Siemens IE/PB LINK PN IO - Communication services and other properties

Application and properties
1.2 Communication services and other properties
IE/PB LINK PN IO
Operating Instructions, 11/2017, C79000-G8976-C393-02
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1.2
Communication services and other properties
Communication services
Industrial Ethernet
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PROFINET IO
The LINK can be configured as an IO device.
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IP configuration - IPv4
The essential features of IP configuration for the LINK:
– The LINK supports IP addresses according to IPv4.
– Address assignment:
The IP address, the subnet mask and the address of a gateway can be set manually
in the configuration.
As an alternative, the IP address can be obtained from a DHCP server or by other
means outside the configuration.
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Media redundancy (MRP)
Within an Ethernet network with a ring topology, the LINK supports the media redundancy
protocol MRP. You can assign the role of "Client" to the LINK.
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SNMP
As an SNMP agent, the LINK supports data queries using SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol).
For more detailed information, refer to section SNMP (Page 75).
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LLDP
The LINK supports the Link Layer Discovery Protocol.
PROFIBUS
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Supported slaves:
– Slaves according to DP V0
– Slaves according to DP V1
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Direct data exchange
The LINK supports direct data exchange in its own DP Master system and in multimaster
systems.
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PROFISAFE
The LINK supports applications with PROFISAFE.