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02.2021 Issue 122 ISSN 1470-5745 The Journal of Industrial Networking & IIoT Industrial Internet of Things Progress Report 8 Open or proprietary Secure remote access via Securing industrial Edge computing for IIoT solutions? 19 public 5G networks 24 networks 31 smarter factories 38 Visit for the Latest Updates n www.iebmedia.com Industrial Ethernet Book The only publication worldwide dedicated to Industrial Networking and the IIoT. Visit iebmedia.com for latest updates. New website offers deepest, richest archive of Industrial Ethernet and IIoT content on the web. View and/or download latest issue of Industrial Ethernet Book and past issues. Search our database for in-depth technical articles on industrial networking. Learn what's trending from 5G and TSN, to Single Pair Ethernet and more. Keep up-to-date with new product introductions and industry news. Visit our new website at: www.iebmedia.com GET CONNECTED… Contents Software is the future ... In this issue of the Industrial Ethernet Book, we take an in-depth look at the Industrial Internet of Things, starting with our IIoT Progress Report starting on page 8 but also through a series of articles authored by industry experts on topics ranging from Industrial 5G to cybersecurity. As we look to the future for the Industrial Internet of Things, the overarching theme that comes back again and again is the increasing need for a software-centric approach. Software will be the determining factor in the Contents future of industrial automation, in contrast to the discrete automation systems that use Industry news 4 hardware focused architectures today. Industrial Internet of Things Progress Report 8 In a recent article, Stan Schneider, CEO at Real-Time Innovations (www.rti.com), argues SCADA pipeline system from edge-to-cloud in record time 16 that the future belongs to software. "Historians will look back on our time Optimal network solutions for automotive manufacturing 18 and wonder how we got by without smart machines," Schneider wrote in a piece for Deciding if open or proprietary IIoT solutions are right for you 19 Electronic Design. "The transition will not be smooth—product lines, companies, and entire 5g on test bench for industry: what's possible in the future? 22 national economies are at stake." "So, software excellence must join the Secure remote access via public 5G networks 24 manufacturing technology mix. In the next 20 years, manufacturing system performance Your factory could be the next target for a cyber attack 26 will not improve by a factor of 10,000. Interoperability will not become 10,000X The path to a product with few vulnerabilities 28 more valuable. But software will become 10,000X more important. That’s the inevitable Securing industrial networks: There must be a better way! 31 result of exponential computing growth. Any architecture that doesn't target using System-integrated measurement simplifies power management 33 compute power as its primary goal is already obsolete," he stated. Blendtech cuts cost of API 2350 compliance 36 Certainly, what we are finding with the Progress Report is a series of enabling Edge computing for smart factories and smarter machines 38 technologies that will be shaping the future of the IIoT and its use in industrial automation Improving network availability while decreasing maintenance 41 and control networking. While developments such as the emergence of Single Pair Ethernet Root of Trust in EtherNet/IP devices using CIP Security 44 address hardware issues, the future will be shaped by software. New Products 48 As the IT and OT worlds grow closer together, IoT systems in the cloud and edge computing environment will continue to develop. Industrial Ethernet Book Technologies such as Industrial 5G will continue to expand connectivity options, The next issue of Industrial Ethernet Book will be published in March/April 2021. and cybersecurity will be more important Deadline for editorial: March 15, 2021 Advertising deadline: March 20, 2021 than ever. Given that the IIoT is already ten years in View Industrial Ethernet Book website for latest news: www.iebmedia.com. the making, it's ironic that we are in a huge change process rght now. The influence of IIoT is already great today, both for industrial Editor: Al Presher, [email protected] automation and smart manufacturing, but it’s Advertising: [email protected] clear that industry’s biggest needs today will be best addressed with digital initiatives. Tel.: +1 585-598-4768 Digitalization of products and systems opens Free Subscription: iebmedia.com/subscribe opportunities to deliver new and enhanced software solutions, and enable new digital Published by IEB Media, Division of Stratejus, Inc. services and business models. Box 1221, Fairport, NY, 14450 USA Al Presher ISSN 