Active And Passive Network Components - Siemens SIMATIC NET System Manual

1.3.3

Active and passive network components

Industrial Ethernet networks are created using
● Active network components are for example switches, access points, client modules,
media converters and link modules.
● Passive network components are, for example, power cables and connectors.
The following tables contain a selection of network components for PROFINET/Industrial
Ethernet.
Table 1- 1
Copper
(electrical)
Fiber-optic cable
(optical)
Radio
(wireless)
Industrial Ethernet
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Active network components for PROFINET/Industrial Ethernet
Components
SCALANCE X switches
IE PB Link PN IO
SCALANCE S
Media and extender modules
SCALANCE X switches
SCALANCE W786-2SFP
SCALANCE S
SCALANCE W Access Point and
Client Module
SCALANCE M
Basics of communication with Industrial Ethernet
1.3 Technologies of Industrial Ethernet
active passive
and network components:
Remarks
To interconnect nodes on Industrial Ether-
net and to set up networks with more com-
plex topologies
Used to couple PROFINET to PROFIBUS
Industrial Security Appliances to secure
networks against unauthorized access
To expand the functionality of
SCALANCE X switches
see above
Components for wireless transmission of
Ethernet
For wireless linking of Industrial Ethernet-
based programmable controllers on the
2G/3G/4G mobile wireless network
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