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Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches

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What is Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches?

Cisco's Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series switches combine full Gigabit Ethernet switch solutions with advanced features in a modular design. Expandable up to 26 ports in a compact form factor, these rugged switches are optimized for size and power, and bring Cisco intent-based networking to Industrial Ethernet applications.

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Verified User
Engineer (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SCADA networks in hydro power plants.
We need high redundant Networks in form of MRP rings together with a DC power Terminal and a signal contact.
We use features like MAB and Dot1x for client authentication and use some switches with additional modules to gain more Ports. The Scope is to connect all industrial controllers to a centralized monitoring station

Pros

  • Modulare Cards / additional Modules
  • Form Factor / Din Rail mount and DC Power
  • The Featureset of modern IT Switches

Cons

  • MRP Ring buggy in the beginning
  • at least one more SFP Port on base model
  • complicated licensing

Most Important Features

  • Signal Contact
  • DC Power
  • DIN Mount
  • MRP Ring

Return on Investment

  • It helped passing NIS audits
  • It helps the staff to manage more devices than before with same amount of people
  • The network automation parts helped non IT guys to do things on their own

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches

Other Software Used

Netbox, Hirschmann HiVision Network Management Software, Tenable OT Security

Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches for industrial environments

Incentivized
Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Deploy Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches as part of the Cisco SD-Access solution, for cabinets with limited space where enterprise grade switches don't fit.

Pros

  • Small form factor
  • Integrate as part of Cisco SD-Access solution

Cons

  • Only supported as policy extended node in Cisco SD-Access

Most Important Features

  • Small form factor
  • SD-Access supported

Return on Investment

  • Zero touch deployment or simple script to provision
  • Single system to configure and manage all switches
  • TrustSec for micro segmentation

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst Switches

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Catalyst Switches

Effective Risk Assessment and New Networks Creation and Distribution System.

Incentivized
Carlos ZhangView profile
Construction Manager in Engineering at PORR Polska (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Easy networking and network performance management product. The easy to plan network and network security control using Cisco Catalyst IE3400 Rugged Series Switches is impressive. Dataflow management security with great data threats management functions. This Cisco platform helps generate perfect data analytics and feedback gathering features are nice and data processing tools are perfect.

Pros

  • Networking.
  • Security management.
  • Network planning.

Cons

  • Only setting the interface security.
  • Managing various networks traffics.
  • Advance features setting when new to the system.

Most Important Features

  • Access permission management.
  • Server management features.
  • Network traffic monitoring functions.

Return on Investment

  • Creating accurate network operations data analytics.
  • Performance management and workflow management platform.
  • Insights collection and network planning.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst IE3200 Rugged Series Switches, Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches, Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS), ScienceLogic SL1

3400 switches - a way of providing multiple NAT instances all with one switch

Incentivized
William McCrackenView profile
Network Engineer in Information Technology at Tessy Plastics (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use the switches as layer2 NAT devices for multiple production lines

Pros

  • Layer2 nat
  • Can also run a cybervision sensor
  • Runs on 24v dc provided by DIN rail system

Cons

  • If used for running a cybervision sensor it runs off an as card. Would be nice if it could run on internal flash
  • Would be more convenient if it came with 110v to 24v power supply
  • Not the cheapest switch but quality is important to maintain.
  • We originally wanted to use layer3 router to solve our problem. An inexpensive 2port could also have been used for what we needed.

Most Important Features

  • NAT ability
  • Able to run cybervision sensor
  • Reliable switching

Return on Investment

  • Layer2 NAT has allowed us to avoid re-ip of our legacy equipment.
  • Having ability to do multiple NAT operations splits the cost among several lines

Industrial Network with Cisco Catalyst IE3400

Incentivized
Hector Ochoa
Network Engineer in Engineering at Sistemas de Información Monarch (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This series of switches is used by one of our customers in their production lines. All in an industrial environment where the good performance of these devices is very important. There is no room for failures since if so, production is interrupted. These switches have been operating correctly. In addition, the Cisco Industrial Network Director software is used in conjunction to monitor this network effectively. These switches are compact in size. They have no moving mechanical parts, such as fans, so the body of the device itself works as a heat sink. All of this helps with tight spaces in industrial cabinets

Pros

  • Excellent performance in industrial environments
  • There is the possibility to save the configuration on an SD card. If the need to change the switch arises, simply insert the SD card with the saved settings into the new switch
  • monitoring of processing, temperature, cpu, etc. through its web interface is very simple
  • Express Setup feature makes the job of initial switch configuration much easier

Cons

  • The switch gets very hot, but this is normal because the body of the device acts as a heat sink. You just have to be careful if you are going to touch the switch when it is running
  • I haven't really found anything to improve, having the Catalyst ios everything works fine

Most Important Features

  • reliability
  • monitoring
  • manufacturer support

Return on Investment

  • Before implementing these switches, production lines were constantly stopped due to network failures. This had a huge financial impact on the company.
  • In addition to mitigating those flaws, you now have complete network monitoring with the joint implementation of the Cisco Industrial Network Director.

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches, Cisco Prime LAN Management Solution, Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Point

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