PROFINET is an all-encompassing industrial Ethernet protocol, which has evolved from the history of widely used industry protocols, such as PROFIBUS, using several common features. Real-time communication between industrial automation devices aligns PROFINET’s abilities with modern manufacturing application needs.
The Cisco Connected Factory - PROFINET Cisco Validated Design (CVD) integrates many of the benefits of PROFINET, including the protocol’s open platform model, which allows Cisco to produce PROFINET-certified switching products.
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