IEC 61784-2-13:2023

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INTERNATIONAL
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Part 2-13: Additional real-time fieldbus profiles based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 –
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Partie 2-13: Profils de bus de terrain supplémentaires pour les réseaux en temps
réel fondés sur l’ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 – CPF 13

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IEC 61784-2-13 ®
Edition 1.0 2023-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Industrial networks – Profiles –

Part 2-13: Additional real-time fieldbus profiles based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 –

CPF 13
Réseaux industriels – Profils –

Partie 2-13: Profils de bus de terrain supplémentaires pour les réseaux en

temps réel fondés sur l’ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 – CPF 13

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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ICS 35.100.20; 35.240.50 ISBN 978-2-8322-6902-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms, acronyms, and conventions . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviated terms and acronyms . 7
3.3 Symbols . 8
3.4 Conventions . 8
4 CPF 13 (Ethernet POWERLINK) – RTE communication profiles . 8
4.1 General overview . 8
4.2 CP 13/1 . 9
4.2.1 Physical layer . 9
4.2.2 Data-link layer . 9
4.2.3 Application layer . 9
4.2.4 Performance indicator selection . 10
Bibliography . 16

Table 1 – CPF 13 symbols . 8
Table 2 – CPF 13: Overview of profile sets . 9
Table 3 – CP 13/1: DLL service selection . 9
Table 4 – CP 13/1: DLL protocol selection . 9
Table 5 – CP 13/1: AL service selection . 9
Table 6 – CP 13/1: AL protocol selection . 10
Table 7 – CP 13/1: PI overview . 10
Table 8 – CP 13/1: PI dependency matrix . 11
Table 9 – CP 13/1: Consistent set of PIs small size automation system . 14
Table 10 – CP 13/1: Consistent set of PIs medium size automation system . 14
Table 11 – CP 13/1: Consistent set of PIs large size automation system . 15

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FOREWORD
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NOTE Combinations of protocol types are specified in the IEC 61784-1 series and the IEC 61784-2 series.
IEC 61784-2-13 has been prepared by subcommittee 65C: Industrial networks, of IEC technical
committee 65: Industrial-process measurement, control and automation. It is an International
Standard.
This first edition, together with the other parts of the same series, cancels and replaces the
fourth edition of IEC 61784-2 published in 2019. This first edition constitutes a technical revision.

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This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
IEC 61784-2:2019:
a) split of the original IEC 61784-2 into several subparts, one subpart for the material of a
generic nature, and one subpart for each Communication Profile Family specified in the
original document.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
65C/1209/FDIS 65C/1237/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
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A list of all parts of the IEC 61784-2 series, published under the general title
Industrial networks – Profiles – Part 2: Additional real-time fieldbus profiles based on
ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
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specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
INTRODUCTION
The IEC 61784-2 series provides additional Communication Profiles (CP) to the existing
Communication Profile Families (CPF) of the IEC 61784-1 series and additional CPFs with one
or more CPs. These profiles meet the industrial automation market objective of identifying Real-
Time Ethernet (RTE) communication networks coexisting with ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 –
commonly known as Ethernet. These RTE communication networks use provisions of
ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 for the lower communication stack layers and additionally provide more
predictable and reliable real-time data transfer and means for support of precise
synchronization of automation equipment.
More specifically, these profiles help to correctly state the compliance of RTE communication
networks with ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3, and to avoid the spreading of divergent implementations.
Adoption of Ethernet technology for industrial communication between controllers and even for
communication with field devices promotes the use of Internet technologies in the field area.
This availability would be unacceptable if it causes the loss of features required in the field area
for industrial communication automation networks, such as:
• real-time,
• synchronized actions between field devices like drives,
• efficient, frequent exchange of very small data records.
These new RTE profiles can take advantage of the improvements of Ethernet networks in terms
of transmission bandwidth and network span.
Another implicit but essential requirement is that the typical Ethernet communication
capabilities, as used in the office world, are fully retained, so that the software involved remains
applicable.
The market is in need of several network solutions, each with different performance
characteristics and functional capabilities, matching the diverse application requirements. RTE
performance indicators, whose values will be provided with RTE devices based on
communication profiles specified in the IEC 61784-2 series, enable the user to match network
devices with application-dependent performance requirements of an RTE network.

