Use Case #1: The VCL-Safecomm-E-GE Ethernet Failover Failsafe equipment provides 1+1 automatic Ethernet failover switching / fallback protection between two, Main and Standby switches, servers, RTUs, or any other similar terminals to provide equipment redundancy in applications which require 99.99% terminal equipment uptime. The Ethernet 1+1 fail-over protection automatically switches to the “standby” terminal equipment in the event of failure of the “primary” terminal equipment to ensure that the 99.99% terminal equipment uptime requirements are always being met.

Use Case #2: The VCL-Safecomm-E-GE Ethernet Failover Failsafe equipment provides 1+1 automatic Ethernet failover / AB fallback equipment provides protection between an "active” and "standby" IP / Ethernet / MPLS Network (including "active” and "standby" gateways and routers) to provide 1+1 automatic ethernet fail-over protection between two distinctly separate networks through an Ethernet interface.

Features and Highlights

• Fail-Safe. Never becomes a point of failure. Automatically reverts to and reconnects to the “primary network” / even in a power-down condition.
• End-to-end network link monitoring.
• User-configurable link test parameters.
• User-configurable switching parameters.
• Built-in real-time clock / real-time logging maintains a history of all events.
• Serial Management Interface (USB) for local access.
• Remote access over TCP/IP networks. Allows the user to access and carry out maintenance, and / or switch the links remotely, if required.
• Password-Controlled Access. Maintains a complete log of all logins.
• Script-Assisted Switching. Automatically initiates switching upon receipt of the scripted message / SNMP Trap.
• Switching initiated through external triggers such as “Dry Contact Alarm Relays.”
• Manual switching through front-panel buttons and automatic front-panel locking to prevent accidental switching.
• The data connection through the VCL-Safecomm-E-GE between the local area network and the WAN is completely transparent. The VCL-Safecomm-E-GE is a simple failover switch and does not provide any data routing between its data ingress and data egress ports.
• SNMP, SSH, NMS, Syslog.

Applications:

• Enhances network availability and reliability.
• Eliminates network downtime by automatically / seamlessly switching to the "backup” / “standby" network in the event of the complete and total failure of the primary / active IP network.
• Disaster Recovery. To provide automatic failover protection in mission-critical applications requiring minimum downtime.
• To switch between and automatically re-route IP traffic to the “standby” network upon the failure of the “primary” transmission network. simultaneously for “end-to-end” network availability.
• Alerts the user upon the failure of any one of the two “active”/“primary”, or "secondary”/“standby" IP transmission networks.
• Enhances availability and reliability.
• Eliminates network downtime by automatically / seamlessly switching to the "backup” / “standby" equipment / network in the event of the complete and total failure of the primary/ active equipment / IP network.
• May also be used in combination with VCL-Firewall to provide firewall redundancy, enhanced security and resilience to hostile such as “DoS” (Denial of Service) and “Hack” attacks.
• VCL-Safecomm-E-GE may be used to provide automatic fail-over protection and switching across diverse IP domains such as fiber-radio, or fiber-satellite (VSAT), or fiber-PSDN (public switched data network).
• Automatic Link Test Feature. Concurrently tests both “active” and “standby” IP links for “end-to-end” network availability.
• Alerts the user upon the failure of any one of the two “active”/ “primary”, or "secondary” / “standby" IP transmission networks.

VCL-SafeComm-EN providing and reliability:

• Provides 1+1 Network / Link Protection
• Failsafe: Never becomes a point of failure. Automatically reverts to the primary link even in power-down condition.
• End-to-end network link monitoring
• Fast automatic network switching upon network failure. Eliminates Network Downtime.
• Completely eliminates re-routing of Ethernet cables. Ethernet cables are automatically moved to the available network port.
• Essential for any application that requires 1+1 Network / Link / Path redundancy including small / medium office establishments, PoS (point-of-sale) equipment, banking establishments, hotels, ATMs, smaller industrial installations etc., requiring minimum service interruption due to network outage.
• Disaster Recovery.