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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Phillip A. Danner, Earlysville, VA (US);
William B. Estep, Keswick, VA (US);
Paul D. Scanlon, Earlysville, VA (US);
Robert A. Rucinski, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Robert A. Mckeel, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Phillip A. Danner, Earlysville, VA (US);
William B. Estep, Keswick, VA (US);
Paul D. Scanlon, Earlysville, VA (US);
Robert A. Rucinski, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Robert A. McKeel, Charlottesville, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
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° C. and approximately 60° 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.