Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure
The most important communication standard nowadays at industry level is Ethernet. Industry 4.0 aims to have the most amount of equipment connected, which is why a robust, resilient and safe network infrastructure is required. The network architecture designed at ECN Automation is strictly based on industrial converged Ethernet standards.
ECN Automation has experience in the execution of projects from design of the whole plant architecture all the way to the complete management of the whole network.
Structured Cabling
We define structured cabling as a system of devices, cables, conduits that communicate users with the control / information system.
When we talk about a project that requires network infrastructure, it involves designing the architecture at the floor level, controllers and control room. It is necessary to comply with the IEEE 802.3 standard for LAN networks that specify the implementation of the physical layer (cabling) and the standards of the ANSI / EIA / TIA-568A and ANSI / EIA / TIA-568B that define the connection types that can be used when assembling the twisted pair cable (UTP) with the RJ-45 connector.
We consider 3 main points:
Horizontal cabling
This is in charge of taking the information from the switches to the users.
Vertical cabling
Vertical cabling, also known as backbone or trunk cabling, is responsible for creating interconnections between equipment rooms, service entrance rooms and telecommunications rooms.
Control room
Area intended for housing communication system devices (control panels, servers, switches).
Network architecture
In ECN Automation, the creation of Network Architectures for industrial environments (OT) is carried out following the design and implementation guidelines for the development of convergent Ethernet architectures in Plant (CPwE). By following these guidelines, we ensure that our industrial network architecture is scalable, robust and secure.
Control architecture diagram example
In the image we can see a network architecture that represents, in addition to a general graphic vision:
- Network design
- Distribution of assets
- Symbology
- Communication protocol
- Security