HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Abaco Systems Inc. in Huntsville, Ala., is introducing a significant upgrade for the company's NETernity SWE540A 6U OpenVPX VPX 40 Gigabit Ethernet switch with the availability of a conduction-cooled variant.
This upgrade will enable users to deploy high-speed Ethernet in a broad range of environments that are susceptible to extremes of heat and vibration. Users can standardize on one switch by choosing the most appropriate ruggedization level according to the planned deployment.
Advanced features and capabilities include data center bridging to accommodate data-intensive applications. SWE540A connectivity includes four QSFP+ (40GBASE-SR4/LR4) ports and two 1000BaseT ports to the front panel, and 40GBASE-KR4/10GBASE-KX4 with as many as 39 rear I/O ports for data plane and control plane to the rear panel.
The rugged 6U OpenVPX SWE540A supports full Layer 2/3 features including hardware Layer 3 forwarding at fabric speed rates. Layer 3 switching and routing is a critical requirement for advanced security and complex networks. It provides dynamic routing over standard routing protocols, enabling a flexible range of network/fabric configurations and applications.
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The switch features Abaco's OpenWare switch management software, which supports a wide range of network protocols and management information bases. The combination of the SWE540A's hardware and the OpenWare switch management software delivers security capabilities.
Designed for deployment in security-sensitive mission-critical embedded computing applications, SWE540A features include denial of service attack prevention, user password mechanisms with multiple levels of security, and military level authorization schemes including 802.1X.
The switch also offers sanitization to overwrite non-volatile storage if a system is compromised. For more information contact Abaco Systems online at www.abaco.com.
