Why is Ethernet-APL important? Ethernet-APL will change the process automation world by enabling high
bandwidth, seamless Ethernet connectivity to field devices. It solves the challenges that, to date, have limited"
"the use of Ethernet to the field. These challenges include power, bandwidth, cabling, distance, and use in hazardous locations. By solving these challenges for both brownfield upgrades and new greenfield installations, Ethernet-APL will enable new insights that were previously unavailable, such as combining process variables, secondary parameters, and asset health feedback and seamlessly communicating them to the control layer.
These new insights will awaken new possibilities for data analysis, operational insights, and productivity improvements through a converged Ethernet network from the field to the cloud.