Ports: The number and type of ports vary with each model and brand of industrial Ethernet switches. Typically, in a mid-sized blended network, the switch must have at least 2-4 SFP module ports and 10 ports for copper cable connectors. In order to meet the different requirements of industrial applications, this series adopts a modular design, up to 2 Gigabit optical fiber ports and 4 Gigabit Ethernet electrical ports, which. At that time, a new product was announced – MES3500I-8P8F with optical ports. Today, we are announcing the launch of its mass production. However, industrial switches generally have a wider range of port counts than typical office or home switches due to the diverse and. The optical ports on the switch are usually paired together, with one TX sender and one RX receiver.
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