Innovative Industrial TSN Ethernet Switch Guarantees Delivery of Time-Sensitive Data
PLANET TSN-5225-4T2S is a brand-new Industrial-grade Layer 2+ Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) Managed Ethernet Switch which features 4 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 ports and 2 1G/2.5GBASE-X SFP ports in a rugged IP30 metal case for stable operation in heavy environments, address all levels of the industrial automation network, from the field bus to the factory backbone. And it guarantees end-to-end transmission of high-priority traffic with extremely low latency. With 2 dual-speed SFP fiber slots, it can be flexibly applied to extend the connection distance.
The TSN-5225-4T2S can be installed in any difficult environment as it can operate stably under the temperature range from -40 to 75 degrees C. It also allows either DIN-rail or wall mounting for efficient use of cabinet space.
A Simplified Pathway to a TSN-compatible Infrastructure
PLANET TSN-5225-4T2S provides real-time, low-latency network communication for industrial automation, 5G NR networks, Industry 4.0, 4K/8K video streaming, and VR/AR gaming industry by using the Time-sensitive Networking (TSN) technology and IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTPv2) for time synchronization on all ports.
The TSN-5225-4T2S supports TSN IEEE standards needed for a complete real-time communication solution. These include IEEE 802.1AS-REV profile for time synchronization, IEEE 802.1Qbv for Enhancements for Scheduled Traffic, IEEE 802.1Qbu Frame Preemption, IEEE 802.3br Interspersing Express Traffic (IET), IEEE 802.1Qci for per-stream filtering and policing (PSFP) and IEEE 802.1CB frame replication and elimination for reliability (FRER) for seamless redundancy.
The TSN-5225-4T2S eliminates the need for separating information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) Ethernet networks, providing a more ubiquitous approach to synchronization and precision timing for today’s industrial automation systems.
1588 Time Protocol for Industrial Computing Networks
The TSN-5225-4T2S features IEEE 1588v2 PTP (Precision Time Protocol) with hardware-based time stamping for precise time synchronization of networks, and support forBoundary Clock,End to EndandPeer to Peer Transparent Clockmodes. It is ideal for telecom and carrier Ethernet applications, supporting MEF service delivery and timing over packet solutions for IEEE 1588 and synchronous Ethernet.
Redundant Ring, Fast Recovery for Critical Network Applications
The TSN-5225-4T2S supports redundant ring technology and features strong, rapid self-recovery capability to prevent interruptions and external intrusions. It incorporates advanced ITU-T G.8032 ERPS (Ethernet Ring Protection Switching) technology, Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1s MSTP), and redundant power input system into customer’s industrial automation network to enhance system reliability and uptime in harsh factory environments. In a simple ring network, the recovery time of data link can be as fast as 10ms.
Robust Layer 2 Features
The TSN-5225-4T2S can be programmed for advanced Layer 2 switch management functions such as dynamic port link aggregation, 802.1Q tagged VLAN, Q-in-Q VLAN, private VLAN, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), Layer 2 to Layer 4 QoS, bandwidth control, IGMP snooping and MLD snooping. Via the aggregation of supporting ports, the TSN-5225-4T2S allows the operation of a high-speed trunk group that comes with multiple ports and supports fail-over as well.
Cybersecurity Network Solution to Minimize Security Risks
The cybersecurity features that virtually need no effort and cost to have include the protection of the switch management and the enhanced security of the mission-critical network. Both SSHv2 and TLSv1.2 protocols are utilized to provide strong protection against advanced threats. The network administrator can now construct highly-secure corporate networks with considerably less time and effort than before.
Modbus TCP Provides Flexible Network Connectivity for Factory Automation
With the supported Modbus TCP/IP protocol, the TSN-5225-4T2S can easily integrate withSCADAsystems,HMIsystems and other data acquisition systems in factory floors. It enables administrators to remotely monitor the industrial Ethernet switch’soperating information,port information, communication status, and DI and DO status, thus easily achieving enhanced monitoring and maintenance of the entire factory.
