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Perle Systems is a technology company that develops and manufactures serial to Ethernet, fiber to Ethernet, I/O connectivity, and device networking equipment. These types of products are commonly used to establish network connectivity across multiple locations, securely transmit sensitive information across a LAN, and remotely monitor and control networked devices via
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Perle Systems is a technology company that develops and manufactures serial to Ethernet, fiber to Ethernet, I/O connectivity, and device networking equipment. These types of products are commonly used to establish network connectivity across multiple locations, securely transmit sensitive information across a LAN, and remotely monitor and control networked devices via out-of-band management
In systems management, out-of-band management involves the use of management interfaces (or serial ports) for managing networking equipment. Out-of-band (''OOB'') management is a networking term which refers to accessing and managing network infras ...
.
Perle has offices and representative offices in North America, Europe, and Asia and sells its products through distribution and OEM
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces non-aftermarket parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. It is a common industry term recognized and used by many professional or ...
(original equipment manufacturer) channels worldwide.
On August 31, 2016, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, Germany concluded a contract for the acquisition of Perle Systems Limited, Toronto. Thus, Perle Systems becomes an international subsidiary of the Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact, headquartered in Blomberg, Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany, is a manufacturer of industrial automation, interconnection, and interface solutions. The company develops terminal blocks, relays, connectors, signal conditioners, power s ...
Group.
Products
*5G and LTE Routers: Use to provide primary or failover back-up connectivity to remote infrastructure and assets through wireless cellular connections *Terminal Server
A terminal server connects devices with a serial port to a local area network (LAN). Products marketed as terminal servers can be very simple devices that do not offer any security functionality, such as data encryption and user authenticatio ...
s: Used to connect any device with serial ports over Ethernet
Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in ...
for access to network server applications. Examples of devices with serial ports include Cisco console ports, POS terminals, servers, modem
A modulator-demodulator or modem is a computer hardware device that converts data from a digital format into a format suitable for an analog transmission medium such as telephone or radio. A modem transmits data by modulating one or more c ...
s, card readers and a wide range of industrial equipment.
*Device Servers: Used to web or network enable existing equipment with RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 serial interfaces.
*Console Server
A terminal server connects devices with a serial port to a local area network (LAN). Products marketed as terminal servers can be very simple devices that do not offer any security functionality, such as data encryption and user authenticati ...
s: Used to provide data center managers with secure remote management of Cisco routers, switches and firewalls, Solaris, Windows, Unix and Linux servers, PBXs or any device with a serial console port. Also referred to as out-of-band management
In systems management, out-of-band management involves the use of management interfaces (or serial ports) for managing networking equipment. Out-of-band (''OOB'') management is a networking term which refers to accessing and managing network infras ...
of IT assets.
*Ethernet I/O Device Servers: Used for access and control of remote digital I/O, analog I/O, pulse I/O, relays and temperature sensors on any IP network. Monitor environmental alarms, intrusion detection, relay contact closures and equipment failure.
*Remote Power Switches: Used to remotely power on/off/cycle Data Center equipment.
*Serial Cards: Used to add RS-232
In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data. It formally defines signals connecting between a ''DTE'' ('' data terminal equipment'') suc ...
, RS-422
RS-422, also known as TIA/EIA-422, is a technical standard originated by the Electronic Industries Alliance that specifies electrical characteristics of a digital signaling circuit. It was meant to be the foundation of a suite of standards tha ...
, RS-485
RS-485, also known as TIA-485(-A) or EIA-485, is a standard defining the electrical characteristics of drivers and receivers for use in serial communications systems. Electrical signaling is balanced, and multipoint systems are supported. The s ...
serial port
In computing, a serial port is a serial communication interface through which information transfers in or out sequentially one bit at a time. This is in contrast to a parallel port, which communicates multiple bits simultaneously in paralle ...
s to PCs or servers via PCI, PCI-X or PCI Express bus slots.
*Parallel Cards: Used to add IEEE 1284 Parallel ports to PCs or servers via PCI, PCI-X or PCI Express
PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), officially abbreviated as PCIe or PCI-e, is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard, designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X and AGP bus standards. It is the common m ...
bus slots.
*Fiber Media Converter
A fiber media converter is a simple networking device that makes it possible to connect two dissimilar media types such as twisted pair with fiber optic cabling. They were introduced to the industry in the 1990s, and are important in interco ...
s: Used to extend copper to fiber, multimode to multimode and multimode to single mode fiber
In fiber-optic communication, a single-mode optical fiber (SMF), also known as fundamental- or mono-mode, is an optical fiber designed to carry only a single mode of light - the transverse mode. Modes are the possible solutions of the Helmholt ...
