Common Industrial Protocol
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The Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) is an industrial protocol for industrial automation applications. It is supported by ODVA
Open DeviceNet Vendors Association
Open DeviceNet Vendors Association is an international organization that supports computing network technologies based upon the Common Industrial Protocol . These include DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, CIP Safety and CIP Sync. Members of ODVA include representatives of leading automation companies...

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Previously known as Control and Information Protocol, CIP encompasses a comprehensive suite of messages and services for the collection of manufacturing automation applications – control, safety, synchronization, motion, configuration and information. It allows users to integrate these manufacturing applications with enterprise-level Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....

 networks and the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

. It is supported by hundreds of vendors around the world, and is truly media-independent. CIP provides a unified communication architecture throughout the manufacturing enterprise. The Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) is used in EtherNet/IP
EtherNet/IP
EtherNet/IP is a communications protocol developed by Rockwell Automation, managed by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association and designed for use in process control and other industrial automation applications....

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DeviceNet
DeviceNet is a network system used in the automation industry to interconnect control devices for data exchange. It uses Controller Area Network as the backbone technology and defines an application layer to cover a range of device profiles...

, CompoNet and ControlNet
ControlNet
-Introduction:ControlNet is an open industrial network protocol for industrial automation applications, also known as a fieldbus. ControlNet was earlier supported by ControlNet International, but in 2008 support and management of ControlNet was transferred to ODVA, which now manages all protocols...

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ODVA is the organization that supports network technologies built on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). These also currently include major application extensions to CIP: CIP Safety, CIP Motion and CIP Sync.
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