Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 4-3: Data-link layer protocol specification - Type 3 elements

IEC 61158-4-3:2014 specifies procedures for the timely transfer of data and control information from one data-link user entity to a peer user entity, and among the data-link entities forming the distributed data-link service provider and the structure of the fieldbus DLPDUs used for the transfer of data and control information by the protocol of this standard, and their representation as physical interface data units. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2010 and constitutes a technical revision. The main changes are: - Corrections in Table A.15 and Table A.16; - Expired patent removed and added new patents.

Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Feldbusse - Teil 4-3: Protokollspezifikation des Data Link Layer (Sicherungsschicht) - Typ 3-Elemente

Réseaux de communication industriels - Spécifications des bus de terrain - Partie 4-3 : Spécification du protocole de la couche liaison de données - Éléments de Type 3

L'IEC 61158-4-3:2014 spécifie les procédures pour le transfert en temps utile de données et d'informations de commande d'une entité d'utilisateur de liaison de données vers une entité d'utilisateur homologue, et parmi les entités de liaison de données formant le fournisseur de service de liaison de données distribué et la structure des DLPDU du bus de terrain utilisée pour le transfert de données et d'informations de commande par le protocole de la présente norme, et leur représentation comme unités de données d'interface physique. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition, parue en 2010. Elle constitue une révision technique. Les modification sont: - Des corrections ont été apportées au Tableau A.15 et au Tableau A.16; - Les brevets qui ont expiré ont été retirés et de nouveaux brevets ont été ajoutés.

Industrijska komunikacijska omrežja - Specifikacije za procesna vodila - 4-3. del: Specifikacija protokola na ravni podatkovnih povezav - Elementi tipa 3 (IEC 61158-4-3:2014)

IEC 61158-4-3:2014 določa postopke za pravočasni prenos podatkov in informacij o nadzoru od enega uporabniškega osebka podatkovne povezave do uporabniškega osebka vrstnika in med osebki podatkovne povezave, ki tvorijo ponudnika storitev porazdeljenih podatkovnih povezav, ter strukturo DLPDU-jev za procesna vodila, ki se uporabljajo za prenos podatkov in informacij o nadzoru s protokolom tega standarda, in njihovo zastopanost kot fizični vmesnik podatkovnih enot. Ta tretja izdaja razveljavlja in nadomešča drugo izdajo, objavljeno leta 2010, in predstavlja tehnično popravljeno izdajo. Glavne spremembe so:
– Popravki v preglednici A.15 in preglednici A.16;
– Odstranjen potekli patent in dodani novi patenti.

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Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
30-Oct-2014
Withdrawal Date
18-Sep-2017
Drafting Committee
IEC/SC 65C - IEC_SC_65C
Current Stage
9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
Start Date
23-May-2022
Completion Date
23-May-2022

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Effective Date
04-Nov-2014
Effective Date
07-Jun-2022
Effective Date
23-Mar-2020
Effective Date
25-Jun-2019
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EN 61158-4-3:2014 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 4-3: Data-link layer protocol specification - Type 3 elements". This standard covers: IEC 61158-4-3:2014 specifies procedures for the timely transfer of data and control information from one data-link user entity to a peer user entity, and among the data-link entities forming the distributed data-link service provider and the structure of the fieldbus DLPDUs used for the transfer of data and control information by the protocol of this standard, and their representation as physical interface data units. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2010 and constitutes a technical revision. The main changes are: - Corrections in Table A.15 and Table A.16; - Expired patent removed and added new patents.

IEC 61158-4-3:2014 specifies procedures for the timely transfer of data and control information from one data-link user entity to a peer user entity, and among the data-link entities forming the distributed data-link service provider and the structure of the fieldbus DLPDUs used for the transfer of data and control information by the protocol of this standard, and their representation as physical interface data units. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2010 and constitutes a technical revision. The main changes are: - Corrections in Table A.15 and Table A.16; - Expired patent removed and added new patents.

