Redefining Reliability: How Single-Pair Ethernet Elevates Security and Efficiency in Industrial Network Communication

With its ability to dramatically transform data transmission in industrial applications, SPE is redefining the future of secure and reliable network communication across diverse industries.

Amid the metamorphosis of industrial connectivity, a remarkable innovation is taking center stage: single-pair Ethernet (SPE). With its ability to dramatically transform data transmission in industrial applications, SPE is redefining the future of secure and reliable network communication across diverse industries. While standard Ethernet has long served as the bedrock for process and factory automation plants, SPE is emerging as the central element that is improving contemporary automation networks and shaping the industries of tomorrow.

A new era of Ethernet connectivity

Single-pair ethernet simplifies data transmission over a single pair of wires, seamlessly integrating with existing Ethernet frameworks while enhancing device connectivity and enabling smaller packaging density. It forms a single IP-based network, eliminating the need for specific gateways and simplifying connectivity throughout the automation pyramid.

SPE facilitates direct end-to-end data transmission from multifunctional sensors to the cloud, offering versatile transmission rates from 10 Mb/s to 1 Gb/s over distances of 40 to 1,000 meters. Additionally, it supports Power over Data Line (PoDL) and complies with connector standards defined in IEC 63171-2 (IP20) and IEC 63171-5 (IP67).