Industrial Ethernet: How to Plan, Install, and Maintain is a practical and accessible guide that explains how standard Ethernet and TCP/IP technologies are adapted for demanding factory and process control environments. This book guides readers through the fundamentals of digital communication, Ethernet hardware, cabling, addressing and common protocols. It then covers real-world topics such as installation best practices, grounding, troubleshooting, monitoring, security, Power over Ethernet (PoE), wireless networking, redundancy and time synchronization. It also compares industrial protocols (Modbus, EtherNet/IP and PROFINET), shows how factories connect to enterprise systems (OPC UA, REST, MQTT, MTConnect and DDS) and surveys IoT/cloud options from major vendors.

Written for engineers, technicians and anyone who needs clear, practical guidance, this book emphasizes robust device selection, deterministic performance and the safe and secure integration of legacy and modern systems. The result is a concise reference for planning, deploying and maintaining reliable industrial Ethernet networks in harsh real-world settings.

Perry S. Marshall is an author, speaker, and consultant who advises technology companies on product definition, marketing, and new customer acquisition. He wrote 80/20 Sales & Marketing, which applies the Pareto principle to marketing processes; Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords, the world's most popular book on internet advertising; and Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design, which applies communication theory to biology. He has a BSEE from the University of Nebraska. You can contact him via his website, www.perrymarshall.com.

John S. Rinaldi has worked on industrial and building networking for more than 30 years as both a user and a product developer. His experience includes low-level device networking, sensor bus communications, industrial Ethernet, and SCADA systems. Current interests include remote monitoring, industrial device/enterprise communications, and machine-to-machine communications. His company, Real Time Automation, is a leader in industrial and building automation networking software, turnkey systems, and add-on networking hardware. He can be reached through the website at www.rtaautomation.com.