Field-level networks have been one of the keys to modern automation systems. Be it in
factory, process, or building automation, networks allow for horizontal and vertical …

Nowadays, the evaluation of performance measurement in computer networks is an
important issue. To ensure the quality of service of the network communication, one of the …

Despite early attempts to use Ethernet in the industrial context, only recently has it attracted
a lot of attention as a support for industrial communication. A number of vendors are offering …

After more than ten years of experience with applications of fieldbus in automation
technology, the industry has started to develop and adopt Real-Time Ethernet (RTE) …

Fieldbus systems have been successfully introduced into industrial automation. Nowadays,
a large community is inventing the usage of Ethernet-based local communication systems in …

Distributed architectures for industrial applications are a new opportunity to realize cost-
effective, flexible, scalable and reliable systems. Direct interfacing of sensors and actuators …

White Rabbit (WR) is the project name for a ambiguous project that uses Ethernet as both,
deterministic (synchronous) data transfer and timing network. The presented design aims for …

In this paper, we present Datacenter Time Protocol (DTP), a clock synchronization protocol
that does not use packets at all, but is able to achieve nanosecond precision. In essence …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) aims to revolutionize users' daily lives by enabling
seamless data exchange among various ubiquitous devices over the Internet. However …

IEEE 1588 is a new standard to synchronize independent clocks running on separate nodes
of a distributed measurement and control system. It is intended for high-accuracy …