Validated Designs for Digital Manufacturing - Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE)
Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE)
An industrial network blueprint
Explore how CPwE can help you design and securely deploy an industrial network infrastructure.
Design Plantwide Resiliency
Get the implementation guide for a secure, robust and future-proof architecture.
Design Guidance for Connected Factory and Plantwide Ethernet
The Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE) Design and Implementation Guide provides an Ethernet and IP-networking based architecture for industrial Ethernet applications. CPwE applies to multiple industries. It specifically helps manufacturers seeking to integrate or upgrade their Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS) networks to standard Ethernet and IP networking technologies.
These manufacturers are interested in:
- Globalizing operations through IT integration with their IACS networks
- Reducing mean-time-to-repair and increasing overall equipment effectiveness
- Lowering the total cost of ownership of their current IACS network approach
- Mitigating risks by improving network uptime and equipment availability with superior security
- Reducing costs and improving asset utilization
This guide represents a collaborative development effort from Cisco Systems and Rockwell Automation. It is built on, and adds to, design guidelines from the Cisco Ethernet-to-the-Factory solution and the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture.
Design and Implementation Guides and Other Resources
CPwE CIP Security
CPwE Cell/Area Zone Security
CPwE Security Visibility
CPwE Scalable Time Distribution
CPwE Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP)
CPwE Cloud Connectivity
- Application Guide
- White Paper (PDF - 2.61 MB)
CPwE OEM Networking
CPwE Identity and Mobility Services
CPwE Industrial Data Center
CPwE Industrial Demilitarized Zone (IDMZ)
CPwE Industrial Firewalls
Location-Based Services
CPwE Network Address Translation (NAT)
CPwE Networks (Resilient Ethernet Protocol)
- Design Guide (May 2014)
- White Paper (PDF - 973 KB)
CPwE Plantwide Resiliency (Plantwide)
CPwE Physical Infrastructure
CPwE Site-to-Site VPN
CPwE Wireless
- Design and Implementation Guide (November 2014)
- White Paper (PDF - 850 KB)