GarrettCom Introduces 32-Port Substation Switch for Fiber-Rich Deployments

Magnum 6K32FC Switch Offers up to 16 Fiber Ports or 8 Gigabit Ports in
Substation-hardened, Energy-efficient Managed Box

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- GarrettCom(TM), Inc., Fremont,
Calif., today announced its newest convection-cooled managed Ethernet switch,
at the DistribuTECH 2008 Conference and Exposition here. Targeted at the
power utilities industry, the highly configurable, substation-hardened
Magnum(TM) 6K32FC offers up to 16 standard fiber ports or 8 Gigabit (Gb) ports
in a
rack-mount space-efficient package. The Magnum 6K32FC will be on exhibit at
the GarrettCom booth: 1018.
For use in fiber-rich power utility substation applications, the 6K32FC
supports double the number of standard fiber ports and double the number of Gb
ports as the company's popular Magnum 6K32TRC switch. A typical application
may include fiber connectivity to IEDs, RTUs, HMI computers, routers, video
surveillance cameras, smaller field switches, and other managed switches
including multiple Gb backbone interconnections and redundancy.
In addition, the 6K32FC has the highest energy efficiency of any
rack-mount substation switch. Utilizing a patent-pending static thermal
design, the 6K32FC is a "green", environmentally-friendly product. The
product utilizes techniques such as internal heat barriers, multiple heat
sinks throughout the unit, extra cooling space and premium high-efficiency
components to optimize cooling efficiency.
"Fiber is the cabling media of choice in industrial networking because of
its superiority in areas such as noise-immunity, distance, security,
bandwidth, ground loops control, and overall network reliability," said Frank
Madren, GarrettCom President. "The 6K32FC provides a new level of fiber
flexibility and configurability in the substation networking market."
The Magnum 6K32FC Managed Fiber Switch comes with comprehensive LAN
software support, network management security and ease-of-use features and is
available in two versions: MNS-6K basic and MNS-6K-SECURE.
The four configuration slots in the Magnum 6K32FC support more than
30 port modules offering a comprehensive variety of port types and
combinations, including Power over Ethernet (PoE). The modular Magnum line
offers power options including AC and -48, 24, 125 VDC with Dual-Source.
Conformal coating for high-moisture or corrosive environments is available.
For more information on GarrettCom's Magnum 6K32FC Managed Switches see
http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/hardware/datasheets/6k32fcds.pdf
About GarrettCom
GarrettCom, Inc., Fremont, Calif., is an industry leader in providing
networking solutions for challenging industrial environments, including
manufacturing, power utility substations, telecommunications, oil and gas
facilities, traffic control and video surveillance. The company's products
provide a comprehensive industrial network architecture encompassing a
switched Ethernet core, distributed edge devices for both Ethernet and Serial
protocols, and secured connections to various WAN services. For more
information on GarrettCom and its products, visit http://www.garrettcom.com.
Magnum and GarrettCom, are trademarks of GarrettCom, Inc. Ethernet is a
trademark of Xerox Corp.
For More Information Contact:

Barbara Kline, Breakthru Jim Krachenfels, GarrettCom, Inc.
Communications 510-580-2767
650-868-5804 jkrachenfels@garrettcom.com
bkline@breakthrucom.com

SOURCE GarrettCom, Inc.

Barbara Kline of Breakthru Communications, +1-650-868-5804,
bkline@breakthrucom.com, for GarrettCom, Inc.; or Jim Krachenfels of
GarrettCom, Inc., +1-510-580-2767, jkrachenfels@garrettcom.com