Ethernet/IP Protocol Establishing a Leading Position in the Industrial Market as ''Ethernization'' Continues.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42154) has announced the addition of Industrial Ethernet Industrial Ethernet is the name given to the use of the Ethernet protocol in an industrial environment, for automation and production machine control. Until recently, a PLC (Programmable logic controller) would communicate with a slave machine using one of several possible - Market and Technology Directions to their offering. Ethernet is a multi-purpose communication protocol that has become the data standard for home and office networking. In the late 1990s-2000, Industrial Ethernet products began to serve the communications requirements of industrial customers, replacing or supplementing legacy fieldbus protocols such as Modbus or Profibus. The target industry was involved in control and automation tasks in the utility, oil & gas, process control, factory automation and transportation markets. The proliferation of PLCs with Ethernet ports has helped to drive the widespread adoption of Industrial Ethernet in many markets. Factory automation requires the most robust media and infrastructure available and involves specialty protocols layered over Ethernet TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. (Ethernet/IP, ModBus TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. , PCCC PCCC Passaic County Community College (Paterson, NJ) PCCC Platform Communication on Climate Change (The Netherlands) PCCC Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch ). Plant floor applications may also have millisecond One thousandth of a second. See space/time and ohnosecond. (unit) millisecond - (ms) One thousandth of a second, one thousand microseconds. A long time for a modern computer. timing requirements making deterministic data transmission and processing essential. Ethernet is now recognized as the network of choice outside the office for its many strengths: Ease of Use --Seamless information flow results from using the same network throughout the enterprise. Maintainability --Widely available expertise, including the present IT department. Economy --Standardization brings economies of scale and potentially lower costs. Remote Access --Simplified device-to-Internet connection makes data collection and diagnostics possible using a standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . This report is about technologies and markets for Industrial Ethernet, and in particular about the Ethernet/IP protocol, which is fast becoming a dominant communications protocol Hardware and software standards that govern data transmission between computers. The term "protocol" is very generic and is used for hundreds of different communications methods. A protocol may define the packet structure of the data transmitted or the control commands that manage the in Industrial Automation in the U.S. Among multiple Ethernet variations adopted for the factory floor, we concentrated, for this reason, on this protocol. It is the authors' opinion that this protocol is establishing a leading position in the industrial market. Unlike many options in the industrial Ethernet group, Ethernet/IP uses an open protocol at the application layer. While many other industrial Ethernet variants are effectively 'one-vendor' network, EIP (1) (Enterprise Information Portal) See corporate portal. (2) (Extended Instruction Pointer) The program counter on x86 CPUs. enjoys support from a number of vendors and organizations. It is the only standard supported by four major networking organizations: ControlNet International (CI), the Industrial Ethernet Association (IEA IEA International Energy Agency IEA International Environmental Agreements IEA International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement IEA Institute of Economic Affairs IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation IEA International Ergonomics Association ), the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendors Association) See DeviceNet. ) and the Industrial Open Network Alliance (IAONA IAONA Industrial Automation Open Networking Alliance ). As a result of its features and wide industry acceptance, EIP delivers the one feature that has eluded the automation community - interoperable Ethernet products from a community of vendors. This report analyzes a wide area of the Industrial Automation network-related issues, including various Ethernet technologies and markets. It shows that the main feature of networking at the factory floor today is its "Ethernization", with the "Ethernet Everywhere" concept extended from the office environment to industrial automation. Several sections of the report are dedicated to the Industrial Ethernet media specifics. It shows Plastic Optical Fiber Plastic optical fiber (POF) is an optical fiber which is made out of plastic. traditionally PMMA (acrylic) is the core material, and fluorinated polymers are the cladding material. and wireless Ethernet to be gaining popularity and gradually replacing wires. Comparisons of these technologies and markets show advantages of these advanced forms of media. In the marketing section, the report studies the Industrial Ethernet market, its specifics and segmentation. It is the authors' opinion that in several years Industrial Automation will be "Ethernized" in a degree close to today's Enterprise networks. Some Companies Mentioned: - Aaxeon (Ethernet Switches and Connectivity Devices) - Altera (Ethernet modules for IA) - Avago Technologies (Fast Ethernet, Ethernet products) - Beckhoff (EtherCat and other products) - Cisco (Ethernet Switches) - Contemporary Controls (Industrial Ethernet) - Garrettcom (Ethernet Products) - Hirchmann (Ethernet Switches) - HMS (Anybus) - Industrial Control Communications (Communications Devices) - JDL Solutions (Wireless-ZigBee) - Korenix (Industrial Ethernet Switches) - Moxa (Wireline and Wireless Ethernet) - N-Tron (Ethernet Switches) - Omron (IA) - Rockwell Automation (Communications Ethernet Products) - Phoenix Contact (Ethernet media Converters) - Phoenix Digital (Fiber Connectivity) - Real Time Automation (EIP connectivity) - Siemens Automation (Wireless and Wireline Ethernet) - SixNet (Ethernet Switches) - Westermo (Ethernet Wireless and Wireline) - Woodhead (IE products) For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42154 |
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