Industrial switch and industrial-grade media convertor are both important components in network data transmission equipment. An industrial switch is an Ethernet connection device for data exchange within a network, while an industrial-grade fiber optic transceiver is a photoelectric conversion device that extends the transmission distance. So what are the specific differences between them? 

Industrial switch differ from media convertor in following:

1. Industrial switch can be point-to-multipoint and have more interfaces than industrial-grade media convertor.

2. The industrial-grade optical fiber transceiver is a point-to-point industrial switch, which is just a photoelectric conversion device.

3. The industrial switch is a high-speed network transmission relay device. Compared with ordinary switch, it uses optical fiber cables as the transmission medium. The advantages of optical fiber transmission are fast speed and strong anti-interference ability;

4. Industrial-grade media convertor are Ethernet transmission media conversion units that exchange short-distance twisted-pair electrical signals and long-distance optical signals Converter);

5. Industrial switch use fiber channel with high transmission rate to connect with server network, 8-port industrial switch or internal components of SAN network. In this way, the entire storage network has a very wide bandwidth, which provides a guarantee for high-performance data storage. .

6. The optical fiber transceiver provides ultra-low latency data transmission and is completely transparent to the network protocol. A dedicated ASIC chip is used to realize wire-speed data forwarding. Programmable ASIC integrates multiple functions into one chip, and has the advantages of simple design, high reliability, and low power consumption, which can enable the device to obtain higher performance and lower cost.

If the Ethernet networkis too large and the transmission distance has exceeded the distance that the electrical signal can transmit, the electrical switch port of the Ethernet switch needs to perform photoelectric conversion, so you need to use the Ethernet fiber optic transceiver to extend your transmission distance. Electrical signals are converted into optical signals for long-distance transmission. Of course, no matter in which case it is an industrial switch and an industrial-grade fiber optic transceiver, you should choose the right product.

Yuhang is the leading OEM manufacturer to the industrial media convertor not only manufacturing Industrial switches. We can supply you:

100Mbps series 1000Mbps series  PoE is optional

1 port optical + 1 port RJ45 media convertor  

model: ZXR11FB-SFP  ZXR11FB-SC20  ZXR11FB-SC2  ZXR11FB-SC20/A/B  

1 port optical + 2 port RJ45 media convertor   

Model: ZXR12F-SFP  ZXR12F-SC20  ZXR12F-SC2  ZXR12F-SC20/A/B  

1 port optical + 4 port RJ45 media convertor   

Model: ZXR14F-SC20  ZXR14F-SC2   ZXR14F-SC20/A/B

4 port optical + 4 port RJ45 media convertor

Model: ZXR44F-SFP ZXR44F-SC20   ZXR44F-SC20/A/B

2 port optical + 4 port RJ45 media convertor

Model: ZXR24F-SC20/A/B

2 port optical + 6 port RJ45 media convertor

Model: ZXR26F-SC20/A/B

1 port optical + 8 port RJ45 media convertor 

Model: ZXR18F-SC20

 How to choose a proper media convertor? It’s against the project accurate networking needed. Or welcome to consult with our sales team.

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