A so-called "smart grid" is going to need smarter switches, and in fact all of industrial networking is headed in that direction, as Sixnet recently pointed out during the introduction of its latest switch.
Industrial environments require tougher equipment, to handle extremely high or low temperatures and to handle high levels of dust and vibrations. Industrial Ethernet is not all that new, but it has lagged the enterprise in sophistication and speed.
Sixnet’s roots are in automation, and the company has been right there as the industry has moved toward Ethernet. The company
has been making Ethernet-connnected products since the 1990s, and switches since about 2000. These days, industrial Ethernet
is the largest part of the company.
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