| Intelligent Networking Features
Improve Network Redundancy, Security, Performance, and Management Moxa's EDS-600 series supports many new intelligent networking features to enhance the efficiency of your industrial network. Features and benefits include:
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Chain Creates Multiple Redundant Networks with High Flexibility Moxa's Turbo Chain is easy to configure by simply linking two user-configured end ports within the same segment. Turbo Chain allows for unlimited redundant network expansions without reconfiguration, and because Turbo Chain is compatible with standard IEEE 802.1w/D RSTP and STP protocols, Turbo Chain can be flawlessly integrated into any existing Ethernet network. Maximum network uptime is ensured due to its fast, 20 ms fault recovery mechanism. Compared to ring coupling technologies, Turbo Chain's versatility saves tremendously on deployment time, effort, and cost, by requiring fewer coupling cables and Ethernet ports. All of Moxa's managed Ethernet switches are equipped with the fast-recovery Turbo Chain. |
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| IPv6 for Next Generation Networking IPv6 was introduced to increase the number of available IP addresses. Since IPv4 addresses will be completely used up in the near future, support for IPv6 (128-bit IP addresses) is important to secure the future of your network. Moxa's managed Ethernet switches have been certified as IPv6 ready by the global IPv6 Forum, and can support IPv6 and IPv4 dual stack service to offer better addressing and security for large networks, and to protect your future investments. |
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| Reliable Event Management with SNMP Inform SNMP Inform is used to acknowledge receipt of event notifications. If you use SNMP to monitor your network systems, you can use this event action to send an SNMP Inform notification in response to the specified critical event. Moxa's managed Ethernet switches can ask an SNMP manager to send an SNMP response to ensure that notification has been received. This means that the SNMP Inform message could be resent several times if a response is not received initially. If your network needs a more reliable network management system, consider using SNMP Inform. |
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| Modbus/TCP for Easy Integration with SCADA/HMI Systems Modbus/TCP is an international industrial communication protocol that provides a direct connection to automation and control systems. Moxa's managed Ethernet switches support communication with SCADA/HMI systems using Modbus/TCP protocol. SCADA/HMI systems can monitor the status of managed Ethernet switches to provide industrial applications with a seamless process and real-time data acquisition. |
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| IEEE 1588 PTP Enhances Time Synchronization IEEE 1588 PTP, also known as Precision Time Protocol (PTP), is designed to synchronize real-time clocks located at the nodes of a distributed system that communicates over a network. Moxa's managed Ethernet switches with IEEE 1588 PTP are well suited for applications such as motion control that require distributed clocks to be synchronized with great accuracy. |
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| LLDP for Automated Discovery of Topologies The Link Layer Discovery Protocol or LLDP (IEEE 802.1AB) is a data-link layer protocol that advertises device information, such as IP address, description, and system capabilities, to neighbor devices over the network. Moxa's managed Ethernet switches are fully implemented with LLDP. Network management software, such as Moxa's MXview, can easily discover and manage LLDP-enabled devices to create accurate network topologies and maintain the information used by access devices. |
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| DHCP Option 82 Minimizes System Downtime DHCP Option 82 refers to the "DHCP Relay Agent Information Option," which allows a DHCP Relay Agent to insert detailed information, such as port information and MAC addresses of relay agents, to a request being transmitted to a DHCP server. DHCP servers can use this information to allocate IP addresses and other assignment settings that are mapped to its MAC address table. Moxa's managed Ethernet switches support DHCP Option 82, and play the role of DHCP relay agent to communicate a DHCP request, such as requesting the IP address of a device. When a new device replaces a device connected to a Moxa managed Ethernet switch, the DHCP server can offer the same assigned IP address to reduce system downtime and maintenance cost without reconfiguring the switch manually. |
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| Seamlessly Integrated Network Security Security is one of the most important factors for protecting the structure of mission-critical infrastructure networks. Moxa's Ethernet switches support IEEE 802.1X (port-based network access control) to restrict port access to authorized users only. Authentication is done using a local user database or an external RADIUS server. To further protect data from being intercepted, HTTPS, SSH, and SNMPv3 protocols are supported for transferring encrypted data over the Internet. |
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