The word redundancy is thrown around often in today's communications equipment sector. And, for the most part, this term is used to describe systems that deliver the coveted 99.999 percent (five nines ...

Two redundancy protocols have recently been standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission as IEC 62439-3. Both protocols allow systems to overcome any single network failure without ...

Steps engineers can take to help mitigate power outage impacts. Paths to PLC redundancy. Paths to PAC redundancy. How can a dual Ethernet ring help with resilience? Power outages are becoming more ...

To meet the needs of one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies, Dexter Solution Systems and Belden were asked to provide a redundant industrial Ethernet and WLAN network according to IEC ...

In recent decades, the growing need for electric power has surfaced the need to implement increasingly efficient and reliable automation and protection systems for substations. The development of ...

Wireless solutions are often thought to be tainted by susceptibility to interference and lack of reliability. Despite recent technical improvements, wireless transmission technology still elicits ...

In recent decades, the growing need for electric power has brought out the need to implement increasingly efficient and reliable automation and protection systems for electrical substations. The ...

David Davis explains how to configure EtherChannel to increase your bandwidth and provide redundancy on a Cisco network. In my previous article on the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), I ...

CRITICAL redundancy theory is built on a simple but powerful premise: systems become stronger, safer, and more resilient when their most essential functions are supported by intentional back-ups, ...