Switchgear having - a processor which is set up to generate a control signal and - an on/off switch which is coupled with the processor in terms of data, comprising: - an electronic switchgear which is switchable by means of the control signal between a first state ON and a second state OFF; - a digital line protection circuit which is set up, with the help of a line protection function, - to implement an over-current shutdown when a given current determined by means of the current metering device exceeds a threshold value, and - to implement a short-circuit current shutdown when a short-circuit current is determined by means of the current metering device ; - a bus line which is set up to transmit data to the processor ; - a manual switchgear with which the on/off switch is switchable between the first state ON and the second state OFF; and - a switch actuator function with which the on/off switch is remotely switchable between the first state ON and the second state OFF via the processor , wherein the processor in this case is coupleable with an external data processing device, so that a signal is transmittable from the external data-processing device to the processor , from which the processor generates the control signal. - a processor which is set up to generate a control signal and - an on/off switch which is coupled with the processor in terms of data, comprising: - an electronic switchgear which is switchable by means of the control signal between a first state ON and a second state OFF; - a digital line protection circuit which is set up, with the help of a line protection function, - to implement an over-current shutdown when a given current determined by means of the current metering device exceeds a threshold value, and - to implement a short-circuit current shutdown when a short-circuit current is determined by means of the current metering device ; - a bus line which is set up to transmit data to the processor ; - a manual switchgear with which the on/off switch is switchable between the first state ON and the second state OFF; and - a switch actuator function with which the on/off switch is remotely switchable between the first state ON and the second state OFF via the processor , wherein the processor in this case is coupleable with an external data processing device, so that a signal is transmittable from the external data-processing device to the processor , from which the processor generates the control signal. - an electronic switchgear which is switchable by means of the control signal between a first state ON and a second state OFF; - a digital line protection circuit which is set up, with the help of a line protection function, - to implement an over-current shutdown when a given current determined by means of the current metering device exceeds a threshold value, and - to implement a short-circuit current shutdown when a short-circuit current is determined by means of the current metering device ; - to implement an over-current shutdown when a given current determined by means of the current metering device exceeds a threshold value, and - to implement a short-circuit current shutdown when a short-circuit current is determined by means of the current metering device ; - a bus line which is set up to transmit data to the processor ; - a manual switchgear with which the on/off switch is switchable between the first state ON and the second state OFF; and - a switch actuator function with which the on/off switch is remotely switchable between the first state ON and the second state OFF via the processor , wherein the processor in this case is coupleable with an external data processing device, so that a signal is transmittable from the external data-processing device to the processor , from which the processor generates the control signal. <EOS>