Network Switches
 

ACRA CONTROL's rugged Ethernet switches are part of the NET-500 range and are specifically designed for the unique requirements experienced by aerospace networks.
 

These airborne Ethernet switches are deterministic, reliable and fast due to their hardwired switching design. Their rugged compact form allows them to survive the extreme conditions of aerospace environments.
 

Live at power-up, deterministic functionality eliminates boot-up delays and minimizes data loss from power outages.
 

ACRA CONTROL' s Xbar architecture facilitates flexible forwarding and filtering configurations e.g. to send data to multiple destinations for real-time monitoring, recording and transmission (currently available on the NET/SWI/003).
 

The synchronization of devices across a large distributed network is achieved to within 10s of nanoseconds - even under heavy network traffic conditions.
 
 

 
 

NET-500 : : Standalone switches
 

NET/SWI/001 Extended temperature airborne 8-port Ethernet switch with IEEE 1588 time support	NET/SWI/003 8-port Ethernet switch with configurable static forwarding and filtering

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These Ethernet switches are designed to operate in harsh environments. Up to eight full-duplex Ethernet end nodes can be connected to these switches using CAT5 copper cabling.
 

These ethernet switches have a store-and-forward switching architecture; incoming Ethernet frames are stored before they are forwarded out on the egress Ethernet port. Both 802.3 and Ethernet II 802.1Q tagged frames are supported.
 

The NET/SWI/001 transparently supports IEEE 1588v1 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) messages, while NET/SWI/003 has an embedded IEEE 1588v1 Precision Time Protocol Grandmaster. This provides a greater degree of synchronization accuracy than would be achieved using a non-1588 switch, even under heavy network traffic conditions.
 

Features include:

Eight-port Ethernet network switch with keyed Mighty Mouse connectors
 

100BaseT or 1000BaseT (NET/SWI/003) or 100BaseT (NET/SWI/001) Fast Ethernet links over copper wiring with auto-MDIX
 

Store-and-forward operation
 

IEEE 1588v1 support with transparency mode of operation (NET/SWI/001) or Embedded IEEE 1588v1 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Grandmaster and Transparency mode (NET/SWI/003)
 

Extended temperature operation (-55 to 105°C)
 

Live at power up (static internal routing; no MAC address learning time delays)
 

Applications

Airborne interconnection for data acquisition units and network data recorders in an Ethernet environment
 

 
 

KAM-500 : : Switch modules
 

KAD/SWI/101 3-to-1 aggregator Ethernet switch module	KAD/SWI/102 4-port Ethernet switch module with a dedicated programming port	KAD/SWI/103 3-port Ethernet tap module

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These KAM-500 modules are Ethernet switches designed for operating in harsh environments. Up to four full-duplex Ethernet end nodes can be connected to the switch using CAT5 copper cabling.
 

These ethernet switches have a store-and-forward switching architecture; incoming Ethernet frames are stored before they are forwarded out on the egress
 

Features include:

Four-port Ethernet network switch (KAD/SWI/101 and KAD/SWI/102) or a Three-port ethernet tap (KAD/SWI/103) using a standard 52-way double-density connector
 

100BaseTX Ethernet links over copper wiring
 

Store-and-forward operation
 

IEEE 1588v1 support with transparency mode of operation
 

Live at power-up (static internal routing; no MAC address learning time delays)
 

Applications

Airborne interconnection for data acquisition units and network data recorders in an Ethernet environment
 

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