Title :
Industrial Ethernet: Overview and Application in the Forest Products Industry
Author :
Kay, John A. ; Entzminger, Rob A. ; Mazur, David C.
Author_Institution :
R&D, Rockwell Autom., Cambridge, ON, Canada
Abstract :
INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET (IE) PROvides a flexible, responsive system that incorporates real-time data from both control and production areas. This networking architecture provides connectivity, collaboration, and integration from the device level right through and including the enterprise business systems.
Keywords :
forestry; local area networks; production engineering computing; device level right; enterprise business systems; forest product industry; industrial Ethernet; networking architecture; real-time data; Cable insulation; Cable shielding; Ethernet; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Protocols; Standards;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIAS.2014.2345835
