IE-2000-16TC-B - Cisco IE2000 Switch

Cisco IE-2000-16TC-B — Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series Managed Switch (16× 10/100/1000 Copper Ports)

What it is

IE-2000-16TC-B is a Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series ruggedized managed switch designed for industrial and harsh environments. It delivers 16 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports for standard Gigabit LAN connectivity, packaged in a rugged chassis with extended temperature, surge protection, and physical mount options for industrial deployments.

Why buyers pick IE-2000-16TC-B (plain English)

• Built tough for industrial conditions
  Designed to handle vibration, shock, extreme temperatures, dust, and electrical noise found in factories, utilities, transportation, and outdoor enclosures.

• Full Gigabit copper access
  Provides 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports — enough for cameras, controllers, sensors, PLCs, and other field network gear without needing external injectors.

• Managed switching features
  Offers VLANs, QoS, security ACLs, link aggregation, STP/RSTP/MSTP, and other protocols needed in enterprise and industrial networks.

• Cisco ecosystem familiar operation
  Supports Cisco CLI, SNMP, and management tools, which helps unify operations with campus networks.

60-second spec box (IE-2000-16TC-B)

Access / downlink ports

• 16 × 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 (data-only)

Switching / performance

• Gigabit switching fabric sized for industrial edge deployments

• Wire-speed forwarding across all copper ports

Management / protocols

• CLI / SNMP / RMON

• 802.1Q VLANs / QoS

• STP / RSTP / MSTP

• DHCP client/relay

• ACLs and basic security policies

Form factor / ruggedization

• Industrial-rated chassis

• Extended temperature support

• Surge/ESD protection (better than office switches)

• DIN-rail or wall mounting

Target use cases

• Factory floors and automation networks

• Transportation cabinets, ITS, rail/roadside

• Utilities and substations

• Smart buildings and PoE edge where copper connectivity suffices (PoE variant if needed)

Where it fits (and when to choose something else)

Perfect for:

• Industrial and harsh environments needing managed Gigabit LAN switching

• Sites with space-constrained enclosures needing rugged gear

• Edge networks feeding cameras, controllers, or non-PoE endpoints

Choose something else if:

• You need PoE/PoE+ feeding powered devices → look at PoE variants of the IE-2000/IE-3400/IE-4000 families

• You need fiber uplinks or higher throughput (10G) → consider models with SFP/SFP+ ports

• You’re in a standard office rack → campus switches are more cost-effective

TL;DR

IE-2000-16TC-B is a rugged Cisco Industrial Ethernet switch with 16× Gigabit copper ports, built for harsh factory, transportation, and utility environments where managed Ethernet switching must survive outside a normal data-center rack.