EN 61158-4-3:2014 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control; 35.100.20 - Data link layer; 35.110 - Networking. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 61158-4-3:2014 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 61158-4-3:2012, EN 61158-4-1:2014, EN 61158-4-1:2014, EN IEC 61158-4-3:2019. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 61158-4-3:2014 is associated with the following European legislation: Standardization Mandates: M/490. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2015
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SIST EN 61158-4-3:2012
Industrijska komunikacijska omrežja - Specifikacije za procesna vodila - 4-3. del:
Specifikacija protokola na ravni podatkovnih povezav - Elementi tipa 3 (IEC 61158-
4-3:2014)
Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 4-3: Data-link layer
protocol specification - Type 3 elements (IEC 61158-4-3:2014)
Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Feldbusse - Teil 4-3: Protokollspezifikation des Data
Link Layer (Sicherungsschicht) - Typ 3-Elemente (IEC 61158-4-3:2014)
Réseaux de communication industriels - Spécifications des bus de terrain – Partie 4-3:
Spécification du protocole de la couche liaison de données - Éléments de type 3 (CEI
61158-4-3:2014)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61158-4-3:2014
ICS:
25.040.40 Merjenje in krmiljenje Industrial process
industrijskih postopkov measurement and control
35.100.20 Podatkovni povezovalni sloj Data link layer
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61158-4-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2014
ICS 25.040.40; 35.100.20; 35.110 Supersedes EN 61158-4-3:2012
English Version
Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications -
Part 4-3: Data-link layer protocol specification - Type 3 elements
(IEC 61158-4-3:2014)
Réseaux de communication industriels - Spécifications des Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Feldbusse - Teil 4-3:
bus de terrain - Partie 4-3: Spécification du protocole de la Protokollspezifikation des Data Link Layer
couche liaison de données - Éléments de type 3 (Sicherungsschicht) - Typ 3-Elemente
(CEI 61158-4-3:2014) (IEC 61158-4-3:2014)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2014-09-19. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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© 2014 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 61158-4-3:2014 E
Foreword
The text of document 65C/762/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61158-4-3, prepared by SC 65C
“Industrial networks” of IEC/TC 65 “Industrial-process measurement, control and automation" was
submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 61158-4-3:2014.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has (dop) 2015-06-19
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2017-09-19
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61158-4-3:2012
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61158-4-3:2014 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 60870-5-1 NOTE Harmonised as EN 60870-5-1
IEC 61158-1 NOTE Harmonised as EN 61158-1
IEC 61158-5-3 NOTE Harmonised as EN 61158-5-3
IEC 61158-6-3 NOTE Harmonised as EN 61158-6-3
IEC 61784-1 NOTE Harmonised as EN 61784-1
IEC 61784-2 NOTE Harmonised as EN 61784-2

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61131-3 -  Programmable controllers EN 61131-3 -
Part 3: Programming languages
IEC 61158-2 2014 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus EN 61158-2 2014
specifications
Part 2: Physical layer specification and service
definition
IEC 61158-3-3 -  Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus EN 61158-3-3 -
specifications
Part 3-3: Data-link layer service definition -
Type 3 elements
ISO/IEC 2022 -  Information technology - Character code - -
structure and extension techniques
ISO/IEC 7498-1 -  Information technology - Open Systems - -
Interconnection - Basic reference model: The
basic model
ISO/IEC 7498-3 -  Information technology - Open Systems - -
Interconnection - Basic reference model:
Naming and addressing
ISO/IEC 10731 -  Information technology - Open Systems - -
Interconnection - Basic Reference Model -
Conventions for the definition of OSI services
ISO 1177 -  Information processing - Character structure - -
for start/stop and synchronous character-
oriented transmission
IEC 61158-4-3 ®
Edition 3.0 2014-08
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications –

