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Primary Business Benefits

The IE 2000U is designed for network security, high availability, ease of use, and durability. Table 1 lists the

business benefits of the IE 2000U.

Table 1. Primary Business Benefits of the IE 2000U

Benefits Description

Rugged design for substation

compliance

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Compliant with IEEE 1613 and IEC-61850-3 substation standards for rugged design.

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Convection cooled, with no moving parts or fans for maximum reliability and reduced network outages.

Network security

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Advanced Cisco IOS

Software features such as 802.1x, Layer 2–Layer 4 access control lists (ACLs),

port security, protected port/private VLAN, user network interfaces/enhanced network interfaces

(UNI/ENI) in default shutdown mode and configuration file security to prevent unauthorized network

access and reduce operational costs of securing the network.

High availability and redundancy

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Advanced Cisco IOS Software features such as Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP) and FlexLink provide

fast reconvergence in ring and hub-and-spoke topologies, minimizing network downtime and

associated costs.

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Hardware ready to support IEC 62439-3 protocols for transparent redundancy: Parallel Redundancy

Protocol/High-Availability Seamless Redundancy (PRP/HSR)

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Field-replaceable components such as power supplies and SFPs reduce redeployment time.

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Optional redundant, hot-swappable power supply provides additional redundancy.

Ease of use

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Intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) in Cisco Configuration Professional simplifies configuration of

switches and reduces training time and costs. Utility-focused enhancements have been added to further

increase ease of use.

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Smartport templates provide one-touch global and port-level macros to simplify switch deployments.

Investment protection

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Two Cisco IOS Software images are available from which to choose. This choice allows you to choose

the right feature set for your networking needs.

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Advanced Layer 2 switching feature set comes standard with the IE 2000U.

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Ongoing development of software capabilities leads to a longer product lifecycle, lowering the total cost

of ownership.

Energy efficiency The IE 2000U architecture provides energy-saving features that include the following:

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High-efficiency power supplies with dual connections for redundancy and high availability.

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No fans are used, which reduces overall power consumption.

Software Optimized for Energy Applications

The IE 2000U software is optimized for energy applications and builds on the strength of Cisco IOS Software,

which powers mission-critical networks across the world. Numerous new features make the IE 2000U the optimal

Ethernet switch for energy network operators, such as Smartport templates, which enable simple configuration for

utility environments. Features such as Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) publish an event when critical failures

are detected, and this can be retrieved from the switch. Also, onboard failure logging (OBFL) collects and logs

information from critical sensors in the switch, monitoring voltage, temperature, and other information.

In addition, many default behaviors of the IE 2000U are different from those of traditional Ethernet switches,

making the IE 2000U easier to configure, manage, secure, and troubleshoot.

High Availability and Redundancy

High availability is a vital requirement for networks that transport mission-critical data. The IE 2000U supports dual

connections for power supplies, SFP modules, and the connected grid swap drive, which increase network uptime

and minimize redeployment time in the field. In addition, external alarm inputs/outputs allow network operators to

monitor changes in the switch's environmental conditions before a failure occurs.

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