The vendor has added EtherNet/IP, the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP), and LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) to its line of fully managed Industrial Ethernet switches.
EtherNet/IP (Ethernet Industrial Protocol), an open communications
protocol, is designed for use in process control and industrial
automation applications. EtherNet/IP uses CIP to link computers, PLCs,
and remote devices in a producer/consumer model of communication.
Optimized for industrial applications, CIP support allows the vendor’s
switches to deliver information and configuration access directly to
PLCs and HMIs via open standard communication protocol. LLDP is a
vendor neutral discovery protocol that allows switches and other
LLDP-capable devices on an IEEE802 LAN to advertise their capabilities
to, and discover information from, neighboring LAN members. Discovered
information is stored in a MIB accessible through SNMP management tools.N-Tron Corp.www.n-tron.com251.342.2164
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