Product Overview; Functional Overview; Feature Highlights - RuggedCom RuggedSwitch RS1600 Installation Manual

1 Product Overview

1.1 Functional Overview

The RuggedSwitch™ ™ ™ ™ RS1600 series are substation hardened fiber optical Ethernet switches
specifically designed to operate in harsh environments such as those found in electric utility
substations and harsh industrial environments.
Specifically tested to the same standards as mission critical protective relaying equipment, (i.e.
IEEE 1613 and IEC 60255) the RS1600 family is ideally suited to form the Ethernet network in a
UCA2 (Utility Communications Architecture 2.0) based substation automation network. Because
they were designed to meet the demands of the substation environment it is also ideally suited for
industrial automation networks based on Industrial Ethernet. The reliability of the RS1600 family
exceeds that of commercial Ethernet switches by having no rotating mechanical parts such as
cooling fans and by utilizing high-temperature solid-state components. The RS1600 series also
offers dual redundant power supplies each of which can be specified to operate from different
voltage sources which allows for increased network availability and maximum network design
flexibility.

1.2 Feature Highlights

Utility Grade (i.e. substation hardened) per IEEE 1613, IEC 60255, IEC 61850-3, IEC 61000-6-
5 standards
Operating temperature: -40° to 85°C (no fan)
Radiated RF Immunity: 35V/m per ANSI/IEEE C37.90.2
Dual, redundant power supply options: 12, 24 or 48 VDC, or HI (88-300VDC or 85-264VAC)
Failsafe output relay for critical failure or error alarming
RS1600:
12 –10BaseFL fiber optical ports
2 – 100BaseFX fiber optical uplink ports
2 – 10/100BaseTx RJ45 ports (optional)
RS1600T:
14 – 10/100BaseTx RJ45 ports
2 – 100BaseFX fiber optical uplink ports
RS1600F:
16 – 100BaseFX fiber optical ports
Advanced layer 2 switching functions: 802.1p Message Prioritization, 802.1Q VLAN
Full-duplex operation (no collisions)
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