Communication Ports; Sfp Transceivers - Siemens SIMATIC NET RUGGEDCOM RST2228P Installation Manual

Communication Ports

The RUGGEDCOM RST2228P features four Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP+) trans-
ceiver sockets for uplink communications, as well as six slots for field-replaceable
media modules. Modules can be used to expand and customize the capabilities of
the device to suit specific applications. A variety of modules are available, each fea-
turing a specific type of communication port: copper Ethernet, fiber optic Ethernet
and SFP.
RUGGEDCOM RST2228P has the ability to analyze SFP types and port hardware capa-
bilities at runtime. Different types of SFP modules using different integrated MAC and
PHY hardware are supported.
Modules can be installed in any one of the available slots in the device chassis. Mod-
ule slot locations and port status are indicated on the status panel. For more informa-
tion about the status panel, refer to
Use RUGGEDCOM RST2228P to determine which ports are equipped on the device.
For more information, refer to the RUGGEDCOM ROS Configuration Manual for the
device.
Figure 4.1
4.1

SFP Transceivers

The RUGGEDCOM RST2228P supports up to four Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP)
transceiver sockets, which are compatible with the wide array of SFP/SFP+ trans-
ceivers available from Siemens.
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RUGGEDCOM RST2228P Fixed Ports and Module Slots
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