RAPIEnet

RAPIEnet
Protocol Information
Type of Network	Open Real-time Ethernet
Physical Layer	IEEE 802.3, Ethertype 0x88fe
Network Topology	Ring or Line topology
Device Addressing	DIP switch or hardware/software
Network Configuration	Automatically done by protocol

RAPIEnet (Real-time Automation Protocols for Industrial Ethernet) was Korea's first Ethernet international standard for real-time data transmission. It is an Ethernet-based industrial networking protocol,¹ developed in-house by LSIS offers real-time transmission and is registered as an international standard.² (IEC 61158-3-21: 2010, IEC 61158-4-21: 2010, IEC 61158-5-21: 2010, IEC 61158-6-21: 2010, IEC 61784-2: 2010, IEC 62439-7)

• An embedded Ethernet switch with two ports enables the network expansion in a daisy chain without the need for an additional external switch, easy installation and wiring reduction.¹
• 100 Mbit/s - 1 Gbit/s transmission speed, allowing electrical and optical media to be used together.¹³
• Supports transmission modes such as Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast.¹
• Supports "Store & Forward”and “Cut Through” switching.¹

• An embedded hardware-based switch is adopted for real-time data transmission.
• With the full-duplex communication support, each node has dual link routes in a ring topology.

• RAPIEnet Ether type: 0x88FE⁴

• With an embedded switch and full-duplex, it has dual link routes and communication fault tolerance, enabling fast recovery capabilities.

- Recovery time < 10 ms¹

1. Transmits signal from Device 1 to Device 3.
2. A fault occurs between Device 2 and Device 3.
3. Notify the fault from Device 2 to Device 1.
4. Transmits signal back from Device 1 to Device 3.

• Fiber Optics/Copper Media

- Copper: Low installation costs with relatively big noise.

- Optics: High installation costs with low noise and relatively long wiring.

• Simple and efficient wiring is available by combining the features of two wires that have advantages and disadvantages.

• IEC 61158-3-21: 2010, Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 3-21: Data-link layer service definition - Type 21 elements.⁵
• IEC 61158-4-21: 2010, Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 4-21: Data-link layer protocol specification - Type 21 elements.¹
• IEC 61158-5-21: 2010, Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 5-21: Application layer service definition - Type 21 elements.⁶
• IEC 61158-6-21: 2010, Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 6-21: Application layer protocol specification - Type 21 elements.⁷
• IEC 61784-2: 2010, Industrial communication networks - Profiles - Part 2: Additional fieldbus profiles for real-time networks based on ISO/IEC 8802-3.⁸
• IEC 62439-7, Industrial communication networks - High availability automation networks - Part 7: Ring-based Redundancy Protocol (RRP) ⁹

• IEC 61784-5-17, Industrial communication networks - Profiles - Part 5-17: Installation of fieldbuses - Installation profiles for CPF 17 (to be registered as an IEC international standard in 2012)¹⁰