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Cisco IE3500 Rugged Series switches

Cisco IE3500 Rugged Series switches

Secure, scalable, and ready for industrial AI

Build a secure network foundation to grow your business and prepare your industrial operations for the future with our IE3500 Rugged Series switches.

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Build a high-performance and secure industrial network foundation

Get your operations ready for the future with Cisco Industrial Ethernet switches

Benefit from software-driven industrial automation and industrial AI with a reliable, high-bandwidth, and deterministic network that embeds tools to optimize performance and protect against cyberthreats.

Unleash industrial AI

Build a robust network to feed industrial AI applications with high-volume data streams from machines and industrial control systems. Easily deploy power-hungry endpoints such as vision systems with 90W Power over Ethernet (PoE) connectivity.

Benefit from software-defined industrial automation

Implement software-defined automation with switches that deliver low jitter, high throughput, Layer 3 fabrics, and an embedded Cisco ThousandEyes agent to monitor device-to-cloud network performance for faster issue resolution.

Scale operations with ease

Enjoy the benefits of modularity to easily add copper and fiber ports when needed. Build a resilient industrial network with predictable, time-sensitive communications. Manage it all with Cisco Catalyst Center or the cloud-based Cisco Meraki dashboard.

Securely connect your OT to IT and cloud resources

Protect operations with comprehensive network security built-in: Cisco Cyber Vision for OT visibility, Cisco TrustSec for microsegmentation, and Cisco Secure Equipment Access for zero-trust remote access.

IE3500 Rugged Series switches and expansion modules

​​Choose the switch model that best suits your needs, then add expansion modules as your needs evolve.​

Base switches deliver low-latency switching that's tailored for critical data. They support SD-Access fabric edge and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) to simplify network deployment and management. Advanced network security features include OT visibility powered by Cisco Cyber Vision, microsegmentation with Cisco TrustSec technology, and zero-trust remote access enabled by Cisco Secure Equipment Access. These switches also integrate a Cisco ThousandEyes agent for comprehensive device-to-cloud network assurance. Manage with Catalyst Center or Meraki dashboard.
IE-3500-8T3S model

IE-3500-8T3S

Modular design, gigabit copper ports, and fiber uplinks

  • 8 GE copper and 3 GE fiber ports
IE3500-8T3X model

IE3500-8T3X

Modular design, gigabit copper ports, and high-speed fiber uplinks

  • 8 GE copper and 3 10-GE fiber ports
IE-3500-8P3S model

IE-3500-8P3S

Modular design, gigabit copper ports with PoE, and fiber uplinks

  • 8 GE PoE/PoE+ copper with up to 360W of PoE power budget and 3 GE fiber ports
IE3500-8U3X model

IE3500-8U3X

Modular design, gigabit copper ports with high-wattage PoE, and high-speed fiber uplinks

  • 8 GE PoE/PoE+/4PPoE (up to 90W) copper with up to 480W of PoE power budget and 3 10-GE fiber ports
IE-3505-8T3S model

IE-3505-8T3S

Advanced modular design, gigabit copper ports, and fiber uplinks

  • 8 GE copper and 3 GE fiber ports
  • Advanced redundancy protocols
IE-3505-8P3S model

IE-3505-8P3S

Advanced modular design, gigabit copper ports with PoE, and fiber uplinks

  • 8 GE PoE/PoE+ copper with up to 480W of PoE power budget and 3 GE fiber ports
  • Advanced redundancy protocols
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Expansion modules give you more ports and more versatility, no matter which base switch model you choose.
IEM-3500-8P module

IEM-3500-8P

Copper ports with PoE for growth

  • 8 GE PoE/PoE+ copper ports
IEM-3500-8S module

IEM-3500-8S

Fiber ports for growth and flexibility

  • 8 GE fiber ports
IEM-3500-8T module

IEM-3500-8T

Copper ports for growth

  • 8 GE copper ports
IEM-3500-6T2S module

IEM-3500-6T2S

Both copper and fiber ports for growth and flexibility

  • 6 GE copper and 2 GE fiber ports
IEM-3500-14T2S module

IEM-3500-14T2S

Both copper and fiber ports for growth and flexibility

  • 14 GE copper and 2 GE fiber ports
IEM-3500-16P module

IEM-3500-16P

Copper ports with PoE for growth

  • 16 GE copper ports with PoE/PoE+
IEM-3500-16T module

IEM-3500-16T

Copper ports for growth

  • 16 GE copper ports
IEM-3500-4MU module

IEM-3500-4MU

High-speed copper ports with high-wattage PoE for growth

  • 4 2.5-GE copper ports with PoE/PoE+/4PPoE (up to 90W)
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Protect operations against cyberthreats

Deploy OT security at scale with visibility, enforcement, and zero-trust remote access embedded into your network equipment. 

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Gain device-to-cloud network assurance

Optimize network performance across IT and OT networks with comprehensive monitoring, insights, and issue resolution.

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Build an AI-ready industrial network

Prepare your industrial network for AI applications and virtualization.

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