Theoretical and General Applications Handbook covers industrial Ethernet products and is the final instalment of its popular series of industrial communications handbooks.

Theoretical and General Applications Handbook Westermo Data Communications, the UK's largest supplier of industrial Ethernet products has released the final instalment of its popular series of industrial communications handbooks. Entitled `Theoretical and General Applications', the latest publication provides a comprehensive overview of the most common theoretical aspects of industrial data communication. Aimed at designers, maintainers and operators of industrial networks, the impressive 150-page publication offers a detailed look at the networking technologies currently available as well as addressing all issues relating to the application of these communications within industrial environments.

The Handbook covers subjects such as increasing productivity, environmental considerations, installation, network topologies, interference and designing networks.

It also revisits and expands on the topics - local communication, remote connections and industrial Ethernet - covered in previous edtions.

A key feature is the industrial Ethernet section, which is vast, covering all areas including access methods, address and packets, collision domains, building a network, hubs or switches, SNMP and Ethernet on the cable.