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EtherNet/IP
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<p>EtherNet/IP (IP = Industrial Protocol) is an industrial network protocol that adapts the <a href="/facts/Common_Industrial_Protocol/7D1ch1I6">Common Industrial Protocol</a> (CIP) to standard <a href="/facts/Ethernet/nMfhU8tU">Ethernet</a>. EtherNet/IP is one of the leading industrial protocols in the United States and is widely used in a range of industries including factory, hybrid and process. The EtherNet/IP and CIP technologies are managed by <a href="/facts/ODVA_(company)/KXjyyG9Y">ODVA</a>, Inc., a global trade and standards development organization founded in 1995 with over 300 corporate members. </p><p>EtherNet/IP uses both of the most widely deployed collections of Ethernet standards –the Internet Protocol suite and IEEE 802.3 – to define the features and functions for its transport, network, data link and physical layers. EtherNet/IP performs at level session and above (level 5, 6 and 7) of the <a href="/facts/OSI_model/oxN9Xhjz">OSI model</a>. CIP uses its object-oriented design to provide EtherNet/IP with the services and device profiles needed for real-time control applications and to promote consistent implementation of automation functions across a diverse ecosystem of products. In addition, EtherNet/IP adapts key elements of Ethernet’s standard capabilities and services to the CIP object model framework, such as the <a href="/facts/User_Datagram_Protocol/dxLU0D6q">User Datagram Protocol</a> (UDP), which EtherNet/IP uses to transport I/O messages. </p><p>Ethernet/IP was estimated to have about 30% share of the industrial Ethernet market in 2010 and 2018. </p>