3 PROFINET information
PROFINET is the innovative open standard for Industrial Ethernet and satisfies all requirements of
automation technology.
PROFINET is a publicly accessible specification, which was published by the IEC (IEC/PAS 62411) in
2005 and has been part of the IEC 61158 and IEC 61784 standards since 2003.
PROFINET is supported by "PROFIBUS International" and the "INTERBUS Club".
Figure 1: PROFINET organized in the ISO/OSI layer model
Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany
TR-Electronic GmbH 2018, All Rights Reserved
08/06/2019
TR - ELA - BA - DGB - 0030 - 02
Page 95 of 167