Do RUGGEDCOM

Ethernet switches
support non-standard
and oversize
messages (jumbo
frames)?
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Table of contents
1 What is a jumbo frame? .................................................................................... 3
2 Jumbo frame support ........................................................................................ 3
3 Customer support .............................................................................................. 4
4 History................................................................................................................. 4

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 1 What is a jumbo frame?

1 What is a jumbo frame?

In an Ethernet data network, the term “jumbo frames” designates non-standard and
oversize messages. The standard size is defined as 1518 bytes by the IEEE 802.3
standard. Messages that are longer than 1518 bytes are called jumbo frames.
The extended frame size is required by Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) and
High-availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR) networks. In PRP networks
specifically, devices must be able to process frame lengths of at least 1528 bytes.
This is the frame length and VLAN tag (1522 bytes), plus the PRP trailer (6 bytes).
If a device in the network does not support jumbo frames, data may be lost.

2 Jumbo frame support

The following Siemens RUGGEDCOM switches/routers support jumbo frames.

Maximum message size (bytes)

Device 1632 2048 9216
RS900 ●
RS900G ●
RS940G ●
RSL910 ●
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RSG920P ●
RSG2100 ●
RSG2200 ●
RSG2300 ●
RSG2288 ●
RSG2488 ●
RST2228 ●
RS8000 ●
RS416 ●
RSG907R ●
RSG909R ●
RSG908C ●
RSG910C ●
RST916C ●
RST916P ●
RX1400 ●
RX1500 * ●
RX1501 * ●
RX1510 * ●
RX1511 * ●
RX1512 * ●
RX5000 * ●
MX5000 * ●
* Supported on Gigabit Ethernet ports only.

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 3 Customer support

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4 History
Version Date Modifications
1 10/2020 Initial release.
2 12/2020 • Updated “What is a Jumbo Frame?“
• Added the RUGGEDCOM RX1400 to “Jumbo Frame
Support“
3 11/2021 Added RST916C and RST916P

Do RUGGEDCOM Ethernet switches support non-standard and

oversize messages (jumbo frames)?
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