Ethernet may be headed to serial environments

Bridging the serial and Ethernet gap
Terminal servers are necessary to provide serial to Ethernet interoperability. As a result, resolving this compatibility gap could be necessary when using Ethernet connectors in serial connections in audio/visual settings. As of yet, efforts to use Ethernet I/O ports in serial networks are in such an early stage that it is unclear how they will actually play out from a technological perspective. However, industry trends across a variety of sectors where serial is popular have made one thing clear - organizations depending heavily on serial technologies ma want to seriously think about how they can bridge Ethernet interoperability gaps.

Perle's serial to Ethernet converters connect serial based equipment across an Ethernet network. The Perle IOLAN range of Console Servers, Device Servers and Terminal Servers feature built-in support for IPv6 along with a broad range of authentication methods and encryption technologies.