Time Sensitive Network (TSN) technology, which allows to place unified communication at the center of Industry 4.0, is seen by the market players as a necessity in the industries of the future. In line with the rapidly increasing demand for technology, the number of industrial automation providers offering TSN-compliant devices continues to increase. At this point, CLPA Turkey Manager Önder Şenol said that the first step in preparing for the future of industrial communication was TSN, and drew attention to the importance of gains to be made with this technology.
Industrial networks have a decisive power in the digital transformation that we encounter in every layer of life from industry to production. Time Sensitive Network (TSN-Time Sensitive Network) technology meets today's need for flexibility and reliable communication. At this stage, CLPA Turkey Manager Önder Şenol stated that manufacturers should invest in TSN in order to benefit from the high-speed and reliable industrial communication required by Industry 4.0 applications, and stated that TSN technology is indispensable for the formation of flexible production lines that can easily adapt to changes in the industry.
Increasing access to information that boosts productivity and performance
Saying that the TSN technology included in the production processes is preferred by the world's leading manufacturers, Önder Şenol explained the advantages of this groundbreaking innovation as follows: “TSN is a development of the standard Ethernet that provides determinism through a series of IEEE 802.1 standards. Looking at Industrial Ethernet, IEEE 802.1AS for time synchronization and IEEE 802.1Qbv for traffic programming are the key standards that guide Industry 4.0 applications. Together, these functions provide deterministic performance, allowing different types of data traffic to share the same network. With this technology, companies get the opportunity to take their process transparency and productivity to higher levels. Therefore, digital transformation strategies can generate data-driven insights that can be used to optimize key operations. At the same time, it ensures the integration of information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT) and gaining end-to-end integrity. Thus, more data can be collected and more useful information can be obtained for production operations by analyzing the collected data with models that give more accurate results. Moreover, infrastructure costs are saved due to the ability to manage IT and OT traffic on the same network without disrupting critical control data packets.”
TSN is expanding on a large scale
Önder Şenol stated that CC-Link IE TSN, implemented by CLPA, has an important place in open industrial ethernet network technologies; “Looking now, industrial automation providers can develop a wide variety of devices using this technology in order to offer their customers competitive product development and the opportunity to take full advantage of TSN. On the application side, CC-Link IE TSN is the first open industrial network to combine Gigabit bandwidth and TSN functions. This technology can enable control communication, providing real-time performance while integrating communication of other open networks and information technology system information on the same network. This provides freedom of configuration and significantly reduces cabling costs. This technology, which also offers data-based foresight, enables companies to use these insights within the scope of their digital transformation strategies. At this point, as CLPA, we stand by manufacturers all over the world with our CC-Link IE TSN technology, which brings performance and functionality to the next level.”
About CLPA (CC-Link Partner Association)
CLPA (CC-Link Partner Association) is an open network support organization established in 2000 to support the extensive use of CC-Link. CC-Link IE, the core technology of CLPA, as the world's first and only open gigabitethernet in the field of automation, offers an ideal solution for Industry 4.0 applications thanks to its unrivaled bandwidth. Among the main fields of activity of CLPA are; Includes CC-Link IE and CC-Link technical specifications creation and compliance testing, development support for devices and equipment using CC-Link, user support for device selection, and demonstrations for broader adoption of CC-Link. Having 163 corporate members when it was founded, CLPA has more than 3,900 member companies and more than 1,900 compatible products from more than 300 manufacturers. More than 30 million devices all over the world currently use CLPA technology. Asia's leading open industrial automation network technology CC-Link is also gaining popularity in Europe and North and South America.
