<s>
The	O
CC-Link	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Automation	I-Application
Networks	I-Application
Family	O
are	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
open	O
industrial	O
networks	O
that	O
enable	O
devices	O
from	O
numerous	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
communicate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
industrial	O
automation	B-Application
applications	O
at	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
cell	O
and	O
line	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CC-Link	O
Partner	O
Association	O
(	O
CLPA	O
)	O
offers	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
open-architecture	B-Architecture
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
“	O
Open	O
”	O
network	O
so	O
that	O
independent	O
automation	B-Application
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
could	O
incorporate	O
CLPA	O
network	O
compatibility	O
into	O
their	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
CLPA	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
organisation	O
to	O
introduce	O
open	O
gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
for	O
automation	B-Application
with	O
CC-Link	O
IE	O
(	O
Industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
CLPA	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
organisation	O
to	O
combine	O
open	O
gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
with	O
Time-Sensitive	B-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
(	O
TSN	O
)	O
as	O
CC-Link	O
IE	O
TSN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
over	O
2,100	O
CLPA	O
compatible	O
products	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
340	O
automation	B-Application
manufacturers	O
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CLPA	O
offers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
open	O
automation	B-Application
network	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CLPA	O
has	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
strategic	O
cooperation	O
with	O
other	O
open	O
technology	O
associations	O
in	O
the	O
industrial	O
automation	B-Application
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
PROFIBUS	O
&	O
PROFINET	B-Protocol
International	O
(	O
PI	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
OPC	O
Foundation	O
and	O
AutomationML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cooperation	O
with	O
PI	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
interoperability	O
between	O
CC-Link	O
IE	O
and	O
PROFINET	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
