
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION | 1 | |
| 1.1 | Description | 1 | 
| 1.2 | 2572 Functions | 2 | 
| CHAPTER 2. LOCAL AREA NETWORK OVERVIEW | 3 | |
| 2.1 | Master/Slave vs. Local Area Networks | 3 | 
| 2.2 | IEEE 802.5  | 4 | 
| 2.3 | Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 | 5 | 
| 2.4 | IEEE 802.4 (Token Bus) | 6 | 
| 2.5 | Future Technologies | 6 | 
| 2.6 | Summary | 7 | 
| CHAPTER 3. ETHERNET OVERVIEW | 9 | |
| 3.1 | ISO Reference Model | 9 | 
| 3.2 | Ethernet Topologies and Media - Physical Layer | 10 | 
| 3.3 | Ethernet Protocol - Data Link Layer | 13 | 
| 3.4 | Ethernet Addresses | 15 | 
| 3.5 | Requirement for Higher Level Protocols | 15 | 
| CHAPTER 4. NETWORK PROTOCOLS | 17 | |
| 4.1 | Connectionless vs. Connection Oriented Protocols | 17 | 
| 4.2 | Common LAN Protocols | 18 | 
| CHAPTER 5. TCP/IP OVERVIEW | 21 | |
| 5.1 | TCP/IP Components | 21 | 
| 5.2 | Internet Protocol | 22 | 
| 5.3 | Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) | 24 | 
| 5.4 | User Datagram Protocol (UDP) | 24 | 
| 5.5 | Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) | 25 | 
| 5.6 | Berkeley Sockets | 27 | 
| 5.7 | 2572 TCP/IP Support | 27 | 
| CHAPTER 6. PLC COMMAND INTERFACE | 29 | |
| 6.1 | Non Intelligent Terminal Protocol | 29 | 
| 6.2 | Task Codes | 30 | 
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