17Real-Time Ethernet for Automation Applications

Max Felser

Bern University of Applied Sciences

  1. 17.1 Introduction

  2. 17.2 Structure of the IEC Standardization

  3. 17.3 Real-Time Requirements

    1. User Application Requirements

    2. Performance Indicators of the IEC Standard

  4. 17.4 Practical Realizations

    1. Realization of the “On Top of TCP/IP” Protocols

    2. Realization of the “On Top of Ethernet”

    3. Realizations of the “Modified Ethernet”

  5. 17.5 Summary—Conclusion

  6. References

17.1 Introduction

International fieldbus standardization has always been a difficult endeavor. After a timely start in 1985 and a few enthusiastic years of development, the quest for the one and only comprehensive international fieldbus gradually became entangled in a web of company politics and marketing ...

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