Eurotech subsidiary Parvus announces the DuraNET 4948, a ruggedized version of Cisco Systems' high performance Catalyst 4948E data center switch with 48 downlink and 4 uplink ports in a hardened 2U chassis qualified to meet MIL-STD-810G environmental and MIL-STD-461F EMI requirements. This powerful, multilayer switch enables demanding military and civil IP networking technology refresh programs to leverage the best that Cisco switching technology has to offer, but in a ruggedized 19" rack mount solution suitable for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance applications.
The DuraNET 4948 integrates redundant aircraft-grade power supplies, internal heaters, enhanced heatsinking, and upgraded cooling fans with efficient front-to-back chassis airflow management to reduce data center operating costs. Suitable for demanding military ground vehicle, aircraft, and maritime installations, the DuraNET 4948 comes equipped with rugged MIL-38999 connector interfaces, bringing out a total of 48 Gigabit Ethernet downlinks, plus three 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks (2 Copper/1 Fiber) and a Gigabit Fiber uplink. The unit features Cisco's full-featured Enterprise Services IOS software image with the advanced Quality of Service, high availability, security, and manageability that customers expect from Cisco for critical data center architectures, including advanced Layer 3 routing protocol support, 3DES encryption and network management tools.
