The OEM Guide to Networking - Key Network Technologies and Considerations when Designing and Deploying Industrial Ethernet Networks - Date March 2016

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The OEM Guide to Networking provides an engineering-oriented framework for designing and deploying industrial Ethernet networks. It introduces core concepts including the OSI reference model, hierarchical campus models, and the CPwE logical model, then expands into plant-wide and machine/equipment level networking. The guide details practical network design considerations such as segmentation, security, prioritization/QoS, multicast management, time synchronization with IEEE 1588 PTP, and network availability and resiliency.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

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Pages47

Reading Time1 h 58 min

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The O EM Guide to Networking

Introduction

Introduction to the OSI Reference Model

Introduction to the Hierarchical Campus Model

Introduction to the Converged Plant-wide Ethernet (CPwE) Logical Model

Plant-wide Networks

Machine/Equipment Level Networks

Device-level Linear/Ring Topology – EtherNet/IP 2-port embedded switch technology

Managed Switch-level Star Topology

Other Topology Options

Network Design Considerations

Segmentation – Physical and Logical

Segmentation Guidelines and Best Practices

Segmentation Questions

Security

Security Summary

Security Guidelines and Best Practices

Security Questions

Secure Remote Access

Prioritization/Quality of Service (QoS)

Prioritization/QoS Summary

Prioritization/QoS Guidelines and Best Practices

Prioritization/QoS Questions

Multicast Management

Multicast Management Summary

Multicast Management Guidelines and Best Practices

Multicast Management Questions

Time Synchronization – IEEE 1588 PTP, End-to-End mode

Precision Time Protocol Questions

C IP Sync

C IP Motion

Network Availability

Resiliency Protocols and Loop Prevention

Resiliency Protocols

The OEM Guide to Networking Key Network Technologies and Considerations when Designing and Deploying Industrial Ethernet Networks Date: March 2016 Publication: ENET-RM001A-EN-P Table of Contents The O EM Guide to Networking .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................4 Introduction to the OSI Reference Model.................................................................................................................................5 Introduction to the Hierarchical Campus Model .......................................................................................................................7 Introduction to the Converged Plant-wide Ethernet (CPwE) Logical Model.............................................................................7 Plant-wide Networks ................................................................................................................................................................8 Machine/Equipment Level Networks...................................................................................................................................... 10 Device-level Linear/Ring Topology – EtherNet/IP 2-port embedded switch technology.................................................... 10 Managed Switch-level Star Topology ................................................................................................................................ 11 Other Topology Options .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Network Design Considerations ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Segmentation – Physical and Logical .................................................................................................................................... 13 Segmentation Guidelines and Best Practices.................................................................................................................... 16 Segmentation Questions ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Security.................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Security Summary .............................................................................................................................................................20 Security Guidelines and Best Practices.............................................................................................................................20 Security Questions ............................................................................................................................................................20 Secure Remote Access.....................................................................................................................................................22 Prioritization/Quality of Service (QoS) ...................................................................................................................................24 Prioritization/QoS Summary ..............................................................................................................................................25 Prioritization/QoS Guidelines and Best Practices...................................................................................................

FAQs

What networking reference models and logical models does the guide introduce?

It covers the OSI reference model, the hierarchical campus model, and the Converged Plant-wide Ethernet (CPwE) logical model to support consistent network design.

How does the guide approach network segmentation?

It explains both physical and logical segmentation, provides segmentation guidelines and best practices, and includes segmentation questions to validate design decisions.

Which topics for reliability and performance are emphasized beyond segmentation and security?

The guide addresses prioritization/Quality of Service (QoS), multicast management, IEEE 1588 PTP time synchronization, and network availability with resiliency protocols and loop prevention.

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