RS20 1600 S2 switch: asset and sourcing dossier
RS20-1600S2S2SDAEHH is the complete Hirschmann designation for a sixteen-port network with two singlemode SC optical uplinks. This new RS20 1600 S2 switch article gives engineers and buyers a model-specific record for interface verification, maintenance planning, lifecycle review, and quotation.
Keep every character in the equipment list and RFQ. A family description helps search, but it cannot prove the exact port media, connector, software, environment, approval, or revision.
Lifecycle And Migration Position
Belden currently lists the RS20, RS30, and RS40 configurator as Limited Availability or Passive and points to BOBCAT as a replacement route. Exact-code supply therefore needs a current check. Any successor should be reviewed for ports, fiber, connectors, power, mounting, software features, security, approvals, and configuration migration.
Remote Singlemode Design
Singlemode fiber suits remote cabinets when the route distance, attenuation, and far-end interface are known. The product belongs to the Hirschmann RS20 singlemode SC family and is a fanless managed Fast Ethernet DIN-rail switch with two singlemode SC optical uplinks. The two S2 positions identify 1300 nm 100BASE-FX singlemode SC interfaces. Each route needs its own measured loss and compatible far-end port.
Calculate separate loss budgets for both singlemode routes. Then verify the remote devices use compatible optical interfaces. Singlemode connectors can look clean while contamination quietly reduces optical margin. Keep this evidence with the asset record and quotation request.
Related Hirschmann RS20 Models
These configurations can support a spare or migration discussion, but they are not automatic substitutes. Compare port count, connector type, fiber mode, link reach, software, environment, approvals, and complete suffix.
- RS20-1600M2M2SDBE
- RS20-2400M2M2SDAEHH04.1
- RS20-1600T1T1SDAU
- RS20-1600T1T1SDAEHH09.0.00
- RS20-1600M2M2SDAEHH
Dual Loss-Budget Record
Review fourteen local links, two S2 routes, singlemode distance, SC polarity, loss budgets, optical partners, power, software, environment, and lifecycle. Use RS20-1600S2S2SDAEHH exactly as shown. A small character or suffix change can identify another port, software, environment, approval, or customer-specific requirement.
- Two S2 routes
- Singlemode losses
- SC cleaning
- Far-end interfaces
Commercial Request Package
Send HKXY Instruments the required quantity, destination, delivery date, old nameplate, application, and acceptable alternative policy. We can check availability, current price, lead time, export packing, and delivery options. Compare the result with the official Belden Hirschmann RS20 configurator.
RS20 1600 S2 switch S2S2 Acceptance
Complete a staged test. First, verify mounting, power, and startup. Next, test every local link and uplink. Then restore VLAN, management, alarm, and redundancy settings. Finally, save the accepted configuration, optical or cable measurements, and recovery result.


