Siemens Simantic Net NCM for Industrial Ethernet S7 - Manual (Page 13)

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SIMATIC NET NCM S7 for Industrial Ethernet
C79000-G8976-C129–06
Communication via Ethernet CPs in S7
Stations
The Ethernet CP for SIMATIC S7 provides a series of communications services for
different tasks.
This chapter explains the following:
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The types of communication possible with the Ethernet CP on Industrial
Ethernet
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The tasks handled by the Ethernet CP for the various services
S How to create the conditions for your communications requirements
You will find further information in the following sources:
S When installing the Ethernet CP, please refer to the instructions in the manual
/1/ supplied with the Ethernet CP. This also contains further information about
the performance of the Ethernet CP .
S For the functions and use of the STEP 7 configuration software, some of which
is used to configure the CP (such as hardware configuration), please refer to /6/
and /8/.
S For using, structuring and handling Industrial Ethernet, you will find detailed
information in /11/.
S For a general introduction to local area networks with TCP/IP refer to /16/ and
/17/.
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