Installation guide

Network Infrastructure for EtherNet/IP™
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Appendix A Recommendations for Ethernet Switches in EtherNet/IP Systems
APPLICATION-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
Overall System Performance
• IEEE Std 1588
• IEEE redundancy
• IEEE Std 802.1p frame prioritization
• Port trunking
• Routing
• One Gbps (and higher) data rates for the uplinks
• Broadcast or multicast threshold filters
Added Industrial System Maintainability
• Alarm contact
• Serial configuration port for managed switches
• Automatic re-addressing of replacement devices with DHCP Option 82
• Complete web access to all switch parameters
• Port mirroring
• Physical storage/retrieval of switch configuration
• Security functionality