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Part 2-13: Additional real-time fieldbus profiles
based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 –
CPF 13
1 Scope
This part of IEC 61784-2 defines Communication Profile Family 13 (CPF 13). CPF 13 specifies
a Real-Time Ethernet (RTE) communication profile (CP) and related network components based
on the IEC 61158 series (Type 13), ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 and other standards.
For each RTE communication profile, this document also specifies the relevant RTE
performance indicators and the dependencies between these RTE performance indicators.
NOTE 1 All CPs are based on standards or draft standards or International Standards published by the IEC or on
standards or International Standards established by other standards bodies or open standards processes.
NOTE 2 The RTE communication profile use ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 communication networks and its related network
components and in some cases amend those standards to obtain RTE features.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. 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 the IEC 61784-1 series and the IEC 61784-2 series, 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 61158 (all parts), Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications
IEC 61158-3-13:2014, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 3-13:
Data-link layer service definition – Type 13 elements
IEC 61158-4-13:2014, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 4-13:
Data-link layer protocol specification – Type 13 elements
IEC 61158-5-13:2014, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 5-13:
Application layer service definition – Type 13 elements
IEC 61158-6-13:2014, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 6-13:
Application layer protocol specification – Type 13 elements
IEC 61784-2-0:2023, Industrial networks – Profiles – Part 2-0: Additional real-time fieldbus
profiles based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 – General concepts and terminology
ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3, Telecommunications and exchange between information technology
systems – Requirements for local and metropolitan area networks – Part 3: Standard for
Ethernet
IEEE Std 802-2014, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and
Architecture
IEEE Std 802.1AB-2016, IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks – Station and
Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery
IEEE Std 802.1AS-2020, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks – Timing
and Synchronization for Time-Sensitive Applications
IEEE Std 802.1Q-2018, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks – Bridges and
Bridged Networks
IETF RFC 768, J. Postel, User Datagram Protocol, August 1980, available at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc768 [viewed 2022-02-18]
IETF RFC 791, J. Postel, Internet Protocol, September 1981, available at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc791 [viewed 2022-02-18]
IETF RFC 792, J. Postel, Internet Control Message Protocol, September 1981, available at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc792 [viewed 2022-02-18]
IETF RFC 793, J. Postel, Transmission Control Protocol, September 1981, available at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc793 [viewed 2022-02-18]
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms, acronyms, and conventions
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 61784-2-0,
ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3, IEEE Std 802-2014, IEEE Std 802.1AB-2016, IEEE Std 802.1AS-2020
and IEEE Std 802.1Q-2018 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.2 Abbreviated terms and acronyms
For the purposes of this document, abbreviated terms and acronyms defined in IEC 61784-2-0
and the following apply.
CP Communication Profile [according to IEC 61784-1-0]
CPF Communication Profile Family [according to IEC 61784-1-0]
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol (see IETF RFC 792)
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IP Internet Protocol (see IETF RFC 791)
LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol (see IEEE 802.1AB-2016)
PI Performance indicator
RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Algorithm and Protocol (see IEEE 802.1Q-2018)
TCP Transmission Control Protocol (see IETF RFC 793)
UDP User Datagram Protocol (see IETF RFC 768)

