SEL SEL-2731 Ethernet Switch

SEL-2731

Ethernet Switch

The SEL-2731 is a Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) or operational technology (OT) software-defined networking (SDN) managed Ethernet switch that is optimized for OT environments, supporting critical infrastructure applications—including IEC 61850 networks, protection-class Ethernet networks, engineering access, SCADA, and process control systems.

It is designed for extended product life cycles and high reliability, even in the toughest environmental conditions commonly found in electric utility and industrial applications, and it is backed by our industry-leading ten-year warranty.

Build Your Perfect 24-Port Switch

Choose from copper or small form-factor pluggable (SFP) options on eight 1 Gbps/100 Mbps and sixteen 100 Mbps ports.

Mix and match port types in groups of four. The SEL-2731 offers flexible mounting options and wide-range dual power supplies.

It supports both SEL and non-SEL fiber SFPs with a generous power budget.

Future-Proof Your System

Order the SEL-2731 with either RSTP-based or OT SDN-based control plane technology. With a simple firmware upgrade, you can field-convert between RSTP and OT SDN.

RSTP

Simplify Network Commissioning

Installing and configuring the SEL-2731 is simple. You can easily set up priority messaging with VLANs, which ensures the transmission of IEC 61850 GOOSE messages and current differential traffic to IEDs while segmenting protection, control, and automation traffic.

Update settings either through a secure web interface or by importing configuration files. Using configuration files makes backup and restoration easy.

Preserve Network Integrity

Use the Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Guard in the SEL-2731 to prevent unauthorized network extensions. Protect client saturation with rate limiting.

Easily Segment and Monitor a Flexible Network Topology

Use any of the available 4.094 VLANs for switch-to-switch connections with the SEL-2731.

Monitor VLAN configurations with easy-to-read graphics. Monitor the status through Syslog and the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Quick NMS Integration

Integrate the SEL-2731 with leading network management systems to render network topology, RSTP states, VLAN memberships, and host addresses and locations, thanks to extensive SNMP management information base (MIB) support. Set traps to alert you when events happen on your network.

Reliable and Secure Network Engineering

Protect against unintentional or malicious device connections and cable imperfections with the media access control (MAC) security and port-monitoring features.

Dynamic and static MAC security ensures only the devices you expect can connect to your network. Port monitoring watches for and disables ports when the link or communication integrity is compromised, such as in link flapping or cyclic redundancy check (CRC) packet errors, preventing them from spreading and impacting the whole network.

Provide central authentication with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or one- or two-factor authentication with Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS).

Synchronize Time Over the LAN With Accuracy

The SEL-2731 is a transparent Precision Time Protocol (PTP) clock that supports the IEEE C37.238-2017 power system profile to ensure submicrosecond time synchronization of end devices.

Operate in Tough Environments

The SEL-2731 is designed without fans or other moving parts, increasing its operational lifetime.

It is built and tested for reliable operation in extreme environments, meeting or exceeding IEEE 1613 (Class 1) and IEC 61850-3 standards for communications devices in electric power substations.

OT SDN

Create Stronger Network Security

Control exactly what is allowed on your network. The SEL-2731 and SEL-5056 NMS software have a deny-by-default architecture and deliver multilayer packet inspection at each hop.

Only packets matching authorized communications flows are forwarded; all others are dropped or sent to your intrusion detection system.

OT SDN also makes systems more cybersecure by eliminating legacy, attack-prone networking features, like MAC tables, RSTP, multicast, and broadcast.

Improve Failover Performance

Proactively engineer your network traffic with OT SDN.

This solution brings more precision and predictability to critical infrastructure networks, reliably supporting even the most demanding control system signals, such as Sampled Values.

Failover time is less than 100 μs—two orders of magnitude faster than what legacy networking technology can achieve. And since there are no blocked ports for RSTP, you can use all SEL-2731 ports for communications flows.

Streamline NERC CIP Data Collection

Use the SEL-2731 to establish inline, non-bypassable security controls for ports and services.

Use the SEL-2731 and NMS software with the SEL Flow Auditor application to automate information collection and reporting of NERC CIP-007-6 R1.1 without dangerous scanning or expensive site visits.

This solution addresses system security management for open ports and services on cyber assets.

Centralize Network Configuration and Updates

Manage your network, not individual switches. The SEL-5056 NMS software centralizes network configuration and all changes to the network, eliminating the need to update settings in individual switches.