All four options represent objectives of a next-generation advanced industrial network. IP-based connections establish a standardized communications foundation, allowing production systems, controllers, sensors, machines, and management platforms to communicate through scalable Ethernet and IP technologies instead of isolated proprietary field networks.
Networked devices extend connectivity across operational technology assets so that equipment status, production data, and control information can be shared across production lines, plants, data centers, and cloud platforms. Network intelligence introduces automated provisioning, telemetry, analytics, fault prediction, policy optimization, and closed-loop operations. These capabilities reduce manual configuration and improve production availability.
Network-security integration is equally essential because greater openness and interconnection increase the potential attack surface. Security must therefore be integrated into access control, segmentation, device identification, encrypted communication, anomaly detection, and policy enforcement rather than added as an isolated external system. Huawei’s broader CloudCampus architecture similarly emphasizes automated provisioning, intelligent O & M, secure interconnection, integrated wired and wireless management, and open network capabilities. The four objectives collectively create an open, connected, intelligent, and secure industrial communications architecture.
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