6K Series

For many of MapleNet's installations, the Garrettcom 6K8 is a go-to technology.  The compact form factor, industrial grade housing, and support for "S-Ring" make it an ideal solution for outdoor cabinets and harsh, remote environments.    The 6K series features:

• Managed switch capabilities in a small form factor
• Multiple power input choices including 24V, 48V 125VDC and dual source
• Meets all IEEE and IEC standards for electrical substations
• Multiple port options includin 100Mbsp, 10Mbps, Gigabit, fiber, copper, POE, SFP...up to 8 ports

Media Converters & Converter Switches

Serial Routers & Terminal Servers

The Magnum DX800 Serial Device Router supports four serial interfaces and four Ethernet ports, including two fiber ports.  With mounting options for panels, DIN-rail or 19” racks, the DX800 provides deployment flexibility for wherever a mix of Serial and Ethernet-based connectivity is required.

S-Ring

GarrettCom’s S-Ring product enables Magnum 6K Managed Switches to simplify and speed up recovery from faults in Ethernet LAN configurations that use a ring structure. It is built upon networking software standards such as IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). The user configures and controls S-Ring (patent pending) as part of the 6K Switch’s management software. The S-Ring product can be used in multi-vendor LANs running standard STP on the Magnum 6Ks along with other switches and hubs in any redundant LAN topology, including rings and meshes. S-Ring makes Ethernet ring-topology more reliable and faster without sacrificing the benefit of standards-based interoperability.

The S-Ring product operates from specifically defined port pairs that have ring-topology Ethernet devices attached. It builds upon the foundation of STP, but offers an additional option related specifically to ring topologies. Each of the two ends of a ring must be connected to two ports in a Magnum 6K Switch that is running the S-Ring software. To understand the S-Ring product, first examine the fault recovery of an Ethernet LAN ring configuration with only standard STP (no S-Ring) in operation.