Ensure dependability of your critical applications with the Redundancy Switching System (RSS). A customizable physical layer switching system, the RSS provides you with reliable switchover of communications circuits for line protections and equipment redundancy applications.

The RSS is the optimal solution for disaster recovery, air traffic control, network operations, computer telephony, data centers, E911 safety and trunking redundancy.

RSS-16 4U 20 Slot Card Nest

Physical
19″ W x 7.00″ H x 7″ D

Weight: 11.5 Lbs (w/o cards)

Capacity
A/B Switch Card Slots: 16

Control Card Slots: 2

Power Supply Slots: 2

RSS-3 1U 5 Slot Card Nest

Physical
19″ W x 1.75″ H x 7″ D

Weight: 5.5 Lbs (w/o cards)

Capacity
A/B Switch Card Slots: 3

Control Card Slots: 1

Power Supply Slots: 1

System Environmental

Temperature
Operating: 0 to 50 C

Storage: -10 to 85 C

Relative Humidity
0 to 95% Non-Condensing

Power Supply PS-RSS-WRI

Input Power
Nominal: 120/240 VAC 50/60 Hz

Range: 100 – 240 VAC

Capacity: 50 Watts

Fusing: 2 A

AC Input
IEC 320C14 Linecord for North America Included

Physical
Internal Power Module. Inserts into RSS-16 or RSS-3

Power Supply PS-RSS-48

Input Power
Nominal: 48 VDC

Range: 42 – 60 VDC

Watts: 75

Fusing: 2.5 A

DC Input
Screw Terminals

Physical
Internal Power Module.
Inserts into RSS-16 or RSS-3

Power Supply PS-WRI-4

Input Power
Nominal: 120/240

VAC 50/60

Range: 100 – 240 VAC

Capacity: 50 Watts

Fusing: 2 A

AC Input
IEC 320 C14
Linecord for North America Included

Physical
External Power Supply
1.5″H x 2.4″W x 5.0″D

Cable to RSS-3 Control Card

IPC-16 Network & Serial Control Card

Physical
Width: One Control

Slot in RSS-3 or RSS-16

Height: 7″

Depth: 6″

Weight: 0.5 lbs.

Capacity
10/100 Network

Supports: HTTP, Telnet, SNMP, UDP Messaging Protocol, RS-232 Serial (D9 Male)

Additional Features
Power connector for external 24VDC redundant supply

Dual Redundant Control Card option

IPC-1 Network Gang Control Card

Physical
Width: Two Control

Slots in RSS-3 or RSS-16

Height: 7″

Depth: 6″

Weight: 0.5 lbs.

Capacity
10/100 Network

Supports: HTTP, Telnet, SNMP, UDP Messaging Protocol

Additional Features
Power connector for external 24VDC redundant supply

Power connector for AutoPing for Automatic Failover

Dual Redundant Control Card option

IOC-3 Network & Serial Control Card

Physical
Width: One Control

Slot in RSS-3 or RSS-16

Height: 7″

Depth: 6″

Weight: 0.5 lbs.

Connectors
Switch Control: Screw Terminal Blocks

Gang In: 6 Wire Modular Jack

Gang Out: 6 Wire Modular Jack

Power In: 24VDC from PS-WRI-4

IOC-16 I/O Control Card

Physical
Width: One Control

Slot in RSS-3 or RSS-16

Height: 7″

Depth: 6″

Weight: 0.5 lbs.

Connectors
Control: 50 Pin Telco (Female)

Status Out: 50 Pin Telco (Female)

Available Switching Cards

Physical
Requires one switching slot in RSS-16 or RSS-3 Card Nest (except AB-T50-R, requires two)

Additional Features
2 LED indicators for switch position

Manual Override Switch

Latching Relays – Switch maintains position in power or control failure

AB-D9-R
9 Pin D’Subminiature, Female connectors. All 9 Pins switched

AB-D15-R
15 Pin D’Subminiature, Female connectors. All 15 Pins switched.

AB-D25-R
25 Pin D’Subminiature, Female. All 25 pins switched. Jumper options for frame and signal ground, switched or unswitched.

AB-2RJ8-R
Dual 8 Wire Modular Jack. Dual A/B switch card for all applications that use 8 Wire Modular Jack. Ethernet switching 10/100/1000. Both switches on this card switch simultaneously.

AB-2BNC-R
Dual BNC, Female connectors. Up to 45Mhz for E-1, DS-3 Applications. Both switches on this card switch simultaneously.

AB-T50-R
50 Pin Telco (Amphenol). A/B connectors, Female. Common, Male. Requires two card slots.

