Kinabo, ABMwangam, JBLysko, Albert A2021-11-262021-11-262021-05Kinabo, A., Mwangam, J. & Lysko, A.A. 2021. An overview of time-sensitive communications for the factory floor. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12177 .978-1-905824-67-0http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12177The state of the art for real-time factory-floor communications consists ofa variety of protocols and technologies that aid in timely data exchange through thnetwork. The majority of these are of a fieldbus type, running on a wired link like Ethernet. The choice of medium widely reflects the desire for high reliability. This attribute, reliability, is an indispensable condition for any industrial communications. Many industrial communication technologies exist, of which the most prominent are: PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Sercos III, EtherCAT, and OPC UA. Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a relative newcomer in this arena, known for the strict synchronisation it maintains between communicating entities, among other things. This work presents and distinguishes between these various technologies, showing how they compare to one another, and also looking into how they may possibly coexist. The assessment can be used by African industries as they take the first steps in defining the factory-floor of the future, enabled by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.FulltextenCritical trafficEthernetFactory-floorFourth Industrial Revolution4IRIndustrial Internet of ThingsIIoTConference PresentationKinabo, A., Mwangam, J., & Lysko, A. A. (2021). An overview of time-sensitive communications for the factory floor. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12177Kinabo, AB, JB Mwangam, and Albert A Lysko. "An overview of time-sensitive communications for the factory floor." <i>IST-Africa Conference, 10 - 14 May 2021</i> (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12177Kinabo A, Mwangam J, Lysko AA, An overview of time-sensitive communications for the factory floor; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12177 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Kinabo, AB AU - Mwangam, JB AU - Lysko, Albert A AB - The state of the art for real-time factory-floor communications consists ofa variety of protocols and technologies that aid in timely data exchange through thnetwork. The majority of these are of a fieldbus type, running on a wired link like Ethernet. The choice of medium widely reflects the desire for high reliability. This attribute, reliability, is an indispensable condition for any industrial communications. Many industrial communication technologies exist, of which the most prominent are: PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Sercos III, EtherCAT, and OPC UA. Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a relative newcomer in this arena, known for the strict synchronisation it maintains between communicating entities, among other things. This work presents and distinguishes between these various technologies, showing how they compare to one another, and also looking into how they may possibly coexist. The assessment can be used by African industries as they take the first steps in defining the factory-floor of the future, enabled by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. DA - 2021-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - IST-Africa Conference, 10 - 14 May 2021 KW - Critical traffic KW - Ethernet KW - Factory-floor KW - Fourth Industrial Revolution KW - 4IR KW - Industrial Internet of Things KW - IIoT LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 978-1-905824-67-0 T1 - An overview of time-sensitive communications for the factory floor TI - An overview of time-sensitive communications for the factory floor UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12177 ER -25163