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3.3 Symbols
For the purposes of this document, symbols defined in IEC 61784-2-0 and Table 1 apply.
Table 1 – CPF 13 symbols
Symbol Definition Unit
B Non-RTE bandwidth %
NRTE
M Network MTU (maximum transmission unit) octets
N Number of RTE end-stations processed in one communication cycle –
T Time reserved for non-RTE data within one communication cycle µs
A
T Communication cycle time µs
C
T Delivery time µs
D
T RTE frames transmission time for RTE end-station i µs
FT,i
T Processing time in the receiving end-station µs
PR
T Processing time in the sending end-station µs
PS
T Response delay of the RTE end-station i µs
RD,i
T Communication cycle start delay µs
S
T Sum of all delays of infrastructure components (switches, hubs, cabling) for the µs
SD,i
RTE end-station i
3.4 Conventions
For the purposes of this document, the conventions defined in IEC 61784-2-0 apply.
4 CPF 13 (Ethernet POWERLINK ) – RTE communication profiles
4.1 General overview
Communication Profile Family 13 (CPF 13) defines a profile using Type 13 of the IEC 61158
series, which corresponds to the communication system commonly known as Ethernet
POWERLINK.
– Profile 13/1
This profile contains AL, and DLL services and protocol definitions from IEC 61158-3-13,
IEC 61158-4-13, IEC 61158-5-13 and IEC 61158-6-13.
Table 2 shows the overview of Ethernet POWERLINK profile set.
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Ethernet POWERLINK is a trade name of Bernecker&Rainer Industrieelektronik Ges.m.b.H., control of trade name
use is given to the non profit organization EPSG. This information is given for the convenience of users of this
document and does not constitute an endorsement by IEC of the trademark holder or any of its products.
Compliance with this profile does not require use of the trade name. Use of the trade name requires permission
of the trade name holder.
Table 2 – CPF 13: Overview of profile sets
Layer Profile 13/1
Application IEC 61158-5-13, IEC 61158-6-13
Data-link IEC 61158-3-13, IEC 61158-4-13
Physical ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3
4.2 CP 13/1
4.2.1 Physical layer
The physical layer shall be according to ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3.
4.2.2 Data-link layer
4.2.2.1 DLL services selection
The data-link layer services are defined in IEC 61158-3-13. Table 3 shows the subclauses
included in this profile.
Table 3 – CP 13/1: DLL service selection
Clause Header Presence Constraints
Whole Data link service specification (Type 13) YES —
document
4.2.2.2 DLL protocol selection
The data-link layer protocols are defined in IEC 61158-4-13. Table 4 shows the subclauses
included in this profile.
Table 4 – CP 13/1: DLL protocol selection
Clause Header Presence Constraints
Whole Data link protocol specification (Type 13) YES —
document
4.2.3 Application layer
4.2.3.1 AL service selection
The application layer services are defined in IEC 61158-5-13. Table 5 shows the subclauses
included in this profile.
Table 5 – CP 13/1: AL service selection
Clause Header Presence Constraints
Whole Application layer service specification (Type 13) YES —
document
4.2.3.2 AL protocol selection
The application layer protocols are defined in IEC 61158-6-13. Table 6 shows the subclauses
included in this profile.
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Table 6 – CP 13/1: AL protocol selection
Clause Header Presence Constraints
Whole Application layer protocol specification (Type 13) YES —
document
4.2.4 Performance indicator selection
4.2.4.1 Performance indicator overview
Table 7 shows the performance indicators overview of CP 13/1.
Table 7 – CP 13/1: PI overview
Performance indicator Applicable Constraints
Delivery Time YES —
Number of end-stations YES —
Basic network topology YES Star and linear topology
Number of switches between end-stations YES For highest performance use repeaters instead of
switches
Throughput RTE YES —
Non-RTE bandwidth YES —
Time synchronization accuracy YES —
Non time-based synchronization accuracy YES —
Redundancy recovery time YES —

4.2.4.2 Performance indicator dependencies
4.2.4.2.1 Performance indicator dependency matrix
Table 8 shows the dependencies between performance indicators for CP 13/1.

