
Industrial Ethernet Networks
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SIMATIC NET Twisted-Pair and Fiber-Optic Networks
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Industrial Twisted Pair (100BASE-TX)
Fast Ethernet over twisted pair is based on the standard IEEE 802.3u
(100BASE-TX) /5/ and operates at a transmission rate of 100 Mbps. The
transmission medium is a shielded cable with two twisted pairs with a characteristic
impedance of 100 ohms. The transmission properties of this cable must meet the
requirements of category 5 cabling (see Glossary). The maximum length of the link
between a DTE and network component (known as the link segment) must not
exceed 100 m. Termination is according to the 100BASE-TX standard with RJ-45
connectors, as an alternative, sub-D connectors are available in the SIMATIC NET
product range.
Twisted pair connections are always end-to-end connections between two
electrically active components. This means that there is always a direct link from
one DTE to a port of a network component. The network component is responsible
for regenerating received signals and distributing them by outputting the data again
to output ports. In SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet networks, this task is handled
by the OSM and ESM network components.
Fiber Optic (100BASE-FX)
The fiber-optic variant for 100 Mbps transmission rate in Industrial Ethernet is
based on the IEEE 802.3u standard (100BASE-FX) /5/. The transmission medium
is a multimode fiber-optic cable with glass fibers of the type 62.5/125 µm or 50/125
µm or a single mode fiber-optic cable with glass fibers of the type 10/125 µm.
Fiber-optic links are always end-to-end links between two active components. This
means that there is always a direct link between a network component and a port
of another network component. One network component is responsible for
regenerating received signals and distributing them by outputting the data again to
output ports. In the optical SIMATIC NET Industrial Ethernet network, these tasks
are handled by the Optical Switch Module (OSM) network component.
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