Siemens Canada Limited

RuggedCom is the leading developer and supplier of field hardened networking and communications devices designed for ITS applications. RuggedCom’s full range of product offerings include: field hardened Ethernet switches that includes modular configurations, Gigabit options, and long haul fiber support; routers with integrated router/firewall/VPN capabilities; serial device servers with integrated Ethernet switch for connection of legacy serial devices to an Ethernet network; and media converters to enable communications over a common medium. RuggedCom products provide a level of ruggedness and reliability that exceeds ITS industry standards such as NEMA TS-2. All products are RuggedRated(TM) and offer: extreme temperature (-40°C to +85°C) immunity; Zero-Packet-Loss(TM) technology for immunity to high levels of electromagnetic interference; enhanced rapid spanning tree (eRSTP(TM)) performance for ultra high-speed network fault recovery; dual redundant load sharing power supplies for high reliability and increased uptime; MTBF of greater than 500,000 hours; and advanced cyber security features to insure the integrity of the communications network. The breadth of product line and industry specific innovations has made RuggedCom products the product of choice for high-reliability, high-availability, mission-critical communications networks deployed in many ITS applications such as: traffic control and management, video surveillance, transit and railway automation, and electronic toll collection.