Belden: MSP40 Full Gigabit Layer 3 Switch
January 4, 2021
The MSP40 switch offers a unique combination of features – all designed to help network engineers and system integrators keep pace with growing bandwidth requirements in large-scale industrial networks. As more data is transferred to the network layer (Layer 3), the MSP40 switch can easily adapt to these high data levels by enabling each port to support Gigabit speeds.
Depending on your network’s current and future bandwidth needs, you can select from 28 single Gigabit ports, or opt to use the device’s first module slot for up to four 2.5 GE ports. This port option is unique to Belden and Hirschman products – shifting toward a future IEEE standard.
For networks that require a 10-Gigabit bandwidth, the MSP40 offers the flexibility to enable these speeds by simply plugging in the newly designed MSM60 module with two 10-GE ports in the device’s first module slot.
The MSP40 family supports 120-watt power requirements through Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) with built-in power supply. For applications that require more power, such as pan-tilt-zoom cameras, the MSP PoE+ Module with external power supply is available. This module does not take power from the switch, but from an external source. It offers significantly more power by placing the module into the existing device for an additional 120 watts of power.
Applications
The switch can meet the bandwidth needs of larger industrial network or networks that may expand their size or distance in the future. Legacy networks with copper cabling can use the MSP40 switches today, as well as if they upgrade to fiber cabling in the future. The switch’s interchangeable modules make this update from copper to fiber simple, eliminating the need to buy and install a new switch.
Markets
With its extensive port options housed in a rugged, yet compact device, the MSP40 switch is ideal for harsh and space constrained applications, especially in the transportation, discrete manufacturing, automotive and mining industries.
Key Features
- • Increase bandwidth with up to 28 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) ports
- – Reusable modules that can be used on any slot (first slot reserved for a 2.5 GE module and a newly-designed 10 GE module)
- – Up to four 2.5 GE or two 10 GE ports for high availability with media redundancy protocol (MRP) and link aggregation
- • Modular setup with hot swappable ports and Layer 2/Layer 3 capabilities
- • High-grade metal/aluminum housing for mounting on a DIN rail
- • Temperature range of -40 ˚C to +70 ˚C
- • Click-in mechanism for tool-free module assembly
- • Cost-effective powering of terminal equipment via PoE+ function up to 120 watts per media module
- • Simple configuration and diagnosis using HiDiscovery, Industrial HiVision or web interface
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