5.3 UAFX Networking
5.3.1 Overview
This subclause describes UAFX Networking features and quantities ConformanceUnits. The ConformanceGroups included are UAFX Ethernet Networking Features and UAFX Ethernet Networking Quantities.
5.3.2 UAFX Ethernet networking features
Table 8 describes UAFX Ethernet Networking Features ConformanceUnits which describe IEEE 802 features of End Station Components, Bridge Components, IA-stations, and UAFX Stations. For additional information about these items, please refer to OPC 10000‑82.
| Category | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EthernetUAFXStation | ||
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetUAFXStation Default PriorityMappingTable | Support of the Default PriorityMappingEntryType values according to Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetUAFXStation Physical Interface | Support of the physical network interface Objects IetfBaseNetworkInterfaceType and NetworkInterfaces Folder according to Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetUAFXStation Default VLAN Interface | Support of the Default VLAN Interface values according to Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetUAFXStation Remote Systems Data | Supports the BNM LLDP Port Info Remote Systems Data ConformanceUnit if the UAFX EthernetIAStation ContainsBridge ConformanceUnit is supported |
| EthernetIAStation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetIAStation ContainsBridge | Contains one or more Bridge Components, each supporting one or more of the following Facets: Base Bridge Component Facet, Advanced Bridge Component Facet, Full Bridge Component Facet Rules for future changes of this CU: 1) All included facets must be based on a common Base Bridge Component Facet. 2) Facets must not be mutually exclusive. 3) A Full Bridge Component Facet must cover the maximum requirements of all Bridge Component Facets. |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetIAStation Default PCP to TC Mapping | Support of the Default Priority to Traffic Class Mapping according to Part 82 |
| EthernetEndStation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetEndStation C-VLAN Support | Support of C-VLAN tagging according to the End Station Component feature selection of Part 82 |
| EthernetBridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge C-VLAN Component Support | Support of C-VLAN component features according to the Bridge Component requirements clause of Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge Strict Priority | Support of the strict priority algorithm according to the Bridge Component feature selection of Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge Regenerating Priority | Support regenerating priority according to the Bridge Component feature selection of Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge Frame Filtering | Support frame filtering according to the Bridge Component feature selection of Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge Per-Stream Filtering And Policing | Support per-stream filtering and policing according to the Bridge Component feature selection of Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge Enhancements For Scheduled Traffic | Support enhancements for scheduled traffic according to the Bridge Component feature selection of Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge Frame Preemption | Support frame preemption according to the Bridge Component feature selection of Part 82 for ports operating below 5 Gb/s |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridge TE-MSTID | Support TE-MSTID according to the Bridge Component feature selection of Part 82 |
| EthernetServices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetServices Topology Discovery | Implementation of Topology Discovery according to Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetServices gPTP Time Synchronization | Implementation of Time Synchronization according to Part 82 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetServices Remote Management | Implementation of Remote Management according to Part 82 |
5.3.3 UAFX Ethernet Networking Quantities
Table 9 describes UAFX Ethernet Networking Quantities ConformanceUnits which define concrete values or value ranges for UAFX Ethernet Networking Features ConformanceUnits listed in Table 8.
| Category | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EthernetEndstationQuantities | ||
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetEndstationQuantities C-VLAN 1 | Support the use of at least 1 Customer VLAN ID. |
| EthernetBridgeQuantities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities C-VLAN 8 | Support the use of at least 8 Customer VLAN IDs |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Queue 4 | Support at least four queues as specified IEEE 802.1Q‑2018, 8.6.6 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Queue 8 | Support eight queues as specified IEEE 802.1Q‑2018, 8.6.6 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Preemption Minimum Non-Final Fragment Size 64 | Support a minimum size of non-final fragments of at least 64 octets as specified IEEE 802.3‑2022, 30.14.1.7 |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Scheduled Traffic GCL 16/64 | Support at least 16 gate control list entries (parameter SupportedListMax according to IEEE Std 802.1Q, clause 12.29.1.5) for enhancements for scheduled traffic for ports operating on 10 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s and at least 64 gate control list entries for ports operating on 1 Gb/s to 10 Gb/s. |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Scheduled Traffic GCL 16/128 | Support at least 16 gate control list entries (parameter SupportedListMax according to IEEE Std 802.1Q, clause 12.29.1.5) for enhancements for scheduled traffic for ports operating on 10 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s and at least 128 gate control list entries for ports operating on 1 Gb/s to 10 Gb/s. |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Interference 500/200 | Support the ability to buffer frames of sizes 64 B to 2000 B at least for a period of 500 µs of egress traffic for each port when operating on 100 Mb/s. Support the ability to buffer frames of sizes 64 B to 2000 B at least for a period of 200 µs of egress traffic for each port when operating on 1 Gb/s. |
| Infrastructure | UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Scheduled Traffic Cycle Time 800/1000 | Support at least admin and oper cycle times (see IEEE 802.1Q, clause 12.29.1) of 800 µs and 1000 µs for the enhancement of scheduled traffic mechanism for ports operating at either 100 Mb/s or 1 Gb/s. NOTE: Higher and lower application cycle times can be achieved with reduction and sub-cycling (see ConformanceUnit UAFX EthernetBridgeQuantities Scheduled Traffic GCL 16/64). |