General Electric’s IS420ESWBH3AX is an Ethernet IONet switch designed for industrial environments for the GE Mark VIe family of distributed gas turbine control systems. With its efficient performance and powerful functions, this switch provides a reliable network communication solution for industrial control systems.
The IS420ESWBH3AX switch features 16 10/100Base-TX RJ45 copper ports, full/half duplex auto-negotiation, and 100 Mbps FX uplink ports. It is compliant with the 802.3, 802.3U, and 802.x standards and features HP-MDIX automatic sensing, as well as a wealth of LED indicators that clearly show link status, activity, duplex, and speed.
The switch uses the QNX Neutrino operating system and is equipped with a buffer of at least 256 KB and a 4k Media Access control (MAC) address, ensuring stable and efficient data transfer. In addition, the IS420ESWBH3AX features redundant power inputs to enhance system reliability.
In the field of industrial automation, the IS420ESWBH3AX has a wide range of applications, including but not limited to production control systems in the power, petroleum, chemical, steel and cement industries. It not only provides a stable network connection, but also supports network redundancy, such as redundant power supply and link aggregation, thereby improving overall system availability and fault tolerance.
In terms of installation and maintenance, IS420ESWBH3AX switches support DIN rail and panel mounting for easy operation. LED indicators provide intuitive feedback on system status, making troubleshooting easier.
In short, the GE IS420ESWBH3AX industrial Ethernet switch, with its high performance, high reliability and ease of use, becomes the ideal choice for industrial control system network communication, providing a solid network foundation for the realization of Industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing