Allied Telesis AT-8516F/SC Brochure page 8

Manufacturing and Noise Immunity
In Industrial environments, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
can be a big problem. Motors, welders and other industrial
equipment generate a tremendous amount of electrical noise
that can cause major problems with copper cabling. Using fiber
in your network ensures complete noise immunity against
EMI/RFI interference.
With an all-fiber network, busy industrial and manufacturing
environments can rest assured that data is uncompromized,
regardless of any commercial or industrial machinery operating
in close proximity.
8 | Allied Telesis Solutions: Fiber Connectivity
With the added benefits of no Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) emission, no ground loops, and industrial-level protection
against lightning and high voltage surge environments, fiber can
be installed confidently in any environment.
The AT-x900-48FS and the Layer 2+ managed
switches provide all-fiber Fast Ethernet switching with Gigabit
uplinks. Where more Gigabit connectivity is required, the
AT-9924SP and AT-x900-24XS
AT-8516F/SC
switches are ideal.