RuggedCom RS416 User Manual

The RuggedServer™ RS416 is an industrially hardened
serial device server with an integrated, fully managed,
Ethernet switch, designed to operate reliably in electrically
harsh and climatically demanding environments. Featuring
a modular design that can support up to 16 serial ports and
up to 4 Ethernet ports, the RS416 is able to interconnect
multiple types of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) that have
different methods of communications. Using the RS416 results
in fewer connectivity devices (which reduces overall system
costs) and also extends the useful life of existing legacy
IEDs (which minimizes capital expenditure for new equipment).

The RS416 provides a high level of immunity to
electromagnetic interference and heavy electrical surges
typical of environments found in electric utility substations,
factory floors or in curb side traffic control cabinets. The
RS416 meets or exceeds a wide range of industry standards
including IEC 61850, IEEE 1613, IEC 61000-6-2, IEC 61800-3,
and NEMA TS-2. The RS416 also features a wide operating
temperature range of -40°C to +85°C allowing it to be installed
in virtually any location.

The embedded Rugged Operating System (ROS™) within
the RS416 provides advanced layer 2 and layer 3 networking
functions, advanced cyber security features, and a full array
of intelligent functionality for high network availability and
manageability. Coupled with the ruggedized hardware design,
the RS416 is ideal for creating mission-critical, real-time,
control applications in any harsh environment.

The RS416 is also backed by RuggedCom's all inclusive five
year warranty and unsurpassed technical support.

Serial Device Server

.Modular design allows for 4, 8, 12, or 16 serial ports
.Fully compliant EIA RS422 / TIA RS485, RS422, RS232

serial ports (software selectable) - DB9 or RJ45 connectors

.Serial Fiber Interface (ST)
.Transmit serial data over an IP network
.Support for Modbus TCP, DNP 3, TIN serial protocols
.Baud rates up to 230 kbps
.Raw socket mode allows conversion of any serial protocol
.Point-to-point and multi-point modes
.Converts Modbus RTU to Modbus; Multiple Modbus masters
.Converts DNP3.0 to DNP over UDP/TCP

Ethernet Ports

.Integrated Ethernet Switch - 2 or 4 port options

(copper and/or fiber)

.High performance and throughput Ethernet switching
.Fully IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x compliance
.Non-blocking, store and forward switching

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.Immunity to EMI and heavy electrical surges

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Meets IEEE 1613 (electric utility substations)

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Exceeds IEC 61850-3 (electric utility substations)

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Exceeds IEC 61800-3 (variable speed drive systems)

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Exceeds IEC 61000-6-2 (generic industrial)

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Exceeds NEMA TS-2 (traffic control equipment)

.Fully independent 2kV (RMS) isolated serial ports
.-40°C to +85°C operating temperature (no fans)
.18 AWG galvanized steel enclosure

Universal Power Supply Options

.Fully integrated, dual-redundant (optional) power supplies
.Universal high-voltage range: 88-300VDC or 85-264VAC

.Popular low voltage ranges: 24VDC(9-36VDC), 48VDC

(36-59VDC)

.Terminal blocks for reliable maintenance free connections
.CSA/UL 60950 safety approved to +85°C

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.Simple plug and play operation - automatic learning,

negotiation, and crossover detection

.Integrated Cyber Security features
.RSTP (802.1w) and Enhanced Rapid Spanning Tree

(eRSTP™) network fault recovery (<5ms)

.Quality of Service (802.1p) for real-time traffic
.VLAN (802.1q) with double tagging and GVRP support
.IGMP Snooping for multicast filtering
.Port Rate Limiting and Broadcast Storm Limiting
.Port configuration, status, statistics, mirroring, security

Management Tools

.Web-based, Telnet, CLI management interfaces
.SNMP v1/v2/v3
.Remote Monitoring (RMON)
.Rich set of diagnostics with

logging and alarms

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RuggedServer™ RS416

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Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch

Modular HMI:

 Front or Rear Mount

Mounting Options

 Panel/Din Rail

 19” Rack Mount

 Front or Rear Mount

Fast Ethernet Ports Types:

 up to 4 Fast Ethernet Ports

 10/100TX RJ45

 10FL Multimode

 100FX Multimode

Operating Temperature

 -40

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C to +85oC

 No Fans

Integrated Power Supply

 Universal high-voltage range:

88-300VDC or 85-264VAC

 Popular low voltage DC ranges:

24VDC (9-36VDC), 48VDC

(36-59VDC)

 True Dual Redundant Parallel

Load Sharing (Optional)

Critical Alarm Relay

 Form-C contact ratings:

Max Voltage 250VAC,125VDC

Max Current 2A@250VAC,

2A@30VDC

Modularity:

