• Area and cell network according to the international IEEE 802.3 standard (Ethernet), 802.3u and 802.11a/b/g/h designed for the industrial environment
• Connection of automation components to each other and to PC and workstations as well as components for wireless communication for homogeneous and heterogeneous communication
• PROFINET, the open standard for automation, is based on Industrial Ethernet and supports the connection of devices from the field level up to the management level
• Comprehensive open network solutions can be implemented
• High transmission performance
• Industrial Ethernet is the industry standard, well-proven worldwide with international acceptance
• The basis for IT in Automation
• Solutions such as Web function, e-mail function and IWAN connections
• A safety solution specially designed for industrial automation with the industrial security concept SCALANCE S
• Connection to the wireless network (WLAN)

Industrial Ethernet in the communications landscape