The technology started with 10-Mb/s coax cabling (10BASE5). Twisted-pair and RJ45 connectors quickly replaced that, while fiber optics was implemented for high-speed, long-distance communication.
At the ARC Forum 2020, Paul Sereiko and Ted Masters of the FieldComm Group gave a preview of the forthcoming NAMUR Open Architecture Information Model (NOA-IM) and the role FieldComm Group is playing ...