Time sensitive networking is supporting Ethernet applications

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www.embedded.com, Feb. 09, 2021 – 

Increasing digitalization of production processes requires more and more openness, robustness, determinism and flexibility in industrial communication. Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) is eliminating the need for separating information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) networks in Ethernet applications, providing an approach to synchronization and precision timing for today's industrial automation systems.

To support the requirements of the industrial market, Microchip announced a the SparX-5i, a new family of Ethernet switches for industrial automation networks. In an interview with embedded, Andy Ebert, manager – product marketing at Microchip, highlighted how the goal for TSN is addressed with dependable, standards-based, real-time communication and how this would be the future of Ethernet.

"Currently there are separate IT and OT networks in the factory. TSN allows for these networks to be combined. TSN with Ethernet offers a standard way to handle the real-time communication needed in factory automation networks as opposed to current methods that have compatibility issues and don't scale to the higher bandwidths that are needed as more and more devices become interconnected," said Ebert.

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