Developed specifically to withstand the harshest industrial environments, these switches offer the most flexible and resilient industrial Ethernet products with secure connectivity, simple management and edge application execution.

Product overview
The Cisco® Industrial Ethernet (IE) 4000 Series delivers Gigabit connectivity to Cisco ruggedized switching portfolio with superior high-bandwidth switching capacity and proven Cisco IOS® Software. The IE 4000 Series provides highly secure access and industry-leading convergence ring protocols to support resilient and scalable networks while adhering to industry compliance requirements.

The IE 4000 Series is ideal for industrial Ethernet applications where hardened products are required, including manufacturing, energy, transportation, smart cities. The IE4000 has built-in SW image verification to ensure authenticity of the Cisco Software. With improved overall performance, greater bandwidth, advanced security features, and enhanced hardware, the Cisco IE 4000 Series complements the current industrial Ethernet portfolio of related Cisco industrial switches, such as the Cisco IE 2000 and IE 3000.

The IE 4000 Series can be used to easily and securely extend the enterprise network to harsh environments with a software-defined access extension for the Internet of Things (IoT) enabling connectivity in outdoor areas, warehouses, distribution centers, roadways, etc., using powerful enterprise-grade intent-based network management platform such as Cisco DNA™ Center.

The Cisco IE 4000 can easily be installed. with a GUI based Device Manager, it also offers out-of-the-box industrial usage configuration and simplified manageability to deliver advanced security, data, video, and voice services over industrial networks.

The IE 4000 executes edge applications using Cisco IOx to transform sensor data into insight and action. With Cisco IOx for customers take advantage of consistent, distributed computing across Cisco IoT network infrastructure. For more information on Cisco IOx, please see the Cisco IOx data sheet.

Features and benefits
Table 1 lists the features and benefits of Cisco IE 4000 Series Switches.

Table 1. Features and benefits of Cisco IE 4000 switches

Feature
Benefit
Robust industrial design
● Built for harsh environment and temperature range (-40 to 70 C).
● Hardened for vibration, shock and surge, and noise immunity.
● Resilient dual ring design via 4x Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports.
● Complies with multi-industry specifications for automation, ITS, and substation environments.
● Improves uptime, performance, and safety of industrial systems and equipment.
● Fitted with compact, DIN rail compliant form factor ideal for industrial deployment.
● Covers a wide range of Power over Ethernet (PoE) application requirements.
User-friendly GUI device manager
● Allows easy configuration and monitoring via a web based device manager.
● Eliminates the need for more complex terminal emulation programs.
● Reduces the cost of deployment.
SwapDrive: “zero-config” replacement
● Simple switch replacement in case of a failure.
● No networking expertise required.
● Helps ensure fast recovery.
High-density industrial Power over Ethernet (PoE)
● Reduces complexity with one cable for both connectivity and power.
● Controls costs by limiting wiring, distribution panels, and circuit breakers.
● Creates space and reduces heat dissipation.
● Enables ready-to-use PoE devices like IP phones and wireless access points.
● Supports (on select models) maximum HD camera deployments.
● Designed to support PoE power budget up to 240W(on select models)
Full Gigabit Ethernet switch
● Connects new wireless access point (802.11n and 802.11ac).
● Enables new HD IP Cameras and new PLC (Programmable Logic Control).
● Allows SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) connectivity.
● Provides introduction of new bandwidth-hungry applications in the industrial space.
● Supports very-delay-sensitive applications and time-sensitive networks.
● Delivers multiple rings, redundant ring topology for new network configurations.
● Extends geographical scalability where longer distance connectivity is required.
Cisco IOx for Fog Compute applications
● Reach business outcomes associated with IoT initiatives with application execution close to edge network.
● Reach production scale rapidly by offering flexible application development and deployment approaches
● Build new business with the ability to process high volumes of data close to network edge and deliver closed-loop system control in real time.
Your ruggedized choice for industrial environments
The Cisco Industrial Ethernet (IE) 4000 Series offers:

● Bandwidth and capacity to grow with your networking needs: 20-Gbps nonblocking switching capacity with up to 20 Gigabit Ethernet ports per switch
● High-density industrial PoE/PoE+ support providing in-line power to up to 8 power devices, including IP cameras and phones, badge readers, wireless access points, etc.
● Cisco IOS Software features for smooth IT integration and policy consistency
● Robust resiliency enabled by dual ring design via 4x Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports, Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP), Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP), PROFINET– Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) ring, High Availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR) ring, EtherChannel and Flex Links support, redundant power input, dying gasp, etc.
● True zero-touch replacement for middle-of-the-night or middle-of-nowhere failure
● Line-rate, low-latency forwarding with advanced hardware assist features (such as NAT, IEEE1588)
● Simplified software upgrade path with universal images
● Support of Industrial automation protocols EtherNet/IP (CIP), PROFINET, and Modbus TCP
Cisco ONE Software
Cisco ONE Software offers a simplified consumption model, centered on common customer scenarios in the industrial automation and extended enterprise environments. Cisco ONE Software and services provide customers with four primary benefits:

● Software suites that address typical customer use scenarios at an attractive price
● Investment protection for their software purchase through software services-enabled license portability
● Access to ongoing innovation and new technology with Cisco Software Support Service (SWSS)
● Flexible licensing models to smoothly distribute customers' software spending over time