Service Request Transport Protocol (GE-SRTP) protocol is developed by
GE Intelligent Platforms
General Electric Automation and Controls division combines what was formerly known as GE Intelligent Platforms and Alstom's Power Automation and Controls. In 2019, GE Intelligent Platforms was acquired by Emerson Electric and is now called Machi ...
(earlier GE Fanuc) for transfer of data from
programmable logic controller
A programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines, robotic devices, or any activity tha ...
s. The protocol is used over
Ethernet
Ethernet () is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...
almost all GE automation equipment supports the GE-SRTP protocol when equipped with an Ethernet port. Any SRTP client will be capable of reading and writing system memory of any number of remote SRTP capable devices.
See also
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Computer network
A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other. These interconnections are ...
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Computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...
External links
{{List of Automation Protocols
Industrial computing
Industrial Ethernet