Overview

TC Communications specializes in integrated Ethernet, Voice and Data solutions for fiber optic communications networks in Power Utilities, Substations, Oil Refineries, Water Treatment Plants, etc.  Together or singly these products combine to handle all popular applications including connecting Central Control rooms with various devices including Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), relays and surveillance cameras.

Featured Products
JumboSwitch^TM  -  TC's featured product for Industrial communications & Utilities is its new flagship Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Service Access Platform (MSAP), the JumboSwitch^TM product Family.

• Gigabit Ethernet/IP Backbone
• Low Cost Alternative to SONET/SDH
• Future Proofs Network Design
• Tele-Protection (See Press Release: Jamaica Power Co. Successfully Tests JumboSwitch Teleprotection Relays)
• Minimum Real-Time Latency
• Industrial Grade VoIP Gateway
• Simple & Friendly OAMP Interface

The center piece of the JumboSwitch family is a fully-managed and easily scalable Gigabit Ethernet switch that integrates up to seven hot-swappable Ethernet, Voice & Data interface cards onto a Gigabit backbone Ethernet fiber optic network.

 JumboSwitch^TM Multi-Service Access Platform

Advantages over SONET/SDH Systems

Based on the most advanced Ethernet/IP, VoIP and TDMoIP technologies, the JumboSwitch MSAP family offers an efficient, low cost alternative to SONET/SDH network solutions for many applications, and promises straight-forward and simple scalability for any network topologies and sizes.

Compared to the complicated hierarchies of SONET or SDH based systems, the JumboSwitch drastically reduces operational expenses since it totally eliminates unnecessary hardware layers, thus significantly lowering the skill level required for installation, maintenance and troubleshooting. 

In the past, SONET and SDH communication systems were the only choices when it came to building mission critical automation and control systems. But, progress in the control, computing and communication technologies has made these TDM based communication systems basically obsolete. The trend is moving towards Ethernet/IP based communication backbones.

Supports Legacy Equipment

The JumboSwitch makes communication network design extremely easy and straight forward.  Legacy equipment, e.g. T1/E1, T3/E3, RS-232/RS-485, can co-exist harmoniously on the same platform with more advanced technologies including Ethernet, GigE fiber ports, Turbo Serial for protective relay communication, and LANex, a virtual VoIP PBX without the need of additional Call Managers or SIP Servers.

Management, networking and security features are extensive and include STP, RSTP, SNMP (v1& v2), VLAN, IGMP Snooping, Port Rate Control, QoS, etc.  The JumboSwitch supports all popular topologies including redundant ring, bus, string, star and add/drop multiplexing.  It is available in 2U and 4U (rack) versions. With TC’s proprietary self healing technology, the recovery time for JumboSwitch fiber rings is less than 50ms for any number of nodes.

Configurations are flexible and easily determined by network engineers. For example, it could be configured as a 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet 42-port redundant ring switch with any combination of fiber or copper ports.  Or, it could be configured with 12 channels of Ethernet, 8 channels of T1/E1, 8 channels of phone and 4 channels of RS-232.

Unique "VoIP-LANex" Package

The JumboSwitch offers a unique VoIP–LANex package, LAN exchange, enabling all VoIP phones ( if less than 100) to work the same as extension lines connected to a virtual PABX, providing basic but reliable call processing functions without the need of additional Call Managers or SIP Servers.
 

(TC3820)  TC also features a redundant ring Gigabit Ethernet Switch.  The TC3820 provides automatic switchover to a secondary data path within 38 msec to insure network integrity despite fiber optic cable faults or equipment failures. In addition to adding maximum reliability, it can easily accommodate dozens of surveillance cameras without affecting other network traffic and is available Industrial Hardened.  It complies with IEC 61850 & IEEE 1613 standards.

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