Engineers' Choice Award Bestowed on ToughNet TN-5518 Managed Ethernet Switch for Rolling Stock

The readers of Control Engineering magazine have chosen Moxa's ToughNet TN-5518 managed Ethernet switch as the winner of the Engineers' Choice Award 2010 in the "Ethernet Hardware" category. The editors of Control Engineering consulted a large panel of control and automation technology users for votes to determine this year's award winners.

"With more than 600 votes cast in the Engineers' Choice Awards this year, all entries across the 29 product categories were exposed to an array of voting engineers' scrutiny," said David Greenfield, Editorial Director of Control Engineering. "As a result, Moxa's win indicates a high level of end-user respect for their product."

Designed to empower next-generation train networks that deliver high quality video surveillance, intercom, and web-like entertainment, the ToughNet TN-5518 captured the attention of the voting panel with its combination of Gigabit Ethernet support and rugged industrial features that ensure high availability and reliability. EN50155 certification confirms that the switch can overcome the harsh shock, vibration, extreme temperature, humidity, and power fluctuation obstacles of rolling stock applications.

“The modern traveller expects a higher level of service, convenience and entertainment on their railway journeys. Rail networks are turning to fast and reliable products such as the TN-5518 to meet this demand,” said Leo Tsao, senior director of Moxa Power and Transportation division. “With this in mind, we were confident that the ToughNet was a product that would appeal to the expert readers of Control Engineering.”

In addition to the award-winning ToughNet TN-5518, Moxa's ioLogik E1200 Series Ethernet I/O, ioLogik W5340 wireless RTU, and AWK-5222 RF Access Point all received recognition as runners-up in their categories.

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