The convergence between IT and OT networks is enabling Industry 4.0 and IIoT applications. Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) achieves this by linking up these networks, which creates significant advantages in network connectivity and reduces costs when deploying systems.

Wireless TSN can make factory floors safer, more efficient, and more transparent. Wireless TSN use cases will necessarily differ from wired networks, but we can already enable a number of wireless applications. As TSN and wireless capabilities evolve, more applications and new key performance indicators may be supported.

To enable futureproof industrial communications and next-level performance, automation vendors need to act now to deliver TSN-compatible products or upgrade existing devices with TSN capabilities. Doing so will help customers create factories of the future and enhance their competitiveness in a fast-growing market.

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is preparing industrial Ethernet to support tomorrow’s industrial communications needs by providing innovative, highly beneficial features. Companies are well aware of this potential, and a lot is happening to fully realise the TSN-driven Connected Industries of the future.

Futureproof Connected Industries rely on responsive, data-driven operations. Advanced industrial networks that incorporate Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) are key enablers for such systems. By selecting them, companies can benefit from high-speed, reliable communications for Industry 4.0 applications.

The latest embedded devices for real-time, high-performance control of industrial automation applications with CC-Link IE TSN have been released by CLPA partner NXP Semiconductors.

The enhancement of Industrial Ethernet with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) offers the potential of an unprecedented level of deterministic performance for automation and control applications, along with the business benefits of converging multiple network types and the OT and IT worlds. The enhancement of Industrial Ethernet with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) offers…

Intel sees CLPA membership as an opportunity for industry leaders to help develop the future of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN).

Waiting until TSN is a mature technology will likely be too costly and time-consuming, while leaving businesses behind. As TSN becomes an industry standard and as adoption grows, more uses will be discovered, ultimately making the technology an essential element of industrial operations.

Arno Stock, Business Development Manager at CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) member Renesas Electronics, looks at what Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) can offer and the latest achievements that are shaping the future of industrial Ethernet.