Industrial Ethernet : How To Plan, Install, And Maintain Tcp/ip Ethernet Networks : The Basic Reference Guide For Automation And Process Control Engineers

About the Authors ix Chapter 1.0 What Is Industrial Ethernet? 1(4) 1.1 Introduction 1(2) 1.2 A Very, Very Short History of Ethernet and TCP/IP 3(2) Chapter 2.0 A Brief Tutorial on Digital Communication 5(12) 2.1 Digital Communication Terminology 6(3) 2.2 What's the Difference Between a Protocol and a Network? 9(2) 2.3 Basic Topologies 11(4) 2.4 Arbitration Mechanisms 15(1) 2.5 LAN vs. WAN vs. VPN 15(2) Chapter 3.0 Ethernet Hardware Basics 17(26) 3.1 Ethernet Terminology 17(9) 3.2 Ethernet Hardware LEDs 26(1) 3.3 Physical/Embedded Components: MAC, PHY, and Magnetics 27(1) 3.4 Auto-Negotiation 28(2) 3.5 Network Collisions and Arbitration: An Analogy 30(1) 3.6 How the CSMA/CD Protocol Works 31(2) 3.7 The Basic "Ethernet Design Rules" 33(1) 3.8 "Would Somebody Please Explain This 7-Layer Networking Model?" 33(3) 3.9 Connectors 36(2) 3.10 Pinouts 38(5) Chapter 4.0 Ethernet Protocol & Addressing 43(24) 4.1 A Little Bit of History 43(1) 4.2 The Ethernet Packet and How Messages Flow on Ethernet 44(2) 4.3 What Is the TCP/IP Protocol Suite? 46(1) 4.4 TCP/IP Protocol Suite - IP Protocol 47(7) 4.5 TCP/IP Protocol Suite - TCP Protocol 54(2) 4.6 TCP/IP Protocol Suite - UDP Protocol 56(1) 4.7 Ports - How the TCP/IP Suite Is Shared Between Applications 57(1) 4.8 Other TCP/IP Application Layer Protocols 58(3) 4.9 Popular TCP/IP Utilities 61(6) Chapter 5.0 Basic Ethernet Building Blocks 67(12) 5.1 Devices 67(5) 5.2 Determinism, Repeatability, and Knowing if It's "Fast Enough" 72(3) 5.3 Cost Issues: Ethernet "Smart Devices" vs. PCs 75(4) Chapter 6.0 Network Health, Monitoring, & System Maintenance 79(10) 6.1 What Is It that Makes a Network Run Well? 79(5) 6.2 Popular PC-Based Ethernet Utilities, Software, and Tools 84(5) Chapter 7.0 Installation, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance Tips 89(8) 7.1 Ethernet Grounding Rules 89(4) 7.2 When You Install Cable 93(1) 7.3 How to Ensure Good Fiber-Optic Connections 94(3) Chapter 8.0 Ethernet Industrial Protocols, Fieldbuses, and Legacy Networks 97(18) 8.1 Encapsulating Industrial Protocols in TCP/IP 98(10) 8.2 Web Services Technologies 108(7) Chapter 9.0 Basic Precautions for Network Security 115(2) Chapter 10.0 Power over Ethernet (PoE) 117(4) 10.1 What is PoE? 117(1) 10.2 What Pins Are Used on the CATS Cable? 117(1) 10.3 How Much Current Is Supplied? 118(1) 10.4 What Are the Advantages to PoE? 119(1) 10.5 How Do I Get Started with PoE? 120(1) 10.6 Resources 120(1) Chapter 11.0 Wireless Ethernet 121(6) 11.1 A "Very" Short Technology Primer 121(2) 11.2 Access Points 123(1) 11.3 Mesh Networks 124(1) 11.4 Security 124(1) 11.5 The Advantages 125(2) Index 127