Time-Sensitive Networking Standards Establish a Vendor-Neutral,
Real-Time Industrial Ethernet Ecosystem to Enable the IIoT and Industry
4.0
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC), a global leader in signal transmission solutions
for mission-critical applications, has made significant advancements in
bringing standardized real-time communication to industrial applications
through time-sensitive networking (TSN). In addition to significant
contributions to the IEEE 802.1 TSN standardization process by engineers
from its Hirschmann brand, Belden continues to make TSN a reality by
integrating emerging standards into its industrial networking equipment.
With the ability to transmit regular data and time-critical control
information simultaneously, TSN and the emerging standards offer many
benefits, including:
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Guaranteed, specific timing for mission-critical and time-sensitive
applications.
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Interoperability across vendors to create a seamless ecosystem that
can evolve.
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Flexibility for manufacturers to quickly adapt and leverage technology
innovations.
“Ethernet is a widely accepted communication technology, and an
indispensable part of industrial automation. There is one application,
however, that standard Ethernet has struggled to deliver on – network
communication with rigid, real-time requirements,” said Dr. Oliver
Kleineberg, advance development manager for Belden’s Hirschmann brand.
“Through our contributions to the IEEE 802.1 TSN taskforce, we have made
great strides to help define and achieve a degree of determinism that
meets the real-time needs of modern and future control networks – and
it’s possible to take advantage of this technology right now.”
Belden recently showcased TSN in action through a live demonstration at
the 2016 Hanover Fair in Germany. Through Hirschmann’s RSP
series of Ethernet switches, Belden demonstrated how the TSN
standards allow simultaneous transmission of time-critical messages and
background traffic, and the benefits this offers to industrial networks.
“With the unique challenges introduced by the Industrial Internet of
Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, mission-critical networks need to
provide high-bandwidth and the possibility to support communication
streams with different quality of service on the same network. TSN
enables exactly that, with a standardized solution for real-time
Ethernet communication,” added Kleineberg. “As we unveiled at Hanover
Fair, we can already incorporate TSN into our standard products today,
through firmware updates. Over time, TSN will be built into the chips
and software of most, if not all, of our switches.”
Belden and its Hirschmann brand continue to help lead the evolution of
TSN standardization, through its role in the IEEE 802.1 committee, with
the aim of defining a standard solution and providing customers with a
complete industrial networking ecosystem that offers TSN functionality.
Standardization will ensure interoperability between different vendors,
scalability with future Ethernet speed increases and investment security.
“From small motion control applications to the factory-wide intelligent
automation networks of the future, TSN is the basic technology that ties
everything together and enables the IIoT,” added Kleineberg. “With TSN’s
unprecedentedly low latency and frame delivery precision, it goes beyond
anything that was ever possible with standardized IEEE 802.1 technology.”
For more information about Belden and TSN, visit http://www.belden.com/blog/industrialethernet/4-Important-Things-to-Know-about-IEEE-802-1-Time-Sensitive-Networking.cfm.
An early innovator in industrial Ethernet, Belden knows Industrial IT
and is delivering the next generation of industrial networking
solutions. Its global brands – Hirschmann, GarrettCom and Tofino
Security – are leading the way in the adoption of industrial Ethernet.
With a purpose-built portfolio, Belden’s wired, wireless and embedded
products deliver the highest confidence of reliability, availability and
security. In addition, excellent warranties and dedicated customer
support minimize downtime, protect critical infrastructure and provide
peace of mind.
About Belden
Belden Inc., a global leader in high-quality, end-to-end signal
transmission solutions, delivers a comprehensive product portfolio
designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of
industrial, enterprise and broadcast markets. With innovative solutions
targeted at reliable and secure transmission of rapidly growing amounts
of data, audio and video needed for today’s applications, Belden is at
the center of the global transformation to a connected world. Founded in
1902, the company is headquartered in St. Louis and has manufacturing
capabilities in North and South America, Europe and Asia. For more
information, visit us at www.belden.com;
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