Cisco Switching and Wireless for Harsh Locations Industrial Networking

Network devices aren’t limited to indoor spaces and your network equipment shouldn’t be either. This session explores some of the new Cisco innovations to extend the newest in switching and wireless technology where other network equipment fears to go.

DJ Cole from Cisco IoT group introduces the Cisco IoT team, which focuses on developing industrial networking technologies to connect devices. They are launching five new models under the Catalyst IE switches line, designed for harsh environments with extreme temperatures, humidity, and hazardous conditions. The first model is an all-fiber switch for aggregation in locations with buried fiber, offering copper uplinks as well. The second model is a copper switch with 1G and 10G uplinks, suitable for limited space or dusty areas like underground subway systems. The portfolio includes switches with high-power PoE capabilities to meet the demand for power-hungry devices in industrial settings. Additionally, the switches offer better immunity to power surges and lightning damage, support app hosting for running small workloads, and the IW9167i access point is a ruggedized outdoor device with tri-radio capability, high vibration resistance, and IP66/IP67 rating.