The Enterasys SecureSwitch I-Series is an industrially hardened Ethernet switch especially designed to handle networking in physically demanding environmental conditions such as manufacturing plants, oil refineries and energy utilities. The I-Series features convection cooling, DC power, and industrial-grade components that ensure continued uptime. The I-Series is unique for a hardened switch because it embeds advanced security features that protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of industrial automation applications. Enterasys Secure Networks policy features deliver granular visibility and control over individual users, devices and applications - even security cameras, building automation systems and badge access readers. Advanced QoS capabilities deliver L2/L3/L4 classification, bandwidth flow control and traffic prioritization. High-availability features include support for redundant DC-power connections, rapid re-convergence (802.1w RSTP), and link-aggregation (802.3ad). The I-Series provides the automation industry with a fully hardened switch without sacrificing security.