Industrial Ethernet on the Plant Floor

This book provides guidance on how to select components, layout, install, test, certify, and troubleshoot a network system. It discusses designing industrial physical layers, network architectures, and components. The book educates the reader on the basics of noise, how to mitigate and abate it through installation techniques and selection of components that would provide a level of performance needed in a hostile industrial environmentThe major topics include: Grounding and Bonding; IT and Industrial Control Networks; Environmental Considerations; Ethernet Security; MICE Tutorial; Installation Guidance; Certification; and Troubleshooting.