General Electric Company

William B Estep

Phillip A Danner

Robert A Rucinski

Robert A McKeel

Paul D Scanlon

An Ethernet switch includes a plurality of ports, and the switch is configured to be operable within a temperature range of at least between approximately 0&#xb0; C. and approximately 60&#xb0; C. The switch is further configured to be operable within a non-condensing humidity range of at least between approximately 10% and approximately 95%. Also, the switch is configured to support at least one of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), a Quality of Service (QoS), a Remote Monitoring (RMON), and a Spanning Tree.

Ethernet switch

An Ethernet switch includes a plurality of ports, wherein the switch is configured to be operable within a temperature range of at least between approximately 0&#xb0; C. and approximately 60&#xb0; C. The switch is further configured to be operable within a non-condensing humidity range of at least between approximately 10% and approximately 95%. The switch is further configured to support at least one of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), a Quality of Service (QoS), a Remote Monitoring (RMON), and a Spanning Tree, and the switch is configured to be upgradeable using a plug in device.

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