Your Benefits

Highest availability and Data Security In One

The Hirschmann Operating System (HiOS) is well known as an operating system 

with unique redundancy and security features that enable it to provide high network 

availability and data security for efficient production processes. Network Address 

Translation increases the network deployment options. Extended backwards 

compatibility with devices running Classic Switch Software means that existing 

networks can be operated, maintained and expanded well into the future using HiOS

based components.

Easy Access Control Lists provide granular network security to devices using Layer 

2 Standard (L2S) software. Extensive new design combinations such as Media 

Redundancy Protocol (MRP) sub rings with Link Aggregation are available for the 

higher value Layer 2 Advanced (L2A) switches. 1:1 NAT now runs on the RSP, RSPE 

(Expandable) and OCTOPUS Layer 3 switches.

HiOS supports FuseNet, the “Fusion of Networks”. FuseNet uniquely identifies a 

family of redundant coupling protocols which are proprietary to Hirschmann. These 

protocols provide great flexibility in the way networks can be redundantly coupled, to 

suit every topology.