3U VPX embedded computing Ethernet board with six 1000BASE-T ports for harsh environments offered by Kontron

July 11, 2025
Board offers six 1000BASE-T ports each managed by a dedicated Ethernet controller, ensuring zero bandwidth contention and cyber security isolation.

Summary points:

  • Kontron VX3406 3U VPX Ethernet board is for rugged command-and-control and unmanned systems in harsh environments.
  • Six independent 1G Ethernet ports ensure zero bandwidth contention, enhanced cyber security, and precise traffic control.
  • Integrated PCI Express Gen3 switch with TSN support enables low-latency deterministic Ethernet without legacy protocols or external switches.

TOULON, France – Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S. in Toulon, France, is introducing the VX3406 3U VPX Ethernet board for use in harsh environments.

The board offers as many as six 1000BASE-T ports each managed by a dedicated Ethernet controller, ensuring zero bandwidth contention, superior fault and cyber security isolation, and precise traffic prioritization.

Designed for command-and-control, unmanned vehicles, and connected warfare applications, the ruggedized low-power embedded computing communications board ensures high resilience, secure segmentation, and real-time data handling in harsh environments.

PCI Express Gen3 switch

The VX3406 3U VPX Ethernet board integrates an 8-port 8-lane PCI Express Gen3 switch to enable systems designers to use as many as four independent 1G/2.5G ports supporting TSN/IEEE1388. The board has as many as two dedicated 1G copper ports.

Easy integration of TSN-capable controllers across several independent ports avoids the need for legacy deterministic protocols or external switches, and is for uses that require low-latency, jitter-free deterministic Ethernet communications.

For more information contact Kontron online at www.kontron.com/en/products/vx3406/p187304.

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