<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
communication	O
protocols	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
processes	O
(	O
industrial	O
or	O
otherwise	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
building	O
automation	B-Application
,	O
power-system	O
automation	B-Application
,	O
automatic	O
meter	O
reading	O
,	O
and	O
vehicular	O
automation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EtherNet/IP	B-Protocol
–	O
IP	O
stands	O
for	O
"	O
Industrial	O
Protocol	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ethernet	B-Protocol
Powerlink	I-Protocol
–	O
an	O
open	O
protocol	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
POWERLINK	I-Protocol
Standardization	O
Group	O
(	O
EPSG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FINS	B-Protocol
,	O
Omron	O
's	O
protocol	O
for	O
communication	O
over	O
several	O
networks	O
,	O
including	O
ethernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HostLink	B-Application
Protocol	I-Application
,	O
Omron	O
's	O
protocol	O
for	O
communication	O
over	O
serial	B-Protocol
links	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
MelsecNet	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
MelsecNet	B-Protocol
II	O
,	O
/B	O
,	O
and	O
/H	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
Mitsubishi	O
Electric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protocol	O
was	O
openly	O
documented	O
and	O
over	O
time	O
used	O
for	O
industrial	O
automation	B-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BACnet	O
–	O
for	O
Building	O
Automation	B-Application
and	O
Control	O
networks	O
,	O
maintained	O
by	O
ASHRAE	O
Committee	O
SSPC	O
135	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
INSTEON	B-Device
-	O
SmartHome	O
Labs	O
Pro	O
New	O
2-way	O
Protocol	O
based	O
on	O
Power-BUS	O
.	O
</s>
