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Performance Evaluation of Switched Ethernet for Real-time Industrial Communication

실시간 산업용 통신을 위한 Switched Ethernet의 성능 평가

  • 이경창 (부산대학교 기계공학부 및 기계기술연구소) ;
  • 김태준 (부산대학교 기계공학부 및 기계기술연구소) ;
  • 이석 (부산대학교 기계공학부 및 기계기술연구소)
  • Published : 2003.01.01
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Abstract

The real-time industrial network, often referred to as fieldbus, is an important element for building automated manufacturing systems. Thus, in order to satisfy the real-time requirements of field devices, numerous fieldbus protocols have been announced. But the application of fieldbus has been limited due to the high cost of hardware and the difficulty in interfacing with multi-vendor products. Therefore, as an alternative to fieldbus, the computer network technology, especially Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), is being adapted to the industrial environment. However, the crucial technical obstacle for Ethernet is its non-deterministic behavior that makes it inadequate for industrial applications where real-time data have to be delivered within a certain time limit. Recently, the development of switched Ethernet shows a very promising prospect for industrial application due to the elimination of uncertainties in the network operation resulting in much improved performance. This paper focuses on the application of the switched Ethernet for industrial communications. More specifically, this paper presents an analytical and experimental performance evaluation of the switched Ethernet and a case study about networked control system.

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