Inside The Future Of Industrial Ethernet Technology - Moxa Technologies EtherDevice User Manual

Inside the Future of Industrial Ethernet Technology

The trend in industrial communications and
automation applications
As the world's network and information technology becomes more
mature, the trend is to use Ethernet as the major communications interface
in many industrial communications and automation applications. In fact, a
whole new industry has sprung up to provide Ethernet products that
comply with the requirements of demanding industrial applications.
Industrial vs. Commercial
Users have found that when moving Ethernet from the comfortable office
environment to the harsh and less predictable industrial environment, the
commercial Ethernet equipment available in today's market simply
cannot meet the high reliability requirements demanded by industrial
applications. This means that a more robust type of network equipment,
commonly referred to as industrial Ethernet equipment, is required for
these applications.
Informative vs. Passive
Since industrial Ethernet devices are often located at the endpoints of a
system, such devices cannot always know what's happening elsewhere on
the network. This means that industrial Ethernet communication
equipment that connects these devices must take responsibility for
providing system maintainers with real-time alarm messages.
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