A Network is the logical representation of wired and wireless technologies and represents the communication means for Devices that are connected to it. A Network instance is qualified by its Communication Profile components.

Figure 22 shows the type hierarchy and the NetworkType components. It is formally defined in Table 37.

Figure 22 – NetworkType

Table 37 – NetworkType definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	NetworkType
IsAbstract	False
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	ModellingRule
Subtype of the BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5.
HasComponent	Object	<ProfileIdentifier>		ProtocolType	MandatoryPlaceholder
ConnectsTo	Object	<CPIdentifier>		ConnectionPointType	OptionalPlaceholder
HasComponent	Object	Lock		LockingServicesType	Optional

The <ProfileIdentifier> specifies the Protocol and Communication Profile that this Network is used for.

<CPIdentifier> (referenced by a ConnectsTo Reference) references the ConnectionPoint(s) that have been configured for this Network. All ConnectionPoints shall adhere to the same Protocol as the Network. See also Figure 25 for a usage example. They represent the protocol-specific access points for the connected Devices.

In addition, Networks may also support LockingServices (defined in 8.3).