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What is the purpose of the university?
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The purpose of the university is to educate the public
on the benefits of deploying Industrial Ethernet in a variety of solutions
for applications. Understanding Industrial Ethernet technology can become
a confusing process. The university has structured course work where
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What is taught at the university?
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Students are taught the basics of Industrial
Ethernet from the physical and data link layers up through the network,
transport and application layers. All material comes from the IEEE Std.
802.3 and relevant Request for Comments (RFCs). The material is
vendor-neutral since the purpose of the university is to educate the
public for the benefit of the industry.
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What prompted creation of the university?
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Industrial Ethernet has become the network of choice for instrumentation, monitoring
and control applications. Yet, few people understand the technology. Given
proper knowledge, the success of your Ethernet project will be assured.
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What is waiting at the end?
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Should the courses be completed, a graduate will be sent a certificate of
completion as well as have the option to add his/her name to the list of
Industrial Ethernet Alumni. Graduation is not mandatory. Students can pick
and choose courses of interest. Best of all, it's FREE. |
