EGMENT $2$

SELF REVIEW

An industrial network is a high$-$speed communications connection used to data between production line equipment $($i$.$e$.$ PLCs$,$ robots, drives$)$ and other devices $($i$.$e$.$ PCs in other departments$)$ within a manufacturing facility.

is one of the industrial networks available for use with Siemens PLC$.$

Profinet networks provide the control required by automated production lines and process control systems as well as providing the services necessary to communicate with the other departments within the facility.

$A(n)$ level network, also known as an information level network, shares non time$-$critical data between all departments, including the production floor.

is the preferred enterprise level network because of its highspeed and standardized hardware and software.

Ethernet TCP$/$IP uses several to convert data from its native format, such as a text message, into a format that can be sent and tracked from the source node to the destination node on the network.

Profinet is a network protocol based on communication between distributed I$/$O devices. that is used for

Profinet uses Ethernet hardware, but it is different than Ethernet TCP$/$ IP because it allows different levels of communication to occur at the same time over the network.