Industrial Communication Technology Handbook, 2nd Edition

IField Area and Control Networks

1. 1 Fieldbus System Fundamentals Thilo Sauter

   1. Introduction

   2. What Is a Fieldbus?

   3. History

   4. Communication Fundamentals: The OSI Model

   5. Fieldbus Characteristics

   6. Industrial Ethernet: The New Fieldbus

   7. Aspects for Future Evolution

   8. Appendix

   9. References

2. 2 Networked Control Systems for Manufacturing James R. Moyne, Dawn M. Tilbury, and Dhananjay Anand

   1. Introduction

   2. Parameterization of Industrial Networks

   3. Differentiation of Industrial Networks

   4. NCS Characterization

   5. Applications for Industrial Networks

   6. Future Trends

   7. Acknowledgments

   8. References

3. 3 Configuration and Management of Networked Embedded Devices Wilfried Elmenreich and Andrea Monacchi

   1. Introduction

   2. Concepts and Terms

   3. Requirements for Configuration and Management

   4. Interface ...