The development of communication technologies and related connecting devices is mainly driven by Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 trends such as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), cyber-physical systems (CPS) and cognitive cyber-physical systems (C-CCP).

For the coming decades, Ethernet will be the dominant standard for data transmission networks for the corporate and operational level. Today, there is an evolution of Ethernet application from the operational level to the field level. The development of simple, reliable and efficient industrial communication of the future is impossible without the consistent integration of all participants into one integrated digital network from cloud technologies to terminal sensors and mechanisms through IP-based Ethernet services. In this case, Ethernet has a decisive advantage over bus systems or current interfaces. Now there are new requirements for communication technologies and the Ethernet network infrastructure subordinate to them, which include high availability, short access time (even to shared data) and high data transfer speed. It is also necessary to ensure the security of the transmission of large amounts of data in various environments, including using determinism — to organize the transmission of information in real time or, in other words, guaranteed data transmission at a certain time.

The trend in the field of network technologies is the spread of the Ethernet protocol in new areas of application. These areas include automation, especially at the level of sensors and actuators.

Hazardous manufacturing facilities are currently experiencing a lack of data communication technologies and an inability to use more real-time data at Ethernet speeds. This will be a key factor in the transition to Ethernet. One such important new technology is the introduction of Ethernet into promising smart field devices in hazardous areas. Intrinsically safe Industrial Ethernet in the field areas of hazardous industrial facilities is simply a means to achieve the goals set in Industry 4.0. This will be a game changer for Industrial Ethernet in explosive environments and it is essential to create error tolerant network connections for the most reliable IIoT and CPS communication system. The definition of smart devices has changed over the past decades. Modern intelligent field devices are equipped with digital network interfaces, self-diagnosis of their operation, remote configuration, primary information processing, various monitoring and control algorithms, data loggers and a wide range of other functions. Future IIoT field devices will have enhanced intelligence. It appears that devices in the future will have multiple communication channels, each with built-in security, similar to a network router controlled over an Ethernet network. These channels will be managed using IP address and server technology, turning the equipment into a true data server. The high speed communication will be used to transfer the process variable (PV) to the control processor in real time and will take precedence over the rest of the device's communication resources. Other communication channels will be used to directly connect the device to applications such as process monitoring, equipment health, environment, energy management, asset management, maintenance planning and advanced diagnostics. This direct connection will be carried out in parallel with the real-time control system, which will simplify the overall architecture of the automation and information system. Information from advanced smart devices will increasingly be sent over Ethernet, and the devices themselves, in turn, will be directly integrated into management or database servers, IT networks. The combination of all these progressive solutions will result in truly intelligent Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) components that will have better process control, higher efficiency, lower power consumption, less downtime and improved quality. Advanced intelligent field devices are transforming into intelligent remote terminals (iRTUs), which blurs the very concepts of field levels, command and control. With the advent of the era of big data, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) architecture will include cloud computing and intelligent remote endpoints (iRTUs) geographically dispersed over a wide regional area. Examples are monitoring networks, industrial application systems in the mining industry. Remote terminal devices (iRTUs) can not only replace programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and perform local tasks no less conscientiously, but also communicate with the master center via high-speed communication channels with specified behavior. Migration of devices to Industrial Ethernet will start with the devices with the highest value. Devices with high data usage, such as analyzers and scanners, will be upgraded first.

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And, explosion-proof high-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet over 4-pair twisted pair 10GBASE-T (STP 10GE LAN Ethernet solution) will allow you to create advanced industrial heavy cyber-physical systems (CPS) and cognitive cyber-physical systems (C-CCP) in explosive areas. This is the most economical and simple standard solution, guaranteeing very high frame rates.