Cisco Catalyst Switches in Wind Turbines | TrustRadius

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

They are used in wind turbines and in the turbine core network.

Pros and Cons

IE3300
C9300
C9500
IE3200
C9800
IE3000

IE3100 needed POE support

Return on Investment

Easy to handle the IE switches
Any technician can replace the IE switches, where they need to just change the SD card for the configuration

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Catalyst Switches delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst Switches's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Catalyst Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Switches go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Switches again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series, NetBrain, PRTG Network Monitor, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering

Likelihood to Recommend

It can be used as a loop switch in the wind turbine loops, example the rugged series IE9310 and IE9320.

Product Configurability

10

They are easy to configure and can be done via automation through DHCP option 82.

UI Customization

Yes - we have customized the interface extensively

Extensibility and Customization

No - we have not done any custom code