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The Industrial Ethernet Protocol (Ethernet/IP) was originally developed by Rockwell Automation and is now managed by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association (ODVA).
It is an already well established Industrial Ethernet communication system with good Real-Time capabilities.
Ehernet/IP has a strong presence in America and Asia and has been selected by General Motors as a plant wide communication system for all GM factories worldwide.
Ethernet/IP is standardized in the International standard IEC 61158 and Ethernet/IP devices are certified by ODVA for interoperability and conformance.
EtherNet/IP extends commercial off-the-shelf Ethernet to the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) — the same upper-layer protocol and object model found in DeviceNet and ControlNet.
CIP allows Ethernet/IP and DeviceNet system integrators and users to apply the same objects and profiles for plug-and-play interoperability among devices from multiple vendors and in multiple sub-nets. Combined, DeviceNet, ControlNet and Ethernet/IP promote transparency from sensors to the enterprise software.
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