Industrial Ethernet Reaches the Outer Limits (PDF)

Unlike the protection of climate-controlled telecom closets, a new set of rules for cable runs and termination applies to industrial Ethernet.

Excerpted from Cabling Installation and Maintenance, November 2002. ©Penwell Corporation

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Industrial Ethernet on the Factory Floor (PDF)

A new networking infrastructure for plants and factories is emerging as standards take hold, wireless begins to flex, and physical media get tougher. A three-part series examines how and why.

Excerpted from Managing Automation November 2002. ©Thomas Publishing Company

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