I say this because some of the first announcements about TSN-ready products and software updates for existing products are being prepared for release this year. As a case in point, Belden, a supplier of signal transmission products, is releasing a software update for its modularly-managed Hirschmann switch types RSPE35 and RSPE37 (shown in the image accompanying this article). This update, which Belden says will be available in the second half of 2017, will enable TSN features on those switches. In addition, older switches of both RSPE types can be upgraded for this new real-time technology.