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Communication
14
14.1
Communication services
14.1.1
Overview of communication services
Overview
Table 14- 1 Communication services of the CPUs
Communication service
Functionality
Allocation of S7
connection resources
via MPI via DP via
PN/IE
PG communication
Commissioning, testing, diagnostics Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OP communication
Operator control and monitoring
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
S7 communication
Data exchange via configured
connections
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Routing of PG functions
e.g. testing, diagnostics beyond
network boundaries
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PROFIBUS DP
Data exchange between master
and slave
No
No
Yes
No
PROFINET IO
Data exchange between I/O
controllers and I/O devices
No
No
No
Yes
SNMP
(Simple Network
Management Protocol)
Standard protocol for network
diagnostics and parameterization
No
No
No
Yes
Open communication over
TCP/IP
Data exchange over Industrial
Ethernet with TCP/IP protocol (with
loadable FBs)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Open communication over
ISO on TCP
Data exchange over Industrial
Ethernet with ISO on TCP protocol
(with loadable FBs)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Open communication over
UDP
Data exchange over Industrial
Ethernet with UDP protocol (with
loadable FBs)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Data set routing
for example, parameter assignment
and diagnostics of field devices on
PROFIBUS DP with PDM.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes