To simplify development, maintenance and the supply chain, there is a strong demand from the automation industry to unify all levels of sufficient data communication to one network technology. With the Internet revolution, widely adopted networking and protocol standards from the IT world have reached pricing and robustness levels which make them attractive for communication networks in the automation industry.

• The Future of Ethernet is Guaranteed
  The basic concepts of Ethernet have been available for more than 30 years. The long life-cycles specific to the automation market demand a lasting base.
• Ethernet Technology is Well Known
  Ethernet and its accompanying protocols are considered common knowledge nowadays. The vast amount of available tools, programs and components further reduce the costs.
• Ethernet Provides Transparency
  The Ethernet standards bring together the IP-based data transfer protocols for diverse purposes. The integration of IT and automation by using Ethernet gives you real interoperability with Internet flexibility.
• Ethernet is Real-time
  With ETHERNET Powerlink, Ethernet also includes sensor and actuator levels, with cycle times down to 200 µs and ultra precise timing precision better than one microsecond.