Siemens RUGGEDCOM RS8000, Installation Manual

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RUGGEDCOM RS8000
Installation Guide
Chapter 1
Introduction
Feature Highlights 1
Introduction
The RUGGEDCOM RUGGEDCOM RS8000 provides substation hardened, fully managed, Ethernet switches
specifically designed to operate reliably in electrically and environmentally harsh environments.
The RUGGEDCOM RS8000’s Zero-Packet-Loss technology provides a high level of immunity to electromagnetic
interference (EMI) and heavy electrical surges typical of environments found in electric utility substations,
industrial plant floors or in curb side traffic control cabinets. The RUGGEDCOM RS8000 model provides IEEE 1613
Class 2 error-free communications performance under EMI stress. An operating temperature range of -40 to 85 °C
(-40 to 185 °F) allows the RUGGEDCOM RS8000 to be placed in almost any location.
The RUGGEDCOM RS8000 provides a wide range of power supply options suitable for multiple industries and for
worldwide operability. Options include 24 VDC, 48 VDC, and HI (88-300 VDC or 85-264 VAC)
The RUGGEDCOM RS8000 offers advanced Layer 2 and 3 networking features and network management via the
Rugged Operating System (ROS). A unique feature of ROS is the performance of its IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning
Tree Protocol (RSTP) used for implementing fault tolerant ring and mesh network architectures. The protocol has
been optimized to support ring sizes of up to 160 switches and fault recovery times in the order of less than 5 ms
per switch.
The RUGGEDCOM RS8000’s superior ruggedized design coupled with the Rugged Operating System (ROS) provides
improved system reliability and advanced networking features making it ideally suited for creating Ethernet
networks for mission-critical, real-time control applications.
CONTENTS
• Section 1.1, “Feature Highlights”
• Section 1.2, “Description”
• Section 1.3, “Required Tools and Materials”
• Section 1.4, “Decommissioning and Disposal”
• Section 1.5, “Cabling Recommendations”
Section 1.1
Feature Highlights
Ethernet Ports
• Eight 100Base-FX
• Multi-mode and single-mode optical transceivers
• Industry standard fiber optical connectors: MTRJ, LC
Rated for Reliability in Harsh Environments
• Immunity to EMI and heavy electrical surges
▫ Zero-Packet-Loss™ Technology