Hello,
after spending some time on the web, I am kind of thinking I must be searching for unobtanium. What I am looking for is a manageable gigabit ethernet switch, that would fit in a 10" rack. Is this very hard? No.
With 8 ports and at least one gigabit SFP. Is this hard to find? Quite.
With PoE capability on the 8 ports. Is it hard? Unobtanium!
Why 10 inch rack? a) it is a standard size. b) I have a space constrained application, that already utilizes 10" instrumentation, fitted always in pairs into a standard 19" rack. (yes, two 10" sized instruments fit exactly on a 19" shelf - look up the dimensions)
Yet every and each switch I find that woud pass the requirements is for some stupid reason in some random stupid width, that is non standard. Like 10.6", 11", 13", or whatever random number the design team came up with. 10" standard rack instrument should have the case width of about 220mm (8.7"), 10" is measured including the rack ears. See wiki:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:19_inch_vs_10_inch_rack_dimensions.svgTwo 10" instruments can be mounted on a 19" shelf next to each other.
In case you know about a device, that will pass the requirements (10" rack standard size, 8 gig ports + gig SFP and PoE) please please plaese let me know.
Regards,
Yan