Network Structures - Siemens SCALANCE XC-200 Configuration Manual

Network structures

This part contains the sections that describe the commands for configuring and managing
various network structures.
The following technologies are available:
● The establishment of independent structures even across the boundaries of subnets using
virtual networks (VLANs)
This can result in the following advantages:
– Administration:
– Performance:
– Security:
● Aggregation of interfaces or connections between devices to increase the data transmission
rate and reliability (link aggregation, port aggregation)
● Detection and monitoring of parallel connections or loops in an Ethernet network by setting
up a tree structure (loop detection)
● Improved reliability by adapting the tree structure if transmission is disrupted (Spanning
Tree)
● Splitting up of the network into smaller units that are connected together via managed
connection pairs (standby connection)
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Devices can be grouped together to form a logical units regardless of their physical
location
By prioritizing, time-critical data (process data, streams) can be given priority for transfer
The transition between VLANs can only be controlled by an administrator
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