Rockwell Automation is extending the existing Stratix® portfolio of

industrial network infrastructure products to include a switch with an all

Gigabit (GE) platform. The Allen-Bradley® Stratix 5400 industrial managed

switch supports layer 2 switching and layer 3 routing with GE Power over

Ethernet (PoE) and additional GE fiber ports, which enhance scalability for

use in various applications.

This addition to the portfolio exhibits increased versatility with the

ability to support multiple network configurations. When used as a

layer 2 switch, the Stratix 5400 is an ideal solution for heavy industry

applications where dual ring architectures are required or where high

performance end devices, such as video or telephony, are needed.

When acting as a Layer 3 switch, routing is enabled between segmented

networks for better performance and protection from unwanted network

traffic. Segmenting the network helps to ease network changes, to

simplify network security management by building domains of trust and

to increase efficiency.