Comparison of differences between industrial and commercial switches

Industrial switches are specially designed to meet the needs of industrial applications, as the industrial environment is harsh and requires higher performance than general switches. So industrial switches have more stable performance than commercial switches and need to withstand harsh working environments. The industrial switch product adopts a wide temperature design, with a protection level of no less than IP30, and supports standard and private ring network redundancy protocols.

1、 Appearance

The industrial switch adopts a surface or wrinkled shell for heat dissipation, and a metal shell for high strength. Ordinary commercial switches have a plastic shell with low strength, and the switch has a fan for heat dissipation.

2、 Ability to use the environment

The working temperature of industrial switches is -40 ℃ -+85 ℃, and they have strong adaptability to dust and humidity, with a protection level of IP40 or above. Due to the wide application range of industrial switches, they are suitable for installation in various environments.

The operating temperature of commercial switches is 0 ℃ -+50 ℃, and they have no ability to adapt to dust and humidity, resulting in poor protection level. Although PoE powered commercial switches can also be produced, they do not have POE power management functionality.

3、 Service life

The service life of industrial switches is>10 years. However, the service life of ordinary commercial switches is 3-5 years.

Why should we look at the service life? Because this is related to the later maintenance of the project. Therefore, in environments where high-definition video streaming is required for video transmission in network monitoring environments such as parks, office buildings, and parking lots, as well as data transmission in scenarios such as visual intercom and access control in buildings, switches with comparable performance to industrial switches should be selected.

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