Part 4-3: Data-link layer protocol specification – Type 3 elements

Réseaux de communication industriels – Spécifications des bus de terrain –

Partie 4-3: Spécification du protocole de la couche liaison de données – Éléments

de type 3
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX XH
ICS 25.04.40; 35.100.20; 35.110 ISBN 978-2-8322-1721-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
INTRODUCTION . 8
1 Scope . 9
1.1 General . 9
1.2 Specifications . 9
1.3 Procedures . 9
1.4 Applicability . 9
1.5 Conformance . 10
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 10
3.1 Reference model terms and definitions . 10
3.2 Service convention terms and definitions . 12
3.3 Common terms and definitions . 13
3.4 Additional Type 3 definitions. 15
3.5 Common symbols and abbreviations . 17
3.6 Type 3 symbols and abbreviations . 18
4 Common DL-protocol elements . 22
4.1 Frame check sequence . 22
5 Overview of the DL-protocol . 25
5.1 General . 25
5.2 Overview of the medium access control and transmission protocol . 25
5.3 Transmission modes and DL-entity . 26
5.4 Service assumed from the PhL . 31
5.5 Operational elements . 35
5.6 Cycle and system reaction times . 50
6 General structure and encoding of DLPDUs, and related elements of procedure . 53
6.1 DLPDU granularity . 53
6.2 Length octet (LE, LEr) . 54
6.3 Address octet . 54
6.4 Control octet (FC) . 57
6.5 DLPDU content error detection . 61
6.6 DATA_UNIT . 61
6.7 Error control procedures . 62
7 DLPDU-specific structure, encoding and elements of procedure . 63
7.1 DLPDUs of fixed length with no data field . 63
7.2 DLPDUs of fixed length with data field . 65
7.3 DLPDUs with variable data field length . 67
7.4 Token DLPDU . 68
7.5 ASP DLPDU . 69
7.6 SYNCH DLPDU . 69
7.7 Time Event (TE) DLPDU . 69
7.8 Clock Value (CV) DLPDU . 70
7.9 Transmission procedures . 70
8 Other DLE elements of procedure. 73
8.1 DL-entity initialization . 73
8.2 States of the media access control of the DL-entity . 74

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8.3 Clock synchronization protocol . 80
Annex A (normative) DL-Protocol state machines . 85
A.1 Overall structure . 85
A.2 Variation of state machines in different devices . 86
A.3 DL Data Resource . 87
A.4 FLC / DLM . 91
A.4.1 Primitive definitions . 91
A.4.2 State machine description . 96
A.5 MAC . 115
A.5.1 Primitive definitions . 115
A.5.2 State machine description . 115
A.6 SRU . 141
A.6.1 Overview . 141
A.6.2 Character send SM(CTX) . 142
A.6.3 Character receive SM (CRX) . 143
A.6.4 Timer-SM (TIM) . 143
A.6.5 Primitive definition of SRC . 144
A.6.6 State machine description . 145
Annex B (informative) Type 3 (synchronous): exemplary FCS implementations . 160
Annex C (informative) Type 3: Exemplary token procedure and message transfer
periods . 162
C.1 Procedure of token passing . 162
C.2 Examples for token passing procedure . 163
C.3 Examples for message transfer periods – asynchronous transmission . 168
Bibliography . 170

Figure 1 – Relationships of DLSAPs, DLSAP-addresses and group DL-addresses . 14
Figure 2 – Logical token-passing ring . 28
Figure 3 – PhL data service for asynchronous transmission . 32
Figure 4 – Idle time T . 37
ID1
Figure 5 – Idle time T (SDN, CS) . 38
ID2
Figure 6 – Idle time T (MSRD) . 38
ID2
Figure 7 – Slot time T . 39
SL1
Figure 8 – Slot time T . 39
SL2
Figure 9 – Slot time T . 44
SL1
Figure 10 – Slot time T . 44
SL2
Figure 11 – Token transfer period . 50
Figure 12 – Message transfer period . 51
Figure 13 – UART character . 53
Figure 14 – Octet structure . 54
Figure 15 – Length octet coding . 54
Figure 16 – Address octet coding . 55
Figure 17 – DAE/SAE octet in the DLPDU . 56
Figure 18 – Address extension octet . 56
Figure 19 – FC octet coding for send/request DLPDUs . 58
Figure 20 – FC octet coding for acknowledgement or response DLPDUs . 58

