Industrial Network Communication

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Investment	€ 1.396,- per person / excl. VAT

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Dates:
11 June till 14 June 2024	09:00 - 16:00	Zevenaar	English
15 October till 18 October 2024	09:00 - 16:00	Zevenaar	English

The communication function in industrial automation systems changed from a minor function to a key function the last decades. Availability, scalability, maintainability etc. are new requirements because of the change to key function. New functions means new and usually more technologies. But also the industrial automation depends more and more on the network because of this change.

One of the drawbacks of the growing communication function is that industrial automation systems are increasingly more open. This openness means a higher risks of a cyber-attack and because of that a higher need for cyber security.

Engineers, technicians that are responsible for industrial automation systems needs more insight in the network communication. Otherwise it is hard to design and/or maintain an industrial automation system.

Content:

Introduction of industrial network technology
Ethernet technology
Transmission media, access methods, MAC addressing, Ethernet message format, switching mechanisms
Network infrastructure devices hub, switch, router and gateway
Internet Protocol (IP), IP Adressierung, IP Subnetting, Routing, TCP, DNS
Network protocols ARP, ICMP, BOOTP, DHCP, SNMP, (R)STP, VLAN
Network diagnostics with Wireshark
Dangers in industrial networks
Security Concepts: Protection of end devices and networks; User-dependent network access; Encrypted communication in unprotected networks
Network Address Translation (NAT): IP-Masquerading; Port Forwarding; 1:1 NAT
Firewall: packet filter based on Mac addresses, IP addresses and port numbers; Stateful Package Inspection; Protection against denial-of-service attacks; Individual firewall rules for different users
Operating modes; Stealth; Router
Remote access via HTTPS
Recovery procedure; support tools
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Secured communication
Authentication via pre-shared key (PSK) and X.509v3 certificates
Practical exercises

Time schedule:

Day 1 till 3 09.00 – 16.00 h. Training course
Day 4 09.00 – 13.00 h. Final exam

Please be aware that additional study time could be required in the evening during this week due to the exam which will be taken the last day of the training week.

For whom?

This practical training is for engineers and technicians that are responsible for the design and maintenance of industrial network communication systems. Exercises are an important part of this training.

This is the benefit:

The engineers and technicians are be able to develop better designs and solve faster problems in the network. This results in a higher availability of the system.