CISCO IE-2000-8TC-G-N Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series Switches

IE-2000-8TC-G-N exact hardware and software boundary

IE-2000-8TC-G-N is a Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series switch with eight 10/100 copper ports and two Gigabit combo uplinks. Cisco orders this exact PID with the Enhanced LAN Base software tier. The port media and license suffix are procurement facts, not interchangeable marketing labels.

Feature entitlement

IEEE 1588 timing is listed for this exact order profile. L2NAT status: Included. This order does not select the four-port PoE+ PTC hardware profile. This exact suffix is not the conformal-coated X or NX order.

Model-specific purchase decision

This eight-port N model targets a smaller translated cell. The handover should identify every inside and outside L2NAT endpoint, the selected copper-or-SFP medium for each combo uplink and the IEEE 1588 master path before production traffic is admitted.

Primary dossier: Ring-recovery test

For this order, treat the following as the lead acceptance record rather than a generic checklist. Document ring membership, blocked path, failure injection and measured recovery for the selected resiliency design. Keep timestamps and switch logs so the result can be distinguished from an uncontrolled cable interruption. Link the completed evidence to IE-2000-8TC-G-N, its serial number and the authorized purchase line.

The resilience record should state ring technology, node order, supervisor role, blocked segment and expected restoration objective. Open one approved link, measure application impact and confirm topology convergence before restoring it. Repeat the observation from monitoring so a fast physical reconnection is not mistaken for verified network recovery.

Secondary control: Traffic-baseline capture

This is the second product-specific release control for the order. Measure representative utilization, errors, drops and application behavior before and after activation. Use that observation to justify FE or GE uplink capacity instead of treating a catalog speed as a site result. Reconcile the result with the exact port configuration and software tier stated above before handover.

Operational proof: Operations handover

Deliver the topology, port map, power record, software baseline, alert tests, lifecycle dates and unresolved exceptions to a named team. Evidence left only in installer notes is not an operational handover. Preserve the result as a dated part of this model's acceptance file rather than reusing evidence from another IE 2000 variant.

Published lifecycle

Cisco lists 26 July 2024 as the last order date, 26 July 2025 as the end of software maintenance, 26 July 2027 as the end of vulnerability and security support, and 31 July 2029 as the last support date for the affected IE 2000 products. The migration reference for this line is IE-3105-8T2C-E; validate the complete replacement design rather than assuming equivalence.

Related IE 2000 order records

• IE-2000-16TC-G-N - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-8TC-G-E - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-16PTC-G-NX - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.

Official evidence: Cisco IE 2000 Series data sheet; Cisco IE 2000 lifecycle bulletin; and Cisco IE 2000 support page.