EDITOR ’ S CHOICE TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKING
CLPA
TSN is the next evolutionary stage for industrial Ethernet communications
Time-Sensitive Networking ( TSN ) is paving the way for industrial Ethernet to support the industrial communications needs of the future by providing innovative , highly beneficial functionalities . Companies are well aware of this potential , with multiple key developments happening to fully realize TSN-driven digital manufacturing strategies .
Arno Stock , Business Development Manager at CC-Link Partner Association ( CLPA ) member Renesas Electronics , looks at what TSN can offer and the latest achievements that are shaping the future of industrial Ethernet .
TSN is an extremely promising technology that will allow industrial Ethernet to reach new levels . Operating at Layer 2 of the Open Systems Interconnection ( OSI ) model , it enhances standard Ethernet as we know it by making it deterministic by design . This characteristic , in turn , will benefit end users in a variety of industries by offering the ability to merge different types of data traffic , leading to more flexible and collaborative environments . At the same time , this creates simplified , more economical network architectures as well as unified hardware and software systems .
Therefore , the crucial role of TSN in futureproof , digital manufacturing is clear . This technology is the precondition needed to support key Industry 4.0 applications and trends , such as Edge and Cloud computing .
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