Belden

aid: belden
name: Belden
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/belden/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
created: '2026-03-23'
modified: '2026-04-19'
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/belden.png
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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
- IIoT
- Networking
- Signal Transmission
- Smart Buildings
- Fortune 1000
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/belden-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beldeninc
- type: Website
  url: https://www.belden.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.doc.hirschmann.com/
  title: Hirschmann Product Documentation
- type: Support
  url: https://hirschmann-support.belden.com
  title: Hirschmann Technical Support
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Industrial Ethernet Networking
    description: End-to-end industrial Ethernet infrastructure including managed switches, routers, and network access controllers
      for factory automation, process control, and critical infrastructure environments.
  - name: IIoT Connectivity
    description: 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.
  - name: Network Management Software
    description: Industrial HiVision network management system for configuration, monitoring, and management of SNMP-enabled
      devices across multi-vendor industrial networks.
  - name: Cybersecurity Solutions
    description: Industrial cybersecurity products and solutions including firewalls, intrusion detection, and secure remote
      access for operational technology (OT) networks.
  - name: Signal Transmission
    description: High-performance cable and connectivity products for broadcast, industrial, and enterprise signal transmission
      applications, including fiber optic and copper solutions.
  - name: Single Pair Ethernet
    description: 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.
  - name: Hirschmann CLI and SNMP
    description: Hirschmann industrial switches support command-line interface (CLI), SNMP, and REST API management interfaces
      for programmatic device configuration and monitoring via HiOS software.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Industrial Automation Networking
    description: Deploy ruggedized industrial Ethernet infrastructure to connect PLCs, sensors, and control systems in manufacturing
      plants and process facilities.
  - name: IIoT Device Integration
    description: Connect field-level sensors and actuators to cloud and enterprise systems using IO-Link masters with OPC
      UA, MQTT, and REST API protocols.
  - name: Smart Building Networks
    description: Build converged network infrastructure for building automation, security, lighting, and HVAC control systems
      using Belden structured cabling and active networking products.
  - name: Broadcast Infrastructure
    description: Deploy broadcast-grade signal distribution and connectivity solutions for live production, post-production,
      and media transport workflows.
  - name: OT Network Security
    description: Protect operational technology networks with industrial firewalls, secure remote access, and network segmentation
      solutions designed for OT environments.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: OPC UA
    description: Belden IO-Link masters and Hirschmann devices support OPC UA for secure, platform-independent data exchange
      between field devices and industrial applications.
  - name: MQTT
    description: MQTT protocol support in Belden IIoT devices for lightweight sensor data publishing to cloud platforms and
      industrial IoT brokers.
  - name: SNMP
    description: SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 support across Hirschmann industrial switch product lines for integration with network
      management systems and monitoring tools.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.belden.com/partners
integrations:
- name: Distributors
- name: Ecosystem Partners
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com