 6 available slots

 4, 8, 12, 16 Serial Port Configurations

 2 or 4 Fast Ethernet Ports

Serial Port Types:

 up to 16 Serial Ports

 Software Selectable RS232 /

RS422 / RS4845

 DB9, RJ45 or ST Fiber

Optical connectors

 Mix and match types

and connector

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RuggedServer™ RS416

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Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch

Serial IP Encapsulation

Many 'legacy' devices (RTU, PLC, IED, etc.) only support
serial communications via RS232, RS422 or RS485. ROS™
encapsulates the serial data within a TCP connection allowing
these devices to be reached via an IP network. A wide range
of baud rates, frame packetization options, and diagnostics
allows any serial protocol to function. The RS416 has specific
support for the following serial protocols:

. Raw Socket serial encapsulation
. Modbus TCP (client and server)
. DNP 3
. WIN and TIN
. Microlok

MODBUS TCP

The Modbus protocol is ubiquitous in the industrial control and
automation world. ROS converts Modbus RTU master/slave
serial data packets to Modbus TCP client/server packets for
transmission over an IP network. This allows communications to
Modbus RTU slaves via Ethernet and allows multiple masters to
poll the same slave device.

Cyber Security

Cyber security is an urgent issue in many industries where
advanced automation and communications networks play
a crucial role in mission critical applications and where high
reliability is of paramount importance. Key ROS™ features that
address security issues at the local area network level include:

.Passwords - Multi-level user passwords secures switch

against unauthorized configuration

.SSH / SSL - Extends capability of password protection

to add encryption of passwords and data as they cross
the network

.Enable / Disable Ports - Capability to disable ports so that

traffic can not pass

.802.1q VLAN - Provides the ability to logically segregate

traffic between predefined ports on switches

.MAC Based Port Security - The ability to secure ports on

a switch so only specific Devices / MAC addresses can
communicate via that port

.802.1x Port Based Network Access Control - The ability

to lock down ports on a switch so that only authorized
clients can communicate via this port

.Radius - Provides centralized password management
.SNMPv3 - encrypted authentication and access security

The ROS™ cyber security features are included to help
address the various industry specific security standards such
as NERC CIP, ISA S99, AGA 12, IEC 62443, ISO 17799:2005
and PCSRF SPP-ICS.

Enhanced Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (eRSTP™)

RuggedCom eRSTP allows the creation of fault-tolerant ring
and mesh Ethernet networks that incorporate redundant links

that are 'pruned' to prevent loops. eRSTP

yields worst-case fault recovery1of 5ms times the 'bridge
diameter' and allows rings of up to 80 switches. For example,
a ring of ten switches will have fault recovery times under
50ms. eRSTP implements both STP and RSTP to ensure
interoperability with commercial switches unlike other
proprietary 'ring'
solutions.

Quality of Service (IEEE 802.1p)

Some networking applications such as real-time control
or VoIP (voice over IP) require predictable arrival times for
Ethernet frames. Switches can introduce latency in times
of heavy network traffic due to the internal queues that buffer
frames and then transmit on a first come first serve basis.
ROS™ supports 'Class of Service' in accordance with IEEE

802.1p that allows time critical traffic to jump ahead to the
front of the queue thus minimizing latency and reducing jitter
to allow such demanding applications to operate correctly.
ROS™ allows priority classification by port, tags, MAC
address, and IP type of service (TOS).

A configurable "weighted fair queuing" algorithm controls how
frames are emptied from the queues.

VLAN (IEEE 802.1q)

Virtual local area networks (VLAN) allow the segregation
of a physical network into separate logical networks with
independent broadcast domains. A measure of security is
provided since hosts can only access other hosts on the
same VLAN and traffic storms are isolated. ROS™ supports

802.1q tagged Ethernet frames and VLAN trunks. Port
based classification allows legacy devices to be assigned
to the correct VLAN. GVRP support is also provided to
simplify the configuration of the switches on the VLAN.

Link Aggregation (802.3ad)

The link aggregation feature provides the ability to aggregate
several Ethernet ports into one logical link (port trunk) with
higher bandwidth. This provides an inexpensive way to set up
a high speed backbone to improve network bandwidth. This
feature is also known as "port trunking", "port bundling", "port
teaming", and "ethernet trunk".

IGMP Snooping

ROS uses IGMP snooping (Internet Group Management
Protocol v1&v2) to intelligently forward or filter multicast traffic
streams (e.g. MPEG video) to or from hosts on the network.
This reduces the load on network trunks and prevents
packets from being received on hosts that are not involved.
ROS™ has a very powerful implementation of
IGMP snooping that:

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eRSTP fault recovery times may be approximated as follows:

For 100 Mbps, fault recovery performance is <5ms/hop
For 1,000 Mbps, fault recovery performance is <5ms/hop + 20ms

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