Table 8 – CP 13/1: PI dependency matrix
Influencing PI
Dependent
PI
Delivery YES YES YES
NO NO NO NO
time 4.2.4.2.5 4.2.4.2.6 4.2.4.2.8
Number of YES
NO NO NO NO NO NO
end-stations 4.2.4.2.3
Basic
YES YES YES YES
network NO NO NO
4.2.4.2.4 4.2.4.2.11 4.2.4.2.12 4.2.4.2.13
topology
Throughput YES
NO NO NO NO NO NO
RTE 4.2.4.2.10
Non-RTE YES YES
NO NO NO NO NO
bandwidth 4.2.4.2.7 4.2.4.2.9
Time syn-
chronization
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
accuracy
Non-time-
based syn-
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
chronization
accuracy
Redundancy
recovery NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
time
4.2.4.2.2 Delivery time
The delivery time is dependent on the communication cycle time and properties of the specific
end-station. Data which is produced is transmitted in the following communication cycle and
processed by the receiving node at the beginning of the third communication cycle.
The delivery time for communication between two RTE end-stations can be calculated by
Formula (1).
T= T+TT+
(1)
D PS C PR
where
T is the delivery time;
D
is the communication cycle time, see Formula (2);
T
C
T is the processing time in the receiving end-station.
PR
T is the processing time in the sending end-station.
PS
Delivery time
Number of
end-stations
Basic network
topology
Throughput RTE
Non-RTE
bandwidth
Time
synchronization
accuracy
Non-time-based
synchronization
accuracy
Redundancy
recovery time
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The communication cycle time T can be calculated by Formula (2).
C
N
T=TT++ T +T +T
( ) (2)
∑
C S A FT,i RD,i SD,i
i=1
where
T is the communication cycle time;
C
T is the communication cycle start delay;
S
N is the number of RTE end-stations processed in one communication cycle;
T is the RTE frames transmission time for RTE end-station i (depends on the amount of
FT,i
APDU data for this node);
T is the response delay of the RTE end-station i;
RD,i
T is the sum of all delays of infrastructure components (switches, repeaters, cabling) for the
SD,i
RTE end-station i;
T is the time reserved for non-RTE data within one communication cycle.
A
The delivery time with one lost frame for communication between two RTE end-stations can be
calculated by Formula (3).
T T+×2 TT+
(3)
D PS C PR
where
T is the delivery time;
D
T is the communication cycle time, see Formula (2);
C
T is the processing time in the receiving end-station.
PR
T is the processing time in the sending end-station.
PS
4.2.4.2.3 Delivery time dependency on number of end-stations
Typically, the amount of APDU data increases with the number of end-stations. Moreover,
additional delays are introduced with every extra node (by the node itself and additional network
infrastructure components if necessary). Both parameters are considered in Formula (2) and
therefore influence the delivery time as calculated by Formula (1).
4.2.4.2.4 Delivery time dependency on basic network topology
Basic network topology influences signal propagation delay between two RTE end-stations
which limits the communication cycle time and consequently the delivery time.
4.2.4.2.5 Number of end-stations dependency on delivery time
As shown in Formula (1), the delivery time is given by the communication cycle time. As every
node occupies a certain amount of time within the communication cycle, there is a limit on the
number of nodes if a certain delivery time is to be accomplished.
4.2.4.2.6 Basic network topology dependency on delivery time
A given delivery time limits the amount of tolerable signal propagation delays which are
introduced by a given network topology.
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4.2.4.2.7 Basic network topology dependency on non-RTE bandwidth
Non-RTE bandwidth is provided by a fixed time slice of the communication cycle and therefore
dependent on delivery time. From this, it follows that basic network topology is also dependent
on non-RTE bandwidth.
4.2.4.2.8 Throughput RTE dependency on delivery time
A certain delivery time limits the amount of APDU which can be transmitted within one
communication cycle. Throughput RTE is a function of APDU size and communication cycle
time and therefore dependent on delivery time.
4.2.4.2.9 Throughput RTE dependency on non-RTE bandwidth
Non-RTE bandwidth is provided by a fixed time slice of one communication cycle. This time
slice cannot be used for real-time data and therefore limits throughput RTE.
4.2.4.2.10 Non-RTE bandwidth dependency on Throughput RTE
Non-RTE bandwidth is provided by a fixed time slice of one communication cycle. More RTE
data sent within one communication cycle reduces the time available for non-RTE
communication.
Non-RTE bandwidth is derived from the communication cycle time and network maximum
transmission unit (MTU) size as calculated by Formula (4). Total link bandwidth corresponds to
full link rate according to ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3 (e.g. 100 Mbit/s).
M
B =
(4)
NRTE
125000×T
C
where
B is the non-RTE bandwidth;
NRTE
M is the network MTU in octets;
T is the communication cycle time.
C
4.2.4.2.11 Time synchronization accuracy dependency on basic network topology
On the transmission path between two communicating RTE end-stations, several switches (or
other network infrastructure components) can be traversed, each causing jitter of the receive
time, thus influencing the time synchronization accuracy.
4.2.4.2.12 Non-time-based synchronization accuracy dependency on basic network
topology
Subclause 4.2.4.2.8 applies.
4.2.4.2.13 Redundancy recovery time dependency on basic network topology
Basic network topology determines duration and method of failure detection and recovery.

