6.6.3.6 IA-station Facet

Table 39 describes the details of the IA-station Facet.

This Facet includes industrial automation networking component requirements. In particular, it mandates an End Station Component Facet and adds the option to include Bridge Component Facets (via the UAFX EthernetIAStation ContainsBridge ConformanceUnit). It also adds functionality for Topology Discovery, Remote Management and Time Synchronization.

Table 39 – IA-station Facet
GroupConformance Unit / Profile TitleOptional
End Station Component Facet
UAFX NetworkingUAFX EthernetIAStation ContainsBridgeTrue
UAFX NetworkingUAFX EthernetIAStation Default PCP to TC MappingFalse
UAFX NetworkingUAFX EthernetServices Topology DiscoveryFalse
UAFX NetworkingUAFX EthernetServices Remote ManagementTrue
UAFX NetworkingUAFX EthernetServices gPTP Time SynchronizationTrue