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Figure 21 – FCS octet coding. 61
Figure 22 – Data field . 62
Figure 23 – Ident user data . 62
Figure 24 – DLPDUs of fixed length with no data field . 64
Figure 25 – DLPDUs of fixed length with no data field . 65
Figure 26 – DLPDUs of fixed length with data field . 66
Figure 27 – DLPDUs of fixed length with data field . 66
Figure 28 – DLPDUs with variable data field length . 67
Figure 29 – DLPDUs with variable data field length . 68
Figure 30 – Token DLPDU . 68
Figure 31 – Token DLPDU . 69
Figure 32 – Send/request DLPDU of fixed length with no data . 70
Figure 33 – Token DLPDU and send/request DLPDU of fixed length with data . 71
Figure 34 – Send/request DLPDU with variable data field length . 71
Figure 35 – Send/request DLPDU of fixed length with no data . 72
Figure 36 – Token DLPDU and send/request DLPDU of fixed length with data . 72
Figure 37 – Send/request DLPDU with variable data field length . 73
Figure 38 – DL-state-diagram . 75
Figure 39 – Overview of clock synchronization . 81
Figure 40 – Time master state machine . 82
Figure 41 – Time receiver state machine . 83
Figure 42 – Clock synchronization . 84
Figure A.1 – Structuring of the protocol machines . 86
Figure A.2 – Structure of the SRU Machine . 142
Figure B.1 – Example of FCS generation for Type 3 (synchronous) . 160
Figure B.2 – Example of FCS syndrome checking on reception for Type 3
(synchronous) . 160
Figure C.1 – Derivation of the token holding time (T ) . 163
TH
Figure C.2 – No usage of token holding time (T ) . 164
TH
Figure C.3 – Usage of token holding time (T ) for message transfer (equivalence
TH
between T of each Master station) . 165
TH
Figure C.4 – Usage of token holding time (T ) in different working load situations . 167
TH
Table 1 – FCS length, polynomials and constants by Type 3 synchronous . 23
Table 2 – Characteristic features of the fieldbus data-link protocol . 25
Table 3 – Transmission function code . 59
Table 4 – FCB, FCV in responder . 60
Table 5 – Operating parameters . 73
Table A.1 – Assignment of state machines . 87
Table A.2 – Data resource . 88
Table A.3 – Primitives issued by DL-User to FLC . 91
Table A.4 – Primitives issued by FLC to DL-User . 92
Table A.5 – Primitives issued by DL-User to DLM . 94
Table A.6 – Primitives issued by DLM to DL-User . 94

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Table A.7 – Parameters used with primitives exchanged between DL-User and FLC . 95
Table A.8 – Parameters used with primitives exchanged between DL-User and DLM . 95
Table A.9 – FLC/DLM state table . 96
Table A.10 – FLC / DLM function table . 108
Table A.11 – Primitives issued by DLM to MAC. 115
Table A.12 – Primitives issued by MAC to DLM. 115
Table A.13 – Parameters used with primitives exchanged between DLM and MAC . 115
Table A.14 – Local MAC variables . 116
Table A.15 – MAC state table . 117
Table A.16 – MAC function table . 137
Table A.17 – Primitives issued by DLM to SRC . 144
Table A.18 – Primitives issued by SRC to DLM . 144
Table A.19 – Primitives issued by MAC to SRC. 144
Table A.20 – Primitives issued by SRC to MAC. 145
Table A.21 – Parameters used with primitives exchanged between MAC and SRC . 145
Table A.22 – FC structure . 145
Table A.23 – Local variables of SRC . 146
Table A.24 – SRC state table . 147
Table A.25 – SRC functions . 159

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS –
FIELDBUS SPECIFICATIONS –
Part 4-3: Data-link layer protocol specification –
Type 3 elements
FOREWORD
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NOTE Combinations of protocol types are specified in IEC 61784-1 and IEC 61784-2.
International Standard IEC 61158-4-3 has been prepared by subcommittee 65C: Industrial
networks, of IEC technical committee 65: Industrial-process measurement, control and
automation.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2010. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.

