IPv4 subnet planning for OT networks: CIDR, VLANs and address plans
A practical method for sizing OT subnets: how CIDR maps to host counts, how to leave room to grow, how to align subnets with cells and zones and how to document the plan.
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6 articles · networking
A practical method for sizing OT subnets: how CIDR maps to host counts, how to leave room to grow, how to align subnets with cells and zones and how to document the plan.
· 4 minUnmanaged switches are cheaper; managed switches are controllable. When the difference matters - and when it doesn't.
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· 2 minFieldbus is not obsolete, and Ethernet is not automatically better. The engineering criteria that settle the debate.
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· 2 minLet’s look at your machine, your data flow or your production goal together. Describe your situation in a few sentences and the ASP Dijital team will reply by email.