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4.2.4.3 Consistent set of performance indicators
Table 9 shows one consistent set of performance indicators for CP 13/1 using a network
bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s. The values in Table 9 represent a practical example of a small sized
system for machine automation. This system operates at a communication cycle time of 150 µs
and is connected by a realistic network infrastructure using star topology. The numerical
calculations are based on worst case performance values of devices widely installed in the field
for this type of automation system.
Table 9 – CP 13/1: Consistent set of PIs small size automation system
Performance indicator Value Constraints
Delivery Time 350 µs Processing time is 100 µs at sender and receiver,
no failure
Number of end-stations 4 —
Number of switches between end-stations 0 1 Repeater used instead of switches
Throughput RTE 1,9 Moctets/s —
Non-RTE bandwidth 19,6 % Network MTU is 369 octets
Time synchronization accuracy Implementation dependent
< 1 s
Non time-based synchronization accuracy Depends on location of node within network
< 200 ns
topology
Redundancy recovery time 150 µs —

Table 10 shows one consistent set of performance indicators for CP 13/1 using a network
bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s. The values in Table 10 represent a practical example of a medium
sized system for machine automation. This system operates at a communication cycle time of
500 µs and is connected by a realistic network infrastructure using combined star and linear
topology. The numerical calculations are based on worst case performance values of devices
widely installed in the field for this type of automation system.
Table 10 – CP 13/1: Consistent set of PIs medium size automation system
Performance indicator Value Constraints
Delivery Time 700 µs Processing time is 100 µs at sender and receiver,
no failure
Number of end-stations 20 —
Number of switches between end-stations 0 7 Repeaters used instead of switches
Throughput RTE 2,5 Moctets/s —
Non-RTE bandwidth 11,5 % Network MTU is 720 octets
Time synchronization accuracy < 1 s Implementation dependent
Non time-based synchronization accuracy < 440 ns Depends on location of node within network
topology
Redundancy recovery time 500 µs —

Table 11 shows one consistent set of performance indicators for CP 13/1 using a network
bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s. The values in Table 11 represent a practical example of a large sized
system for machine or process automation. This system operates at a communication cycle
time of 2 700 µs and is connected by network infrastructure using star topology. The numerical
calculations are based on worst case performance values of devices widely installed in the field
for this type of automation system.

Table 11 – CP 13/1: Consistent set of PIs large size automation system
Performance indicator Value Constraints
Delivery Time 2 900 µs Processing time is 100 µs at sender and
receiver, no failure
Number of end-stations 150 —
Number of switches between end-stations 0 3 Repeaters used instead of switches
Throughput RTE 4 Moctets/s —
Non-RTE bandwidth 4,4 % Network MTU is 1 500 octets
Time synchronization accuracy < 1 s Implementation dependent
Non time-based synchronization accuracy < 280 ns Depends on location of node within network
topology
Redundancy recovery time 2 700 µs —

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SOMMAIRE
AVANT-PROPOS . 19
INTRODUCTION . 21
1 Domaine d’application . 22
2 Références normatives . 22
3 Termes, définitions, abréviations, acronymes et conventions . 23
3.1 Termes et définitions . 23
3.2 Abréviations et acronymes . 23
3.3 Symboles . 24
3.4 Conventions . 24
4 CPF 13 (Ethernet POWERLINK) – Profils de communication RTE . 25
4.1 Présentation générale . 25
4.2 CP 13/1 . 25
4.2.1 Couche physique . 25
4.2.2 Couche liaison de données . 25
4.2.3 Couche application . 26
4.2.4 Sélection des indicateurs de performance. 26
Bibliographie . 32

Tableau 1 – Symboles applicables à la CPF 13 . 24
Tableau 2 – CPF 13: présentation de l’ensemble de profils . 25
Tableau 3 – CP 13/1: sélection des services DLL. 25
Tableau 4 – CP 13/1: sélection du protocole DLL . 26
Tableau 5 – CP 13/1: Sélection des services AL . 26
Tableau 6 – CP 13/1: sélection du protocole AL . 26
Tableau 7 – CP 13/1: vue d’ensemble des indicateurs de performance . 26
Tableau 8 – CP 13/1: matrice de dépendance entre les indicateurs de performance . 27
Tableau 9 – CP 13/1: ensemble cohérent d’indicateurs de performance d’un système
d’automatisation de petite taille . 30
Tableau 10 – CP 13/1: ensemble cohérent d’indicateurs de performance d’un système
d’automatisation de taille moyenne . 31
Tableau 11 – CP 13/1: Ensemble cohérent d’indicateurs de performance d’un système
d’automatisation de grande taille . 31

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