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.
Product Overview
The Cisco® Industrial Ethernet (IE) 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 Series complements the current industrial Ethernet portfolio of related Cisco industrial switches, such as the Cisco IE 2 and IE 3.
The Cisco IE 4 can easily be installed in your network. Through a user-friendly web device manager, the Cisco IE 4 provides easy out-of-the-box configuration and simplified operational manageability to deliver advanced security, data, video, and voice services over industrial networks.