Operation
6.12 Communication services and used port numbers
Inverter chassis units
Operating Instructions, 07/2016, A5E00331449A
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(2) Link layer
(4) Transport layer
DCP
Discovery and
configuration
protocol
Not relevant (2) Ethernet II and
IEEE 802.1Q and
Ethertype 0x8892
(PROFINET)
Accessible
nodes,
PROFINET
Discovery and
configuration
DCP is used by PROFINET to determine
PROFINET devices and to make basic
settings.
DCP uses the special multicast MAC ad-
dress:
xx-xx-xx-01-0E-CF,
xx-xx-xx = Organizationally Unique Identi-
LLDP
Link Layer
Discovery pro-
tocol
Not relevant (2) Ethernet II and
IEEE 802.1Q and
Ethertype 0x88CC
(PROFINET)
PROFINET
Link Layer
Discovery pro-
tocol
LLDP is used by PROFINET to determine
and manage neighborhood relationships
between PROFINET devices.
LLDP uses the special multicast MAC
address:
MRP
Media Redun-
dancy Protocol
Not relevant (2) Ethernet II and
IEEE 802.1Q and
Ethertype 0x88E3
(PROFINET)
PROFINET
medium redun-
dancy
MRP enables the control of redundant
routes through a ring topology.
MRP uses the special multicast MAC
address:
xx-xx-xx-01-15-4E,
xx-xx-xx = Organizationally Unique
PTCP
Precision
Transparent
Clock Protocol
Not relevant (2) Ethernet II and
IEEE 802.1Q and
Ethertype 0x8892
(PROFINET)
PROFINET
send clock and
time synchroni-
zation, based
on IEEE 1588
PTC allows a time delay measurements to
be made between RJ45 ports – therefore
send cycle synchronization and time syn-
chronization.
PTCP uses the special multicast MAC
address:
xx-xx-xx-01-0E-CF,
xx-xx-xx = Organizationally Unique Identi-
PROFINET IO
data
Not relevant (2) Ethernet II and
IEEE 802.1Q and
Ethertype 0x8892
PROFINET
Cyclic IO data
transfer
The PROFINET IO telegrams are used to
cyclically transfer I/O data between the
PROFINET IO controller and IO devices
PROFINET
Context Man-
ager
34964 (4) UDP PROFINET
connection less
RPC
The PROFINET context manager provides
an endpoint mapper in order to establish
an application relationship (PROFINET