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Alcatel-Lucent offers rugged switch option

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE)’s new OmniSwitch 6465 has been designed for Industrial Ethernet environments. The company says its ruggedised, fully-scalable Gigabit Ethernet switch is operational in extended temperatures, with higher EMI/EMC tolerance and surge protection. ALE suggests customers will benefit from hardened LAN switch networks to support future technologies, remotely manage the network and gather data to provide current information for travellers. The company says a recent customer, the Neva
June 5, 2018 Read time: 1 min
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4054 Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE)’s new OmniSwitch 6465 has been designed for Industrial Ethernet environments. The company says its ruggedised, fully-scalable Gigabit Ethernet switch is operational in extended temperatures, with higher EMI/EMC tolerance and surge protection. ALE suggests customers will benefit from hardened LAN switch networks to support future technologies, remotely manage the network and gather data to provide current information for travellers. The company says a recent customer, the Nevada Department of Transportation, has been able to generate time savings by remotely managing the network, including rebooting devices.


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