<s>
Industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
(	O
IE	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Ethernet	O
in	O
an	O
industrial	O
environment	O
with	O
protocols	O
that	O
provide	O
determinism	O
and	O
real-time	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protocols	O
for	O
industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
include	O
EtherCAT	B-Protocol
,	O
EtherNet/IP	B-Protocol
,	O
PROFINET	B-Protocol
,	O
POWERLINK	B-Protocol
,	O
SERCOS	B-Protocol
III	I-Protocol
,	O
CC-Link	B-Application
IE	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Modbus	B-Protocol
TCP	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
protocols	O
use	O
a	O
modified	O
Media	B-Protocol
Access	I-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
(	O
MAC	O
)	O
layer	O
to	O
provide	O
low	O
latency	O
and	O
determinism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
microcontrollers	O
such	O
as	O
Sitara	B-Device
provide	O
industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
can	O
also	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
standard	O
Ethernet	O
protocols	O
with	O
rugged	O
connectors	O
and	O
extended	O
temperature	O
switches	O
in	O
an	O
industrial	O
environment	O
,	O
for	O
automation	B-Application
or	O
process	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Components	O
used	O
in	O
plant	O
process	O
areas	O
must	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
harsh	O
environments	O
of	O
temperature	O
extremes	O
,	O
humidity	O
,	O
and	O
vibration	O
that	O
exceed	O
the	O
ranges	O
for	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
equipment	I-General_Concept
intended	O
for	O
installation	O
in	O
controlled	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
fiber-optic	B-Architecture
Ethernet	O
variants	O
reduces	O
the	O
problems	O
of	O
electrical	O
noise	O
and	O
provides	O
electrical	O
isolation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
networks	O
must	O
interoperate	O
with	O
both	O
current	O
and	O
legacy	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
provide	O
predictable	O
performance	O
and	O
maintainability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
physical	O
compatibility	O
and	O
low-level	O
transport	O
protocols	O
,	O
a	O
practical	O
industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
system	O
must	O
also	O
provide	O
interoperability	O
of	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
OSI	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industrial	O
environments	O
are	O
often	O
much	O
harsher	O
,	O
often	O
subject	O
to	O
oil	O
sprays	O
,	O
water	O
sprays	O
,	O
and	O
physical	O
vibrations	O
,	O
so	O
often	O
industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
requires	O
a	O
more	O
rugged	O
and	O
watertight	O
connector	O
on	O
one	O
or	O
both	O
ends	O
of	O
the	O
Cat-5	B-Protocol
or	O
Cat-6	B-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
M12	O
connectors	O
or	O
M8	O
connectors	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
8P8C	O
connectors	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
homes	O
and	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmable	B-Architecture
logic	I-Architecture
controllers	I-Architecture
(	O
PLCs	O
)	O
communicate	O
using	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
possible	O
open	O
or	O
proprietary	O
protocols	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
EtherNet/IP	B-Protocol
,	O
EtherCAT	B-Protocol
,	O
Modbus	B-Protocol
,	O
Sinec	B-Protocol
H1	I-Protocol
,	O
Profibus	O
,	O
CANopen	O
,	O
DeviceNet	O
or	O
FOUNDATION	B-Application
Fieldbus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Difficulties	O
of	O
using	O
industrial	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
include	O
:	O
</s>
