Customer
Leading customer in Transportation engineering, supplying the connection technology for transmitting data, signals, and power in railway applications.
Customer Objectives
- Development of a portfolio of Industrial Ethernet Switches for Transportation (Railway) and Automation (Machinery & Robotics).
- Compact design for harsh environment; installation where space is restricted and fanless design (extended industrial temperature range) is required.
- 120 W Power over Ethernet (PoE) from the internal power supply.
AimValley Solution
- Complete design and development from idea to product.
- Broadcom-based switch development.
- Future proof architecture: 68 hardware variants based on 3 base designs.
- Development fully based on AimValley Software IP (AimOS-Ethernet) – carrier-grade, field proven software stack.
- Managed the challenging thermal aspects based on our broad thermal experience and “fanless designs”.
Key Technologies
- Power over Ethernet (PoE) & PoE+ standard
- AimOS-Ethernet
- Broadcom Switch Technology
- Fanless Design
- Precision Time Protocol IEEE 1588v2
Design Briefs
Results and Added Value
Efficient
Re-usability of IP (AimOS-Ethernet) and proven developed switch experience reduced time-to-market and development costs with 35%.
Successful
A fully flexible product-line developed on a turn-key basis, including manufacturing.
Partnership
Architecture and development in close collaboration with the customer.
Innovation
Modular design for harsh environments (extended temperature range in combination with fanless design).
