QoS capabilities, such as IEEE 802.1p priority tagging, DSCP, and eight hardware traffic class queues maintain quality for real-time applications.
An IGMP snooping feature limits IP multicast traffic to only the ports that request it, which enables the rest of the network to operate at peak efficiency. 802.1Q VLAN support enables the network to quickly segregate traffic. VLANs also provide an additional layer of security by keeping sensitive data separated from other workgroups on the network.
The ruggedness of the NanoSWITCH device makes it ideal for mission-critical applications while performance and cost-competitive pricing make it an attractive choice for commercial and industrial use. The NanoSWITCH supports a range of field applications that include:
- Vehicle network switching
- Distributed architecture vehicle controller
- VICTORY compliant switch, router, timing, and control
- WAN – LAN interconnectivity and firewall
- Shared processing and peripheral communications