Advantech Launches Gigabit Ethernet Switches with Dedicated Priority Ports

CINCINNATI - April 2, 2013 - PRLog -- Advantech’s Industrial Automation Group is pleased to announce the launch of our latest “Light Industrial” unmanaged switches, the EKI-3000 series.  They feature five and an eight port Ethernet switches in both 10/100 and Gigabit version.  These exciting new products are the first to market with dedicated priority ports, up to 60% reduction in power consumption, smart diagnostics, and supports gigabit data transmission making them ideal for a host of industrial automation functions.

Priority ports are an exciting development and, as the name suggests, they prioritize the traffic coming over those ports and delay the less immediately necessary data over the remaining ports. This is especially useful for high bandwidth applications such as video streaming where latency would cause problems.

Superior smart diagnostic functions are the best way to discover a fault on the system without lots of painstaking port analysis.
In energy sensitive applications where power consumption is a factor, these switches come with advanced power saving functions that save up to 60% on power consumption by shutting down ports that have no link and budgeting power based on the length of the Ethernet cable.  This is part of the IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Standard.

Gigabit Ethernet provides users with the fastest possible data transmission speeds for high definition video streaming and the ability to sustain constantly high traffic loads in our EKI-3725 and EKI-2728 models. For applications that don’t require the benefits of Gigabit Ethernet but still want the priority ports, energy saving and quick diagnostics, Advantech has the EKI-3525 and 3528 models which have 10/100Mbps ports.

For more information or to purchase, please contact Advantech directly or your regional Advantech authorized distributor.

Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group – With the theme of Intelligent Automation, Seamless Integration, the Industrial Automation Group (IAG) of Advantech Corporation is a pioneer in intelligent Automation technology. By combining connectivity, flexibility, ruggedness and being at the leading-edge of Internet of Things technology, IAG offers product offerings from Intelligent HMI platforms, Industrial Ethernet, Wireless Communication, Automation Controllers, Automation Software, Embedded Automation Computers, Distributed I/O Modules, Wireless Sensor Network Solutions, Plug-in I/O, and Industrial Communication solutions for a wide array of industries.  With more than 20 years of experience in providing a full range of products to different vertical markets, the Industrial Automation Group is proving to be a global leading Automation Product and Services provider.  US operations for the Industrial Automation Group are based in Cincinnati, OH (800-205-7940). Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group, 11380 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, OH 45241. Website: www.advantech.com/ea. Email: eAinfo@advantech.com.