Fiber optic cableThe data highways of Industry 4.0
Data cables lead a rather unspectacular existence as a typical C-part: inexpensive to purchase, but relatively time-consuming to provide. Does this do justice to the key role of fiber optic cables on the road to the smart factory?
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<p>A station failure is bridged via the redundant ring. As there are no switches between the stations and the network in this example to bridge the failure directly, the ring can do this itself using a reserve ring.</p> © Picture: Helukabel, source: U. Ring, Handbuch Netzwerktechnologien