New ET1000 Ethernet Port Card adds 1 GigE Support for up to 48 CAT5 connections to GLX4000 Physical Layer Switch
DAYTON, OH — May 24, 2007 – Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has introduced the new ET1000 Ethernet Port Card for use with its GLX4000 Physical Layer Switch products. The ET1000 supports all Ethernet speeds up to 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) via 48 RJ45 front panel connectors. The ET1000 port card is designed for use in Curtiss-Wright’s space-saving, high-density 144- and 288-port GLX4000 switches which provide managed layer-1 connections from any of its input ports to any of its output ports.
Each ET1000 port card brings 10/100/1000 Ethernet communication directly into the GLX4000, and supports up to 48 CAT5 cables. The incoming copper media signals can be converted to optical signals via the GLX4000’s SFP port cards (RT4000 or NRT2500). The ET1000 card also supports automatic speed negotiation and cable re-wiring (MDI/MDIX).
“The ET1000 Ethernet Port Card significantly extends the applications for Curtiss-Wright’s GLX4000 Physical Layer Switches,” said Gorky Chin, Vice President and General Manager of Embedded Computing’s Data Communications group. “Continuing our tradition of delivering the highest port-density switches available on the market, the ET1000 adds unmatched Ethernet connectivity to the GLX4000. Like all of the GLX4000 port cards, the ET1000 is hot-swappable, delivering unmatched flexibility and scalability.”
The unique design of the GLX4000 port cards provides customers with unmatched flexibility to support a wide range of serial protocols. All GLX4000 port cards, such as the ET1000, are designed to fit both the GLX4000 144-port and 288-port switches. This modular design provides unique scalability enabling port cards to be easily added as the customer’s application grows. Offering the highest port-density in the industry, the GLX4000 switches also save valuable rack space. The switch’s unmatched high port-density also reduces costs, enabling the purchase of fewer spares, and also reduces the time required for inventory management.
ET1000 Features
·48 RJ45 Ports
·Ethernet Data Rates:
-10 Mb/s
-100 Mb/s
-1 Gb/s
·Full duplex or Half duplex
·User selectable or auto negotiate
·Media Conversion
-1000 base-TX copper to 1000 Base-SX or FX fiber
-Both multi-mode and single-mode fiber
·Port Card Indicators
-2 LEDs on each RJ45 connector indicate speed
-2 LEDs on GLX4000 display indicate transmit enable and receive signal detect for each RJ45 connector
-1 Fault LED per port card
-1 Ready LED per port card
·Auto Detect Cabling (MDI/MDIX support):
-Straight cable vs. crossover swap
-Polarity swap
-Full vs. Half duplex
·Software support:
-Command Line Interface (CLI), full control
-Graphical User Interface (GUI), easy to use
-SNMP
The GLX4000 Physical Layer Switch
The 19” rackmount GLX4000 144/288 uses a patented (U.S. Patent Number 5,982,634) chassis and blade (port card) architecture that provides network designers with a simple and cost-effective way to expand switch connections as their application grows. The GLX4000’s switch chassis can accommodate up to six hot-swappable 48-port interface port cards configured to support RJ45 cables or XFP and SFP modules at speeds up to 10 Gb/s. The switch can also be configured to accept direct Firewire 1394b connections at rates up 1600 Mb/s. Because the GLX4000’s port cards all connect to a common backplane the switch’s cross-connect functionality extends across any combination of blades and ports.
Availability of the ET1000 port card is off-the-shelf in May, 2007. For pricing information, please contact the factory.
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