Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets networking, connectivity, and cable products and solutions for industrial automation, smart buildings, and broadcast markets. The company delivers end-to-end signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, including industrial Ethernet infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IIoT connectivity. Belden's Hirschmann brand is a leading provider of industrial network switches and management software with CLI, SNMP, and REST API interfaces for network device management.
Belden is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Broadcast, Cable, Connectivity, Industrial Automation, and Industrial Ethernet.
The Belden catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.
Belden’s developer surface includes documentation, support, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.
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End-to-end industrial Ethernet infrastructure including managed switches, routers, and network access controllers for factory automation, process control, and critical infrastru...
IIoT Connectivity
IO-Link masters with direct IIoT communication protocols including OPC UA, MQTT, CoAP, and REST API for cloud-to-sensor connectivity in Industry 4.0 deployments.
Network Management Software
Industrial HiVision network management system for configuration, monitoring, and management of SNMP-enabled devices across multi-vendor industrial networks.
Cybersecurity Solutions
Industrial cybersecurity products and solutions including firewalls, intrusion detection, and secure remote access for operational technology (OT) networks.
Signal Transmission
High-performance cable and connectivity products for broadcast, industrial, and enterprise signal transmission applications, including fiber optic and copper solutions.
Single Pair Ethernet
SPE technology with Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) capability and Power over Data Lines (PoDL) for lightweight, low-EMI connectivity to field devices with up to 1000-meter reach.
Hirschmann CLI and SNMP
Hirschmann industrial switches support command-line interface (CLI), SNMP, and REST API management interfaces for programmatic device configuration and monitoring via HiOS softw...
Deploy ruggedized industrial Ethernet infrastructure to connect PLCs, sensors, and control systems in manufacturing plants and process facilities.
IIoT Device Integration
Connect field-level sensors and actuators to cloud and enterprise systems using IO-Link masters with OPC UA, MQTT, and REST API protocols.
Smart Building Networks
Build converged network infrastructure for building automation, security, lighting, and HVAC control systems using Belden structured cabling and active networking products.
Broadcast Infrastructure
Deploy broadcast-grade signal distribution and connectivity solutions for live production, post-production, and media transport workflows.
OT Network Security
Protect operational technology networks with industrial firewalls, secure remote access, and network segmentation solutions designed for OT environments.
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description: Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets networking, connectivity, and cable products and solutions for
industrial automation, smart buildings, and broadcast markets. The company delivers end-to-end signal transmission solutions
for mission-critical applications, including industrial Ethernet infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IIoT connectivity. Belden's
Hirschmann brand is a leading provider of industrial network switches and management software with CLI, SNMP, and REST API
interfaces for network device management.
tags:
- Broadcast
- Cable
- Connectivity
- Industrial Automation
- Industrial Ethernet
- Industrial IoT
- Networking
- Signal Transmission
- Smart Buildings
- Fortune 1000
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- Cable
- Connectivity
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- Industrial Ethernet
- IIoT
- Networking
- Signal Transmission
- Smart Buildings
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- name: Network Management Software
description: Industrial HiVision network management system for configuration, monitoring, and management of SNMP-enabled
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- name: Cybersecurity Solutions
description: Industrial cybersecurity products and solutions including firewalls, intrusion detection, and secure remote
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- name: Signal Transmission
description: High-performance cable and connectivity products for broadcast, industrial, and enterprise signal transmission
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- name: Single Pair Ethernet
description: SPE technology with Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) capability and Power over Data Lines (PoDL) for lightweight,
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- name: Smart Building Networks
description: Build converged network infrastructure for building automation, security, lighting, and HVAC control systems
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- name: Broadcast Infrastructure
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- name: OT Network Security
description: Protect operational technology networks with industrial firewalls, secure remote access, and network segmentation
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- type: Integrations
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- name: MQTT
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- name: SNMP
description: SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 support across Hirschmann industrial switch product lines for integration with network
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url: https://www.belden.com/partners
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- name: Ecosystem Partners
maintainers:
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email: kin@apievangelist.com
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detail: Belden's programmable surfaces are on-device (Hirschmann HiOS CLI/SNMP/OPC UA, Lumberg LioN-X IO-Link masters) and
are documented only as 644 PDF manuals on www.doc.hirschmann.com; no OpenAPI, YANG, WSDL or other spec file is served
on any Belden host, the Belden Horizon console at belden.io is login-only with no published API, and www.belden.com itself
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