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Communication in Dcs & Scada
Communication in Dcs & Scada
5.3.1. Introduction
•A LAN is a communications path between one or more
computers, file-servers, terminals, workstations, and
various other intelligent peripheral equipment, which are
generally referred to as devices or hosts.
•The connection of a device into a LAN is made through a
node with the unique address.
•LANs operate at relatively high speed (Mbps range and
upwards) with a shared transmission medium over a
fairly small geographical (i.e. local) area.
5.3. Local area network systems (LAN)