Industrial Communication Technology Handbook, 2nd Edition

1Fieldbus System Fundamentals

Thilo Sauter

Danube University Krems

1. 1.1 Introduction

2. 1.2 What Is a Fieldbus?

3. 1.3 History

   1. Roots of Industrial Networks

   2. Evolution of Fieldbuses

4. 1.4 Communication Fundamentals: The OSI Model

   1. Layer Structure

   2. Communication Services

5. 1.5 Fieldbus Characteristics

   1. Traffic Characteristics and Requirements

   2. Fieldbus Systems and the OSI Model

   3. Network Topologies

   4. Medium Access Control

   5. Communication Paradigms

   6. Above the OSI Layers: Interoperability and Profiles

   7. Fieldbus Management

6. 1.6 Industrial Ethernet: The New Fieldbus

7. 1.7 Aspects for Future Evolution

8. Appendix

9. References

1.1 Introduction

Few developments have changed the face of automation so profoundly as the introduction of networks did. Especially, fieldbus systems—networks ...