Ethernet-based real-time and industrial communications

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1102-1117

  Decotignie, Jean Dominique ^a  

^a CSEM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ethernet; Fieldbuses; Industrial communications; Real time

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES; AUTOMATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ETHERNET; FIELDBUSES; INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS; REAL TIME;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 21644477951     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2005.849721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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