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ControlNet

ControlNet is an open industrial network protocol for industrial automation applications, also known as a fieldbus. ControlNet was earlier supported by ControlNet International, but in 2008 support and management of ControlNet was transferred to ODVA, which now manages all protocols in the Common Industrial Protocol family.

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ControlNet

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples34
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
Components1

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ControlNet

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related to Link layer · 11
ControlNet → Both, Bytes, Each NUI, It, Network Update Interval, Network Update Time, NUI, NUIs, NUT, The, There
related to Physical layer · 9
ControlNet → BNC, However, In, Manchester, Maximum, Mbit/s, Repeaters, RG-6, The
related to Application layer · 5
ControlNet → CIP, Common Industrial Protocol, DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, The ControlNet
related to External links · 4
ControlNet → Allen-Bradley, Communications, Networks, ODVA
related to Version 1, 1.25 and 1.5 · 3
ControlNet → Most, Version, Versions
is a · 1
ControlNet → open industrial network protocol for industrial automation applications

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network used unscheduled scheduled protocol layer cable phase industrial support common physical bus repeaters data also known traffic automation sniff

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ControlNetis aopen industrial network protocol for industrial automation applications0.90text
Wireshark cannot be used to sniff ControlNet packetsinstance ofcommon network sniffers0.80text
ControlNetrelated to Application layerThe ControlNet0.60section
ControlNetrelated to Application layerCommon Industrial Protocol0.60section
ControlNetrelated to Application layerCIP0.60section
ControlNetrelated to Application layerDeviceNet0.60section
ControlNetrelated to Application layerEtherNet/IP0.60section
ControlNetrelated to External linksODVA0.60section
ControlNetrelated to External linksNetworks0.60section
ControlNetrelated to External linksCommunications0.60section
ControlNetrelated to External linksAllen-Bradley0.60section
ControlNetrelated to Link layerThe0.60section

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