Belden updates Hirschmann Layer 3 Backbone switches

Belden says its upgraded Hirschmann Layer 3 backbone switches transfer larger quantities of data without compromising network performance. According to Belden, the Dragon Mach4000 switches are suitable for mass transit systems such as railway and train stations, airports and rail rolling stock. Dragon Mach4000 is intended to help engineers connect IT and operational technology networks and transition to 10 Gigabit speeds. It also expected to allow users to transition from 1 Gigabit networks to 2.5 and
September 11, 2018 Read time: 1 min

5970 Belden says its upgraded Hirschmann Layer 3 backbone switches transfer larger quantities of data without compromising network performance.

According to Belden, the Dragon Mach4000 switches are suitable for mass transit systems such as railway and train stations, airports and rail rolling stock.

Dragon Mach4000 is intended to help engineers connect IT and operational technology networks and transition to 10 Gigabit speeds. It also expected to allow users to transition from 1 Gigabit networks to 2.5 and then to 10 Gigabit as network bandwidth requirements increase.

Urban Traffic Control

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Los Angeles Metrolink implements PTC
    February 24, 2014
    Metrolink, southern California’s regional commuter rail service, has launched positive train control (PTC) in revenue service demonstration (RSD) in cooperation with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). PTC is one of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) top ten most wanted transportation safety improvements. It involves a GPS-based technology capable of preventing train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, unauthorised incursion into work zones and train movement through switches le
    Read More
  • UK railways to benefit from information upgrade
    January 3, 2013
    More than US$13.44 million funding will be spent by train companies to boost passenger information at stations across the UK. The funding will pay for a national roll-out to link customer information screens at stations to the latest live real time train information data, fed from a database developed and maintained by train companies. The upgrade will be rolled out in around 2,000 National Rail stations. The first stations will be switched on in summer 2014 and the whole project is anticipated to be comp
    Read More
  • Mexican bus company upgrades CCTV network
    July 18, 2016
    OptiBus, which operates the only Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in León city in Mexico, has upgraded its CCTV network using an InfiNet Wireless solution which enables it to transmit CCTV images in real-time from 53 bus stops across the city via an increased network speed of 8Mbps per subscriber point. The new system has also allowed it to bring its overall monitoring system completely online, increasing efficiencies and safety. The new system support cameras at bus stations with a network that has bandw
    Read More
  • Here's 3D HD map is on track
    October 13, 2021
    Here is helping to trial technology which will allow public transport authorities to make better use of their resources. The location data provider is involved in the Sensors4Rail project with German railway company Deutsche Bahn
    Read More

Highlighted Content