Experimental Determination of Real Time Peer to Peer Communication Characteristics of EtherNet/IP
N. Kalappa, K. Acton, M. Antolovic, S. Mantri, J. Parrott, Jonathan E. Luntz, James R. Moyne, Dawn M. Tilbury · 2006
The improvement in Ethernet based technologies has resulted in its use in real-time applications on the factory floor. Manufacturers, vendors and end users of automation devices are aiming at the economical and technical benefits of Ethernet based communication. Many Ethernet based protocols have been developed due to the promotion by several companies and organizations. There has been a considerable amount of research on whether these Ethernet based systems are able to fulfill the real-time requirements. To this end, this paper presents an evaluation of EtherNet/IP and its applicability for peer-to-peer communications on the factory floor.