* Ethernet extenders: Used to transparently extend 10/100/1000 Ethernet connections across copper wiring
*Industrial Ethernet
Industrial Ethernet (IE) is the use of Ethernet in an industrial environment with protocols that provide determinism and real-time control. Protocols for industrial Ethernet include EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, POWERLINK, SERCOS III, C ...
network switch
A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device.
A netw ...
es
*Small form-factor pluggable transceiver
Small Form-factor Pluggable connected to a pair of fiber-optic cables
Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) is a compact, hot-pluggable network interface module format used for both telecommunication and data communications applications. An SFP ...
s and XFP transceiver
The XFP (10 gigabit small form-factor pluggable) is a standard for transceivers for high-speed computer network and telecommunication links that use optical fiber. It was defined by an industry group in 2002, along with its interface to other ...
s
History
*1976, Perle Systems is founded. *1977, Establishes manufacturing capabilities. *1983, Launches a new family of ATM Controllers. *1985, Stock goes public. *1987, Introduces standardized IBM Midrange and AS/400 products. *1998, Acquires Specialix. Specialix designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed a broad range of serial connectivity and remote access solutions that provided connectivity between PCs/servers and peripheral devices. *1999, Acquires Zeta Communication Limited for its IP routing technology. *2000, Acquires Chase Research. Chase Research designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed serial to Ethernet and remote access products. *2003, Stock goes private. *2004, Incorporates RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 interfaces on a single PCI serial card and provide the ability to individually configure each interface type using software commands. *2005, IncorporatesIPV6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. I ...
support into IOLAN Terminal Servers.; Launches serial card line that supports the PCI Express bus standard.
*2006, Launches IOLAN Terminal Server that connect remote serial devices that operate in extreme temperatures (-40F to +165F ) to an enterprise IP network.; Launches a line of I/O Device Servers with the ability to monitor environmental alarms, intrusion detection, relay contact closures and equipment failure over Ethernet.
*2007, Launches Redundant Path Technology and Remote Power Switches.
*2008, Releases a line of SPEED LE Parallel PCI Card; Launches Spanish and Italian websites; Launches the IOLAN SCS48C DC Console Server for remote management of telecommunications equipment.
*2009, Launches IOLAN Terminal Server specifically designed for medical data collection applications and certified for IEC 60601-1
IEC 60601 is a series of technical standards for the safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission. First published in 1977 and regularly updated and restructured, as of ...
; Launches Terminal Servers for Electrical Utility Substation Market that meet NERC CIP and EPCIP requirements; Launches Terminal Server Certified as Class 1 Div2; Launches Terminal Server with HTTP tunneling
*2010, Launches Ethernet to Fiber Media Converters; Launches NEBS Level 3 Compliant Console Servers; Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification.
*2011, Extends Fiber Optic Cabling Support to 160 km; Launches FIPS 140-2
The Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2, (FIPS PUB 140-2), is a U.S. government computer security standard used to approve cryptographic modules. The title is ''Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules''. Initial pu ...
Validated IOLAN Terminal Servers.
*2012, Launches Industrial Temperature Media Converters; Launches Ethernet Copper Extenders
*2013, Launches 10G Media Converters
*2014, Launches Industrial Ethernet Switches
*2015, Launches Wireless Serial Device Servers
*2016, Phoenix Contact acquires Perle Systems
*2017, Perle Enables Serial over Cellular Network Data Transmission; Launches PoE Industrial Managed Switches; Launches IOLAN SCSC Console Servers with dual SFP slots; Releases 10G Media Converters capable of 10/100/1000/2500/10000 Rate Conversion;
*2018, Launches eR-S1110 Ethernet Repeater; Launches Modular Console Servers for In-Band and Out-of-Band-Management;
*2019, Launches Console Servers with integrated 4G LTE for Out-of-Band-Management; Launches Enterprise-Class Edge Cellular LTE Routers & Gateways;
*2020, Launches a 10-port PoE (100W) Gigabit Switch with Fiber or Copper uplink ports; Launches IOLAN SCR1618 Secure Out-of-Band Management Console Server;
*2021, Launches FirstNet™ Ready LTE Routers;
*2022, Launches Enterprise-Class Edge 5G Routers;
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