Cisco IE-4000 Series Switches Specification Guide
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Data Sheet
Cisco Industrial Ethernet 4000 Series Switches
Developed specifically to withstand the harshest industrial manufacturing
environments, these switches offer today’s most flexible and scalable industrial
Ethernet platform that will grow with your network.
environments, these switches offer today’s most flexible and scalable industrial
Ethernet platform that will grow with your network.
Product Overview
The Cisco
®
Industrial Ethernet (IE) 4000 Series is the latest addition to our ruggedized switching platforms and
provides superior high-bandwidth switching and proven Cisco IOS
®
Software-based routing capabilities for
industrial environments. The IE 4000 Series delivers highly secure access and industry-leading convergence using
the Cisco Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) and is built to withstand extreme environments while adhering to
overall IT network design, compliance, and performance requirements.
The IE 4000 Series is ideal for industrial Ethernet applications where hardened products are required, including
factory automation, energy and process control, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), oil and gas field sites, city
surveillance programs, and mining. With improved overall performance, greater bandwidth, a richer feature set,
and enhanced hardware, the Cisco IE 4000 Series complements the current industrial Ethernet portfolio of related
Cisco industrial switches, such as the Cisco IE 2000 and IE 3000.
The Cisco IE 4000 can easily be installed in your network. Through a user-friendly web device manager, the Cisco
IE 4000 provides easy out-of-the-box configuration and simplified operational manageability to deliver advanced
security, data, video, and voice services over industrial networks.
Features and Benefits
Table 1.
Features and Benefits of Cisco IE 4000
Feature
Benefit
Robust Industrial Design
● Built for harsh environment and temperature range (-40 to 70 C).
● Hardened for vibration, shock and surge, and noise immunity.
● Resilient dual ring design via 4x Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports.
● Complies with multi-industry specifications for automation, ITS, and substation environments.
● Improves uptime, performance, and safety of industrial systems and equipment.
● Fitted with compact, PLC (Programmable Logic Control) style DIN rail compliant form factor ideal for industrial
● Hardened for vibration, shock and surge, and noise immunity.
● Resilient dual ring design via 4x Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports.
● Complies with multi-industry specifications for automation, ITS, and substation environments.
● Improves uptime, performance, and safety of industrial systems and equipment.
● Fitted with compact, PLC (Programmable Logic Control) style DIN rail compliant form factor ideal for industrial
deployment.
● Covers a wide range of Power over Ethernet (PoE) application requirements.
User-Friendly GUI Device
Manager
Manager
● Allows easily configuration and monitoring via a web browser.
● Eliminates the need for more complex terminal emulation programs.
● Reduces the cost of deployment.
● Eliminates the need for more complex terminal emulation programs.
● Reduces the cost of deployment.
SwapDrive: “Zero-Config”
Replacement
Replacement
● Simple switch replacement in case of a failure.
● No networking expertise required.
● Helps ensure fast recovery.
● No networking expertise required.
● Helps ensure fast recovery.
High-Density Industrial
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
● Reduces complexity with one cable for both connectivity and power.
● Controls costs by limiting wiring, distribution panels, and circuit breakers.
● Creates space and reduces heat dissipation.
● Enables ready-to-use PoE devices like IP phones and wireless access points.
● Supports (on select models) maximum HD camera deployments.
● Controls costs by limiting wiring, distribution panels, and circuit breakers.
● Creates space and reduces heat dissipation.
● Enables ready-to-use PoE devices like IP phones and wireless access points.
● Supports (on select models) maximum HD camera deployments.