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The Need to Succeed

Posted January 14, 2008 8:20 AM

Industrial Ethernet isn't a single thing — in fact, at least 19 protocols fall under the umbrella of Industrial Ethernet. Engineers must design systems to connect to networks using several of these protocols. Industrial Ethernet may also refer to two distinct types of networking: non or Soft Real Time (SRT), primarily characterized by information processing, and Isochronous Real Time (IRT), which offers time deterministic control messaging for high-performance factory floor equipment.

Yet some argue that Ethernet isn't ready for manufacturing. Is Industrial Ethernet hardened and viable on the plant floor? Can we reduce the number of existing protocols? What else does Industrial Ethernet need to succeed?

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01/15/2008 11:59 AM

While there is work being done to improve interfacing between industry factory floor and the ethernet, designers must continue to improve on the TCP protocols. Much work has been invested to improve the UDP protocols but the bulk of applications that are used to manage the factory floor will eventually need to handle the data in "real" real-time as the data is streamed to the "computer".

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