Hirschmann DRAGON PTN backbone switches

Belden has released an MPLS-TP-based backbone switch range, the Hirschmann DRAGON PTN with HiProvision. The backbone network device efficiently transports mission-critical data and ensures bandwidth in wide area networks through its support of MPLS-TP technology.

Ethernet-based technologies are simple, interoperable and predictable compared to complicated legacy solutions such as SDH/SONET, making MPLS-TP a suitable choice for large-scale networks. The DRAGON PTN with HiProvision enables users to predict the behaviour of data as it goes across the network, ensuring bandwidth and uninterrupted communication.

Ensuring bandwidth with the same deterministic behavior as SDH/SONET while eliminating their disadvantages for packet-based communication, MPLS-TP technology equips network architects to design efficient networks and provide a migration path for legacy equipment. With DRAGON PTN and HiProvision, engineers get a fully integrated Ethernet-based backbone transmission system that allows them to seamlessly integrate with legacy systems through multiple modular, redundant interface options and port types.

Users can secure a complete, integrated solution for provisioning and managing large networks from one vendor, making upgrades and implementation efficient and streamlined. Redundant networks can be created, integrating best-of-breed technologies from wide area networking and industrial Ethernet networking.

The switch range is suitable for applications that rely on mission-critical data transfer, including harsh industrial environments. Examples include power transmission and distribution as well as oil and gas applications.