Manual

1. Product Overview

RuggedCom® RuggedSwitch® 7 RSG2288 Installation Guide Rev 108

1. Product Overview

1.1. Functional Overview

The RuggedSwitch® RSG2288 is a rugged, fully managed, modular Ethernet switch specifically

designed to operate reliably in electrically harsh and climatically demanding utility substation,

railway and industrial environments. The RSG2288 includes the IEEE 1588 v2 protocol with

hardware time stamping, allowing high precision time synchronization over the Ethernet network

with accuracies of 1µs or better. The RSG2288’s superior rugged hardware design coupled

with the embedded Rugged Operating System (ROS™) provides improved system reliability and

advanced cyber security and networking features, making it ideally suited for creating Ethernet

networks for mission-critical, real-time, control applications.

The RSG2288’s modular flexibility offers 100/1000BaseX fiber and 10/100/1000BaseTX copper

port combinations. Support for front or rear mount connectors coupled with support for multiple

fiber connector types (SFP, GBIC, LC, SC) without loss of port density makes the RSG2288 highly

versatile and suitable for any application. The RSG2288 is packaged in a rugged, galvanized steel

enclosure with industrial grade DIN, panel, or 19" rack-mount mounting options.

1.2. Feature Highlights

Ethernet Ports

• Up to 9-Gigabit Ethernet ports supporting copper and fiber media

• Up to 9 100FX Fiber Fast Ethernet ports

• 2 port modules for tremendous flexibility

• Fiber types supported include multimode, singlemode, and bidirectional single strand

• Full compliance with IEEE: 802.3, 802.3u & 802.3z

• Non-blocking, store and forward switching

• Full duplex operation and flow control (IEEE 802.3x)

• Industry standard fiber optic connectors: LC, SC, SFP, GBIC

• Long haul optics allow Gigabit distances up to 70km

Advanced Time Synchronization

• Support for IEEE 1588 v2, GPS, and IRIG-B time synchronization

• Hardware time stamping on all ports including Gigabit

• Transparent clock operation for high precision on switched networks (1us or better)

• Peer-to-peer path delay measurements

• High precision TCXO (Temperature Compensated Oscillator)

• Supports master, slave and transparent clock modes

• Support for IRIG-B input and output