AB-M34-R
34 Pin M Connectors for V.35 Applications. Requires two A/B Card slots. 19 Leads Supported: A B C D E F H J K L P R S T U V W X Y AA BB

  • Diagram showing a server with RSS 25 labeled, connected to clouds labeled 'Primary Path' and 'Backup Path'.

    RSS – LINE REDUNDANCY SYSTEM

  • Diagram showing a building with RSS16 technology, connected to a monitor and other devices.

    RSS – EQUIPMENT REDUNDANCY SYSTEM

RELIABLE NETWORK SWITCHING

Dataprobe relay-based switches are designed for fail-soft operation, so they always maintain connectivity. With the RSS, you can rely on communications even when power is removed or control connections are down.

Failover to redundant lines or equipment can be performed manually, automatically or remotely via a web browser, so you can ensure maximum uptime of your critical communication circuits.

  • AUTOMATIC PROTECTION SWITCHES

    Serial Fallback Switches

    Computer Telephony Redundancy

    High Availability Networks

    IP Controlled Switching

    Fail-Soft Operation

  • REMOTE CONTROLLED A/B SWITCHES

    Hot Standby Configurations

    Redundant Circuit Switching

    Web Browser Controlled

    SNMP Managed

    Layer 1 Protection Switches

SWITCHING OPTIONS FOR EVERY USER

With the RSS, you can create fault-tolerant systems with simultaneous (gang) switching or independent control of each A/B switch. A/B switch cards are available in standard communication interfaces, and support all the leads in their respective interfaces, making them ideal for a wide variety of circuit arrangements. Scalable 1U and 4U rackmount systems provide an unlimited number of switching possibilities.

CONTROL OPTIONS

We offer a variety of control options to facilitate design of reliable redundancy solutions. Each control card can be installed in either the RSS-16 or RSS-3 to provide either individual or gang control.

IPC-16 NETWORK AND SERIAL CONTROL CARD

  • Serial Fallback Switches

    Computer Telephony Redundancy

    High Availability Networks

    IP Controlled Switching

    Fail-Soft Operation

  • Hot Standby Configurations

    Redundant Circuit Switching

    Web Browser Controlled

    SNMP Managed

    Layer 1 Protection Switches

Web interface for A/B Card Nest redundancy management with dropdown menu and control panel.

IPC-16 Simple Web Interface

The IPC-16 allows control resolution down to the A/B switch level. Each A/B switch can be individually managed, or gang switched as required.

Both serial and network interfaces provide communication with user-friendly menus or web browser interfaces. Each A/B card in the system can be named for easy identification. Cards can be grouped and switched together or independently. For system developers, the RSS series offers direct command control, both via the serial port and via UDP network messaging. This allows direct program control by Network Management Systems, customized user interfaces, or easily integrated into OEM systems and software. RSS-16 Chassis offers Dual Redundant IPC-16 controllers for the most reliable configuration.

T-1 Switch interface with highlighted elements on a computer screen

IPC-1 Gang Network Control Card

Gang Control

Web, SNMP, TCP Messaging, AutoPing

For gang applications in either the RSS-3 or RSS-16 chassis, the IPC-1 provides web control, setup and management. Point your browser to the IP address assigned to the switch, enter a security code and click on the button to operate the switch. Fallback switching for your critical communication circuits is just a click away with these web enabled A/B Switches.

Switch one Common circuit to either circuits A or B from anywhere in the world. Just point your browser to the IP address of the switch, enter a username and password and click on either A or B button to reroute traffic. These switches can also be operated automatically, by pinging a device and switching automatically when the ping fails, or from an SNMP Manager Direct TCP messages.

IOC-16 I/O Control Card

Individual Control

External Contact Closure, Relay Status Feedback

Electronic component with green PCB and black connectors on a white background

The IOC-16-R provides wiring access for external contact control and switch card status monitoring. It can be installed along with a IPC-16-R Network Control access card or with a IOC-16-R gang access card. The IOC-16-R uses 50 Pin Amphenol (Telco) connectors to provide access to the control inputs and status outputs

Electronic circuit board with connectors on a white background

Model IOC-3-R provides three contact closure inputs and status relay outputs for RSS-3 and RSS-16 systems for single switch or multi-switch ganged (simultaneous controlled) system. Up to three A/B switch cards can be independently controlled.

The IOC-3-R installs in the control slot of the RSS-3 or RSS-16 chassis to provide remote relay control of an unlimited number of ganged switch cards. In multi-chassis ganged systems, this controller accepts control inputs from IPC-1-R, IPC-3-R IPC-16-R or any external contact closure.

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