Packet routing allows greater granularity in filtering content, to ensure targeted messages are delivered promptly without cluttering unrelated networks. Hitachi Energy's AFR677 delivers that router functionality in a substation-friendly package.
The router embodies all the functionality of the switch, but adds the ability to direct traffic based on the IP address (ISO Level 3) to reduce irrelevant messages being received, and with four power over Ethernet (PoE) ports and four Gigabit Ethernet ports the ‘677 has the power and speed to deliver.
The router will take a low voltage, DC, supply from 9.6v upwards, but will happily run from high-voltage DC or AC supply and supports a redundant supply to ensure continued connectivity in the event of supply failure.
