IE-4000-16GT4G-E — High-Density Industrial Switch That Connects More Devices Without Sacrificing a Single Bit of Performance

 IE-4000-16GT4G-E was built with exactly that reality in mind — a high-density, all-Gigabit industrial Ethernet switch from Cisco's rugged IE 4000 Series that puts 16 Gigabit RJ45 copper ports and 4 Gigabit combo uplinks into a DIN rail-mountable platform hardened for the environments where most commercial switches simply would not survive. For facilities managers, OT engineers, and IT teams overseeing large-scale industrial networks across manufacturing, energy, intelligent transportation, oil and gas, mining, or city surveillance, this switch delivers the port density and reliability needed to connect everything from IP cameras and PLCs to SCADA controllers and wireless access points — all from a single, centrally managed unit.

Port count alone tells only part of the story. With a 20 Gbps nonblocking switching capacity and a MAC address table supporting up to 16,000 unicast entries, this switch handles the traffic of large, device-heavy environments without ever becoming a bottleneck. All 16 copper downlink ports operate at full 10/100/1000 Mbps with auto-MDIX detection, while the 4 Gigabit combo uplinks accept either RJ45 or SFP fiber connections — providing the topology flexibility that complex industrial ring designs demand. Hardware-assisted NAT and IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol support extend the platform's utility into time-sensitive applications like synchronized machine control and process automation, where even microseconds of timing deviation carry real operational consequences.

Durability is woven into every aspect of this switch's construction. Rated for continuous operation from -40°C to 70°C and certified against vibration, surge, shock, and electrical noise, it meets multi-industry compliance specifications spanning factory automation, intelligent transportation systems, and substation environments. Its PLC-style DIN rail form factor snaps directly into standard industrial control panels, keeping deployments clean and compact even in crowded cabinet installations. .

Where this switch particularly earns its place in large industrial deployments is in its network resilience architecture. Cisco Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP), Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP), High Availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR), and PROFINET Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) support give network designers a full toolkit for building fault-tolerant ring topologies that keep traffic flowing even when individual links or devices encounter disruption. Full support for EtherNet/IP (CIP) and PROFINET industrial protocols ensures that the switch integrates seamlessly into existing automation environments, while Cisco IOS Software and Cisco Catalyst Center compatibility bring enterprise-grade policy management, visibility, and automation to the industrial edge.

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Choose a switch built to scale with every device your industrial network will ever need to connect.


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