Hi all,
Got a question that I'm hoping some networking gurus can shed some light on
I have an application which will see a 1768 series compact logix talking to a couple of drives, two PVP's, two point I/O racks and a couple of other devices, all on ethernet. As well as this, it should connect to the plant network.
I'd like to keep all the local stuff separated from the plant network - particularly the I/O - but I'm not sure of the best way to do this. The customer wants a Stratix 8300 switch in the panel, so I'm wondering - can I put the PLC, IO and drives on a local-style subnet (e.g. 192.168.1.xxx) and set the Stratix 8300 up as the router to handle all the "internal" traffic, as well as the traffic to the greater network, which might be on (e.g.) 10.10.10.xxx? I'm not completely sure of the difference between a Layer 3 Switch and a router.
I feel like the best option would be to have two 1768-ENBT's; have one connected to all the aforementioned equipment via a managed switch, and the other directly patched into the plant network. But at that point, it seems way overkill to be throwing an 8300 in to do local subnet switching between a dozen devices, and the customer has asked for the 8300.
Can anyone fill in the blanks for me?
Got a question that I'm hoping some networking gurus can shed some light on
I have an application which will see a 1768 series compact logix talking to a couple of drives, two PVP's, two point I/O racks and a couple of other devices, all on ethernet. As well as this, it should connect to the plant network.
I'd like to keep all the local stuff separated from the plant network - particularly the I/O - but I'm not sure of the best way to do this. The customer wants a Stratix 8300 switch in the panel, so I'm wondering - can I put the PLC, IO and drives on a local-style subnet (e.g. 192.168.1.xxx) and set the Stratix 8300 up as the router to handle all the "internal" traffic, as well as the traffic to the greater network, which might be on (e.g.) 10.10.10.xxx? I'm not completely sure of the difference between a Layer 3 Switch and a router.
I feel like the best option would be to have two 1768-ENBT's; have one connected to all the aforementioned equipment via a managed switch, and the other directly patched into the plant network. But at that point, it seems way overkill to be throwing an 8300 in to do local subnet switching between a dozen devices, and the customer has asked for the 8300.
Can anyone fill in the blanks for me?