Ethernet and especially Industrial Ethernet such as Profinet are popular technical terms in the production sector. Although similar, both have different features and benefits. This article explains Ethernet and Industrial Ethernet and shows the points in which the two differ.
Ethernet began with a single cable that allowed multiple devices to be connected to a network. Today, an Ethernet network can be expanded to include new devices as needed. Ethernet has now become the most widespread network technology in the world. An Ethernet shares the data streams into shorter parts or data frames, with each data packet containing special information, such as the source and destination address of the data. This data is necessary for the network to accept and send data as needed.
