Notes

This is the white paper for the Deploying Scalable Time Distribution within a Converged Plantwide Ethernet Architecture, Cisco Reference Design, which is documented in the Deploying Scalable Time Distribution within a Converged Plantwide Ethernet Architecture Design Guide that outlines several use cases for designing and deploying IEEE 1588 PTP and CIP Sync technology throughout a plant-wide IACS network infrastructure. CPwE is brought to market through an ecosystem consisting of Cisco, Panduit, and Rockwell Automation emergent from the strategic alliance between Cisco Systems and Rockwell Automation.