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FINS/UDP Frame Format
UDP Port Numbers for
FINS/UDP
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Data transmission 1
Data transmission 2
Data transmission 3
Data is sent in one direction, with no confirmation of whether the data was received. Because there are few procedures involved, data can be sent at high speed but with less reliability than with TCP.
The FINS/UDP method has the following features:
•Because FINS/UDP is a connectionless protocol, there is no limit to the number of corrections.
•FINS/UDP can be used for broadcasting.
•When data is sent via an IP network with multiple layers (such as the Internet), communications reliability drops.
The following diagram shows the structure of a UDP packet used for sending and receiving data on an Ethernet network.
EthernetV.2 | IP | UDP | FINS frame | FCS |
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UDP packet
As the diagram shows, a nested structure is used with the FINS/UDP method, i.e., Ethernet Ver. 2, IP frame, UDP frame, and FINS frame. A UDP data sec- tion (FINS frame) that exceeds 1,472 bytes is split into packets for transmis- sion. The split UDP data is then joined automatically at the UDP/IP protocol layer. There is normally no need to pay attention at the application layer to this split, but it may not be possible to send
The UDP port number is the number for UDP to identify the application layer (i.e., the FINS communications service in this case). When communications are executed by UDP/IP, this port number must be allocated to the communi- cations service.
The default setting for the FINS/UDP local UDP port number (i.e., the Ether- net Unit's UDP port number) is 9600. To set another number, make the setting for the FINS/UDP port using the Setup Tab in the Unit Setup.
At the Ethernet Unit, a UDP/IP frame received with a FINS/UDP port number is recognized as a FINS frame.
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