The Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 (IE 2000) series is a range of compact, industrially ruggedized access switches. IE 2000 series provides customers with ease of use, secure access, & industry leading convergence using Cisco Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP). Multiple industries such as automotive, oil & gas, mining, transportation, & energy companies are all increasingly requiring IP based networks in their production areas. The IE 2000 additions have been designed to support access layer connectivity & to meet the increasing needs for security, voice, & video traffic across industrial networks.