The Spanning Tree Protocol, sometimes just referred to as Spanning Tree, is the Waze or MapQuest of modern Ethernet networks, directing traffic along the most efficient route based on real-time ...

For the first time, evangelists for six of the leading industrial Ethernet networking protocols sat side by side to present their protocols. Attendees at The Automation Forum asked questions and got ...

Ethernet is one of the original networking technologies, having been invented 50 years ago. And yet, because of the simplicity by which the communications protocol can be deployed and its ability to ...

Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

Ethernet has dominated wired computer-networking technology for decades, evidenced by its wide adoption in office, business, data-center, and home applications. Only more recently, though, has ...

Open communication protocolsModbus TCP/IP is an open industrial protocol based on standard Ethernet. Modbus provides connectivity to programmable automation controllers (PACs), PLCs, and legacy ...

The technology started with 10-Mb/s coax cabling (10BASE5). Twisted-pair and RJ45 connectors quickly replaced that, while fiber optics was implemented for high-speed, long-distance communication.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Figure 1. A typical iSCSI SAN. There has been much discussion (and a good dose of confusion) ...

Newbury Park, Calif. — Absolute Analysis has launched what it claims is the industry's first 10 Gbits/s Ethernet protocol analyzer that uses a SFP+ (small-form-factor pluggable) interface and supports ...

With always-on high-bandwidth Internet connections comes the possibility for multiple devices within the home to share this resource. And, of course, they'll also be doing a lot of internal ...