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 become the primary network protocol of choice for the required server-to-server communication in hyperscale data centers, as it allows hyperscalers to ...

Figure 1. A typical iSCSI SAN. There has been much discussion (and a good dose of confusion) about the term “iSCSI” over the last year. This relatively new protocol for storage technology offers many ...

Phoenix Contact introduced "EtherNet/IP Made Easy," a freeware tool that makes simplifies configuring Phoenix Contact managed switches and input/output devices (I/O ...

Automation Networks is a technology company offering a wide variety of quality products for industrial networking, computing and factory automation. We specialize in serial device servers, routers, ...

Machine builders are enjoying a new level of machine design flexibility through the use of a single network for their entire machine, including VFD and servo drives for integrated motion control. That ...

A new range of rugged industrial Ethernet switches combines Layer 3 networking, PoE++, 10G uplinks, and hardened designs to deliver reliable connectivity for automation, surveillance, utilities, ...

If you’ve been working with networks as long as I have, you probably remember the days when 10-Mbps Ethernet seemed fast. And when 100-Mbps "Fast" Ethernet debuted--Wow! Just when it seemed as if ...