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IAONA Industrial Ethernet -Planning and Installation Guide
Version 4.0, October 2003
Published by IAONA e.V.
Based on the work of IAONAs Joint Technical Working

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Thomas H\u00fcsch

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1.2 Normative references...................................................................................................................7 1.2.1 International standards........................................................................................................7 1.2.2 European standards.............................................................................................................9 1.2.3 Other references..................................................................................................................9

1.3 Definitions..................................................................................................................................10 1.3.1 Active equipment...............................................................................................................10 1.3.2 Equipotential lines..............................................................................................................10 1.3.3 Machine..............................................................................................................................10 1.3.4 Machine attachment cabling..............................................................................................10 1.3.5 Machine distributor.............................................................................................................10 1.3.6 Machine network................................................................................................................10 1.3.7 Machine network interface.................................................................................................10 1.3.8 Machine outlet....................................................................................................................10 1.3.9 PE conductor.....................................................................................................................11 1.3.10 PEN conductor...................................................................................................................11 1.3.11 Permanent cabling.............................................................................................................11 1.3.12 Flexible cabling..................................................................................................................11

1.4 Comparison between office and industrial installation.............................................................. 11 1.4.1 Topology............................................................................................................................11 1.4.2 Components.......................................................................................................................12

2.1 Topology....................................................................................................................................13 2.1.1 Conformance with and difference to existing standards....................................................13 2.1.2 Modular topologies.............................................................................................................14 2.1.3 Redundancy links...............................................................................................................16 2.1.4 Machine outlet = connection interface to the generic cabling...........................................17 2.1.5 Link length..........................................................................................................................17 2.1.6 Bus topology......................................................................................................................18 2.1.7 Ring topology.....................................................................................................................19 2.1.8 Process control example....................................................................................................20

2.2 General requirements...............................................................................................................21 2.3 Environment protection classes................................................................................................ 21 2.4 Selection of passive components............................................................................................. 21

2.4.1 Cable..................................................................................................................................22 2.4.1.1 Copper cable........................................................................................................22 2.4.1.2 Fiber optic cable................................................................................................... 23

2.4.2 Connectors.........................................................................................................................24 2.4.2.1 General.................................................................................................................24 2.4.2.2 Copper connectors...............................................................................................25 2.4.2.3 Fiber optic connectors.......................................................................................... 27 2.4.2.4 Hybrid connectors................................................................................................28

2.5.1 Bandwidth profiles..............................................................................................................28 2.5.1.1 Applications..........................................................................................................28 2.5.1.2 Response times...................................................................................................28

2.5.2 Links (ISO layer 1).............................................................................................................28
2.5.2.1 Network expansion for hub based systems......................................................... 28
2.5.2.2 Link media and link lengths.................................................................................. 29
2.5.3 Segmentation of Ethernet domains (ISO Layer 2).............................................................29