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The changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:
• Corrections in Table A.15 and Table A.16;
• Expired patent removed and added new patents.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
65C/762/FDIS 65C/772/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61158 series, published under the general title Industrial
communication networks – Fieldbus specifications, can be found on the IEC web site
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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INTRODUCTION
This part of IEC 61158 is one of a series produced to facilitate the interconnection of
automation system components. It is related to other standards in the set as defined by the
“three-layer” fieldbus reference model described in IEC 61158-1.
The data-link protocol provides the data-link service by making use of the services available
from the physical layer. The primary aim of this standard is to provide a set of rules for
communication expressed in terms of the procedures to be carried out by peer data-link
entities (DLEs) at the time of communication. These rules for communication are intended to
provide a sound basis for development in order to serve a variety of purposes:
a) as a guide for implementors and designers;
b) for use in the testing and procurement of equipment;
c) as part of an agreement for the admittance of systems into the open systems environment;
d) as a refinement to the understanding of time-critical communications within OSI.
This standard is concerned, in particular, with the communication and interworking of sensors,
effectors and other automation devices. By using this standard together with other standards
positioned within the OSI or fieldbus reference models, otherwise incompatible systems may
work together in any combination.
NOTE Use of some of the associated protocol types is restricted by their intellectual-property-right holders. In all
cases, the commitment to limited release of intellectual-property-rights made by the holders of those rights permits
a particular data-link layer protocol type to be used with physical layer and application layer protocols in Type
combinations as specified explicitly in its profile parts. Use of the various protocol types in other combinations may
require permission from their respective intellectual-property-right holders.
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) draws attention to the fact that it is
claimed that compliance with this document may involve the use of a patent concerning Type
3 elements and possibly other types given in the normative elements of this standard.
The following patent rights for Type 3 have been announced by [SI]:
Publication Title
EP 1253494 Control device with fieldbus

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most up to date information concerning patents.

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1 Scope
1.1 General
The data-link layer provides basic time-critical messaging communications between devices in
an automation environment.
This protocol provides communication opportunities to a pre-selected “master” subset of data-
link entities in a cyclic asynchronous manner, sequentially to each of those data-link entities.
Other data-link entities communicate only as permitted and delegated by those master data-
link entities.
For a given master, its communications with other data-link entities can be cyclic, or acyclic
with prioritized access, or a combination of the two.
This protocol provides a means of sharing the available communication resources in a fair
manner. There are provisions for time synchronization and for isochronous operation.
1.2 Specifications
This standard specifies
a) procedures for the timely transfer of data and control information from one data-link user
entity to a peer user entity, and among the data-link entities forming the distributed data-
link service provider;
b) the structure of the fieldbus DLPDUs used for the transfer of data and control information
by the protocol of this standard, and their representation as physical interface data units.
1.3 Procedures
The procedures are defined in terms of
a) the interactions between peer DL-entities (DLEs) through the exchange of fieldbus
DLPDUs;
b) the interactions between a DL-service (DLS) provider and a DLS-user in the same system
through the exchange of DLS primitives;
c) the interactions between a DLS-provider and a Ph-service provider in the same system
through the exchange of Ph-service primitives.
1.4 Applicability
These procedures are applicable to instances of communication between systems which
support time-critical communications services within the data-link layer of the OSI or fieldbus
reference models, and which require the ability to interconnect in an open systems
interconnection environment.
Profiles provide a simple multi-attribute means of summarizing an implementation’s
capabilities, and thus its applicability to various time-critical communications needs.

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1.5 Conformance
This standard also specifies conformance requirements for systems implementing these
procedures. This standard does not contain tests to demonstrate compliance with such
requirements.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
NOTE All parts of the IEC 61158 series, as well as IEC 61784-1 and IEC 61784-2 are maintained simultaneously.
Cross-references to these documents within the text therefore refer to the editions as dated in this list of normative
references.
IEC 61131-3, Programmable controllers – Part 3: Programming languages
IEC 61158-2:2014, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 2:
Physical layer specification and service definition
IEC 61158-3-3, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 3-3: Data
link service definition – Type 3 elements
ISO/IEC 2022, Information technology – Character code structure and extension techniques
ISO/IEC 7498-1, Information technology – Open Systems Interconnection – Basic Reference
Model: The Basic Model
ISO/IEC 7498-3, Information technology – Open Systems Interconnection – Basic Reference
Model: Naming and addressing
ISO/IEC 10731, Information technology – Open Systems Interconnection – Basic Reference
Model – Conventions for the definition of OSI services
ISO 1177, Information processing – Character structure for start/stop and synchronous
character oriented transmission
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the following terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
apply.
3.1 Reference model terms and definitions
This standard is based in part on the concepts developed in ISO/IEC 7498-1 and
ISO/IEC 7498-3, and makes use of the following terms defined therein.
3.1.1 called-DL-address [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.2 calling-DL-address [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.3 centralized multi-end-point-connection [ISO/IEC 7498-3]

