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Expanding on the existing collection of CPwE CVDs, this CPwE CRD outlines key requirements and design considerations to help with the successful design and deployment of lightly managed industrial Ethernet switches (IES) in the Cell/Area Zone and sub-zones for connecting Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) devices. Lightly managed IES are ideal for use in the manufacturing industry in several key scenarios, including OEM process skids and OEM machines. In these and similar use cases, a lightly managed IES provides easily replicable configurations to maintain many CPwE CVD networking best practices including segmentation, security and resiliency.