Ethernet switch
View Patent ↗An Ethernet switch includes a plurality of ports, and the switch is configured to be operable within a temperature range of at least between approximately 0° C. and approximately 60° C. The switch is further configured to be operable within a non-condensing humidity range of at least between approximately 10% and approximately 95%. Also, the switch is configured to support at least one of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), a Quality of Service (QoS), a Remote Monitoring (RMON), and a Spanning Tree.
1. An Ethernet switch for use in a non-office environment, said Ethernet switch comprising:
a plurality of ports, said switch configured to operate within a temperature range of at least between approximately 0° C. and approximately 60° C., said switch further configured to operate within a non-condensing humidity range of at least between approximately 10% and approximately 95%, said switch further configured to operate under an extended vibration of at least 2g (gravity), said switch further configured to support at least one of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), a Quality of Service (QoS), a Remote Monitoring (RMON), and a Spanning Tree, wherein said switch automatically configures the VLAN by operating within the temperature range, and wherein said switch is further configured to transfer data between a plurality of devices.
2. A switch in accordance with claim 1 further configured to be stackable with a second switch.
3. A switch in accordance with claim 1 further configured to transmit data at a speed of at least one Gigabyte per second.
4. A switch in accordance with claim 1 further configured to operate substantially at wire speed.
5. A switch in accordance with claim 1 further configured to operate under a shock vibration of at least 4g.
6. A switch in accordance with claim 1 further configured to support a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
7. A switch in accordance with claim 6 further configured to:
be stackable with a second switch; and
operate under a shock vibration of at least 4g.
8. A switch in accordance with claim 7 further configured to operate substantially at wire speed.
9. A switch in accordance with claim 8 further configured to transmit data at a speed of at least one Gigabyte per second.
10. An Ethernet switch for use in a non-office environment, said Ethernet switch comprising:
a plurality of ports, said switch configured to:
support a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), a Quality of Service (QoS), a Remote Monitoring (RMON), and a Spanning Tree;
transmit data at a speed of at least one Gigabyte per second;
operate within a temperature range of at least between approximately 0° C. and approximately 60° C., wherein said switch is further configured to transfer data between a plurality of devices;
operate within a non-condensing humidity range of at least between approximately 10% and approximately 95%;
be stackable with a second switch; and
operate under an extended vibration of at least 2g (gravity).
11. An Ethernet network comprising:
a first switch configured to be used in a non-office environment;
a second switch operationally coupled to said first switch, said second switch and said first switch configured to cooperatively operate as one combined switch; and
a plurality of user devices operationally coupled to said combined switch such that said combined switch transfers data from at least one of said plurality of user devices to a different one of said plurality of user devices, said first switch and said second switch configured to:
operate within a temperature range of at least between approximately 0° C. and approximately 60° C.;
operate within a non-condensing humidity range of at least between approximately 10% and approximately 95%; and
support at least one of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), a Quality of Service (QoS), a Remote Monitoring (RMON), and a Spanning Tree, wherein said combined switch automatically configures the VLAN by operating within the temperature range.
12. A network in accordance with claim 11 wherein said first switch further configured to transmit data at a speed of at least one Gigabyte per second.
13. A network in accordance with claim 11 wherein said first switch further configured to operate under an extended vibration of at least 2g (gravity).
14. A network in accordance with claim 13 wherein said first switch further configured to operate under a shock vibration of at least 4g.
15. A network in accordance with claim 11 wherein said first switch further configured to:
be stackable with said second switch;
operate under an extended vibration of at least 2g (gravity); and
operate under a shock vibration of at least 4g.
16. A network in accordance with claim 15 wherein said first switch further configured to operate substantially at wire speed.
17. A network in accordance with claim 16 wherein said first switch further configured to transmit data at a speed of at least one Gigabyte per second.