The internet protocol represents the core of the TCP/IP protocol, which contains the basic service of the network – the dispatch of data parcels via various carrier networks (such as Ethernet or X.25).
Companies such as WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH have realized that it would be very useful to users to be able to control automated processes (at home, in industry or in the office) using an existing IP infrastructure. They have developed a technology which integrates direct IP access, thereby making it possible, at no additional hardware cost, to access a worldwide network – the internet – for transmitting data. The possible data exchanges are varied:
The data types that can be transmitted or received depend on the application and its function. They include alarms, control and monitoring systems, limiters, consumption data, comfort data.