SMTP/SNMP Trap Event Alert
The TSN-5225-4T2S provides event alert function to help to diagnose the abnormal device owing to whether or not there is a break of the network connection, or the rebooting response.
Effective Alarm Alert for Better Protection
The TSN-5225-4T2S supports a Fault Alarm feature which can alert the users when there is something wrong with the switches. With this ideal feature, the users would not have to waste time to find where the problem is. It will help to save time and human resource.
Digital Input and Digital Output for External Alarm
The TSN-5225-4T2S supports Digital Input and Digital Output on its front panel. This external alarm enables users to use Digital Input to detect and log external device status (such as door intrusion detector), and send event alarm to the administrators. The Digital Output could be used to alarm the administrators if the TSN-5225-4T2S’s port shows link down, link up or power failure.
IPv6/IPv4 Dual Stack
Supporting both IPv6 and IPv4 protocols, the TSN-5225-4T2S helps data centers, campuses, telecoms, and more to experience the IPv6 era with the lowest investment as its network facilities need not be replaced or overhauled if the IPv6 FTTx edge network is set up.
Efficient Management
For efficient management, the TSN-5225-4T2S is equipped with console, Web and SNMP management interfaces.
- With the built-in Web-based management interface, the TSN-5225-4T2S offers an easy-to-use, platform-independent management and configuration facility.
- For text-based management, it can be accessed via Telnet and the console port.
- For standard-based monitor and management software, it offers SNMPv3 connection which encrypts the packet content at each session for secure remote management.
Powerful Network Security
The TSN-5225-4T2S offers comprehensive Layer 2 to Layer 4Access Control List (ACL)for enforcing security to the edge. It can be used to restrict network access by denying packets based on source and destination IP address, TCP/UDP ports or defined typical network applications. Its protection mechanism also comprises802.1X Port-basedandMAC-baseduser and device authentication. With theprivate VLANfunction, communication between edge ports can be prevented to ensure user privacy.
Advanced IP Network Protection
The TSN-5225-4T2S also provides DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard and Dynamic ARP Inspection functions to prevent IP snooping from attack and discard ARP packets with invalid MAC address. The network administrators can now construct highly-secure corporate networks with considerably less time and effort than before.
Excellent Traffic Control
The TSN-5225-4T2S is loaded with powerful traffic management and QoS features to enhance connection services by telecoms and ISPs. The QoS features include wire-speed Layer 4 traffic classifiers and bandwidth limit that are particularly useful for multi-tenant units, multi-business units, Telco and network service providers’ applications. It also empowers the industrial environment to take full advantage of the limited network resources and guarantees the best performance in VoIP and video conferencing transmission.
Intelligent SFP Diagnosis Mechanism
The TSN-5225-4T2S supports SFP-DDM (digital diagnostic monitor) function that greatly helps network administrator to easily monitor real-time parameters of the SFP and SFP+ transceivers, such as optical output power, optical input power, temperature, laser bias current, and transceiver supply voltage.
Layer 3 IPv4 and IPv6 Software VLAN Routing for Secure and Flexible Management
To help customers stay on top of their businesses, the TSN-5225-4T2S not only provides ultra high transmission performance and excellent Layer 2 technologies, but also IPv4/IPv6 software VLAN routing feature which allows to crossover different VLANs and different IP addresses for the purpose of having a highly-secure, flexible management and simpler networking application.
Application
TSN Technology for Efficient Real-time Monitoring of Factory Production Processes
PLANET TSN-5225-4T2S, based on its advanced Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology and utilizing IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTPv2) for time synchronization on all ports, provides an efficient solution. Leveraging real-time data monitoring and low-latency data transmission advantages, it can be used for real-time monitoring and management of factory production processes. This system harnesses the performance of TSN to enhance production efficiency, optimize resources, and enable quick response to faults, making it a highly promising solution.
