Photos: Cisco Connected Grid appliances
The networking giant has made a big play for energy and utility companies, devising rugged, heat-resistant routers and switches for their substations and in-home displays for their customers. Australian utilities, many of them Cisco customers, are evaluating the experience of Energy Australia, which has bought 25 rugged switches for their substations with an order potentially for another 175.
The Cisco Connected Grid 2520 24-port switch offers a tough frame able to withstand the punishing conditions found inside a power substation including heavy concentrations of dust and 65-degree temperatures. It runs Cisco IOS, which is already popular with many of Australia's utilities. IEC-61850-3 and IEEE 1613 compliant, no moving parts, SCADA and IEC 61850 Generic Object-Oriented Substation Events (GOOSE) messaging compliant.
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