A new Fail-Safe Switch for fast Ethernet networks with a defined state in case of DC-power loss: Design and test

Author

Balducci, M. ; Fischer, Wolf-Joachim ; Klose, P. ; Schneele, Stefan ; Sorrentino, Roberto ; Ziegler, Volker

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron Devices & Circuits, Univ. of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

6-8 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

464

Lastpage

467

Abstract

A new Fail-Safe Switch for Fast Ethernet networks with a defined state in case of DC-power loss is designed in order to improve the reliability of the network. High isolation and low insertion loss are essential to avoid losses in the network since a Fail-Safe Switch is connected in series with all the network devices. The paper shows the simulation and the layout of the switch, as well as the realization of a prototype switch which was completely tested focusing on the conservation of Fast Ethernet signal integrity and bit error rate due to the insertion of the Fail-Safe Switch in a network.

Keywords

computer network reliability; error statistics; local area networks; DC-power loss; bit error rate; fail-safe switch; fast Ethernet networks; fast Ethernet signal integrity; high isolation; insertion loss; network devices; network reliability; switch layout; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Ports (Computers); Power measurement; Radio frequency; Switches; Switching circuits; Fast Ethernet; HJFET; RF MEMS; fail safe switch; network; power loss;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC), 2013 European

Conference_Location

Nuremberg

Type

conf

Filename

6687886