. The Cisco Industrial Ethernet 3000 (IE 3000) Series Switches are a new family of switches that provide a rugged easy-to-use secure switching infrastructure for harsh environments. The Cisco IE 3000 family features industrial design & compliance tools for ease of deployment management & replacement; & network security based on open standards. The Cisco IE 3000 is an ideal product for industrial Ethernet applications including factory automation intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) substations & other deployments in harsh environments..