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3.1.4 correspondent (N)-entities [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
correspondent DL-entities  (N=2)
correspondent Ph-entities  (N=1)
3.1.5 demultiplexing [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.6 DL-address [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.7 DL-address-mapping [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.8 DL-connection [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.9 DL-connection-end-point [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.10 DL-connection-end-point-identifier [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.11 DL-connection-mode transmission [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.12 DL-connectionless-mode transmission [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.13 DL-data-sink [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.14 DL-data-source [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.15 DL-duplex-transmission [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.16 DL-facility [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.17 DL-local-view [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.18 DL-name [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.19 DL-protocol [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.20 DL-protocol-connection-identifier [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.21 DL-protocol-control-information [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.22 DL-protocol-data-unit [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.23 DL-protocol-version-identifier [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.24 DL-relay [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.25 DL-service-connection-identifier [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.26 DL-service-data-unit [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.27 DL-simplex-transmission [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.28 DL-subsystem [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.29 DL-user-data [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.30 flow control [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.31 layer-management [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.32 multiplexing [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.33 naming-(addressing)-authority [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.34 naming-(addressing)-domain [ISO/IEC 7498-3]

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3.1.35 naming-(addressing)-subdomain [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.36 (N)-entity [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
DL-entity
Ph-entity
3.1.37 (N)-interface-data-unit [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
DL-service-data-unit  (N=2)
Ph-interface-data-unit  (N=1)
3.1.38 (N)-layer [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
DL-layer  (N=2)
Ph-layer  (N=1)
3.1.39 (N)-service [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
DL-service  (N=2)
Ph-service  (N=1)
3.1.40 (N)-service-access-point [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
DL-service-access-point  (N=2)
Ph-service-access-point  (N=1)
3.1.41 (N)-service-access-point-address [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
DL-service-access-point-address  (N=2)
Ph-service-access-point-address  (N=1)
3.1.42 peer-entities [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.43 Ph-interface-control-information [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.44 Ph-interface-data [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.45 primitive name [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.46 reassembling [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.47 recombining [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.48 reset
[ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.49 responding-DL-address [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.50 routing [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.51 segmenting [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.52 sequencing [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.53 splitting [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.54 synonymous name [ISO/IEC 7498-3]
3.1.55 systems-management [ISO/IEC 7498-3]

3.2 Service convention terms and definitions
This standard also makes use of the following terms defined in ISO/IEC 10731 as they apply
to the data-link layer:
3.2.1 acceptor
3.2.2 asymmetrical service
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3.2.3 confirm (primitive);
requestor.deliver (primitive)
3.2.4 deliver (primitive)
3.2.5 DL-confirmed-facility
3.2.6 DL-facility
3.2.7 DL-local-view
3.2.8 DL-mandatory-facility
3.2.9 DL-non-confirmed-facility
3.2.10 DL-provider-initiated-facility
3.2.11 DL-provider-optional-facility
3.2.12 DL-service-primitive;
primitive
3.2.13 DL-service-provider
3.2.14 DL-service-user
3.2.15 DL-user-optional-facility
3.2.16 indication (primitive)
acceptor.deliver (primitive)
3.2.17 multi-peer
3.2.18 request (primitive);
requestor.submit (primitive)
3.2.19 requestor
3.2.20 response (primitive);
acceptor.submit (primitive)
3.2.21 submit (primitive)
3.2.22 symmetrical service
3.3 Common terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
NOTE Many definitions are common to more than one protocol Type; they are not necessarily used by all protocol
Types.
3.3.1
DL-segment,
link,
local link
single DL-subnetwork in which any of the connected DLEs may communicate directly, without
any intervening DL-relaying, whenever all of those DLEs that are participating in an instance
of communication are simultaneously attentive to the DL-subnetwork during the period(s) of
attempted communication
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