Industrial Communications Handbook August 2016

Chapter 7 EtherNet on Steroids As mentioned, Ethernet, or EtherNet for emphasis, has certainly come to the party. Originally driven by Quality-of-Service (QoS) needs of voice and video, this is a painful illustration of using something for which it is NOT designed, but JUST BECAUSE IT IS THERE. Ethernet, especially in conjunction with TCP/IP was designed, come hell or high water, to get the packet across.

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