1470-5745 02.2021 industrial ethernet book 3 Technology to spur Industrial Ethernet market expansion Industry news Global Market Insights reports that the Industrial Ethernet market may expand to more $100 billion (USD) by 2026, based on Industrial Ethernet enabling more communications across enterprises. WITH EFFICIENT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE being installed across industrial settings, Global Market Insights, Inc. reports that the Industrial ethernet market is expected to procure commendable growth by 2026 in a new study, based on Industrial Ethernet enabling communication across enterprises. Industrial Ethernet offers the availability of SOURCE: GLOBAL MARKET INSIGHTS scalable communication performance whenever necessary using switching technology, and also encompasses advanced capabilities like high speed and enhanced connectivity across distance as well as the ability to connect multiple nodes. Given to growing application and demand in the industrial sector, companies specializing in Industrial Ethernet products are developing advanced solutions and services. For example, Industrial Ethernet software segment is likely to record a CAGR over 20% over the forecasted timeframe. in 2020, supplier of industrial communications equipment Advantech announced the launch can be configured at the same time. Industrial forecast period. Presence of major companies of its latest series of 10G Industrial Ethernet Ethernet diagnostic software solutions allow like Robert Bosch GmbH, ABB Ltd., and switches that enable higher flexibility and efficient topology recognition and support Siemens AG is offering a considerable impetus bandwidth for heavy data transmission. different devices including switches/hubs, to the regional market. Firms in the region In view of such advancements, Global WLAN devices, routers, as well as end devices. are working on innovative platform solutions Market Insights, Inc., reports that the Noteworthy advancements in the could offer support to customers demanding industrial ethernet market may register over electrical and electronics sector is slated for enhanced Industrial Ethernet. USD 100 billion by 2026. to offer substantial boost to the industrial On a global scale, major companies In terms of components, the Industrial ethernet market in the upcoming years. operating in the industrial ethernet market Ethernet software segment is likely to record The implementation of Industrial Ethernet are Rockwell Automation, Robert Bosch GmbH, a CAGR of more than 20% over the forecasted has enabled the usage of latest networking Cisco Systems, Inc., Schneider Electric SE, timeframe. Industrial Ethernet software products such as firewalls, routers, hubs, and ABB Ltd. These organizations are focused solutions also llow network management switches, and gateways. on developing advanced, modern Industrial through the monitoring of Industrial Ethernet Geographically, the Europe Industrial Ethernet components. networks with different number of nodes. Ethernet market is expected to hold over Through these solutions, multiple devices 25% of the global industry share during the Samikshya Borse, Global Market Insights. Moxa partners with Xilinx on advanced TSN technology MOXA ANNOUNCED A COLLABORATION WITH infrastructure with guaranteed Quality of TSN to create leading edge platforms and Xilinx that focuses on development of time- Service and in deterministic low-latency infrastructure for industrial automation. sensitive networking (TSN) technology to conditions. The TSN standards, like any popular industry realize a truly unified network for industrial The promising features of TSN make it standards, keep evolving, and most TSN automation and mass customization. The compelling for a variety of industries including implementations based on dedicated chipsets collaboration holds promise for enhancing semiconductor, automobile manufacturing, have limited future-proof capabilities to network flexibility and interoperability on machinery, food and beverage, chemical, address customers’ needs. Xilinx’s FPGAs are different levels of a TSN system. electric power generation, and more. designed to fix the flexibility issues brought Considered the new paradigm of industrial However, each TSN application has its specific by the ongoing evolution. automation, TSN introduces deterministic, requirements, and a substantial gap exists The combination of adaptable, high- time-critical features on standard Ethernet and between TSN standards and application- performance Xilinx FPGAs and Moxa’s TSN empowers the delivery of critical data to the specific TSN systems. bridge solutions offer significant upgradability right place at the right time in a converged Because of this challenge, both Moxa and reconfigurability to support
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