Intelligent sensors, instruments, I/O modules and other device-level components, which are smarter than traditional counterparts because they have microprocessors, Ethernet ports, Internet-protocol addresses and internal webpages
Wired, fiber, wireless, fieldbus, Ethernet or a mixed physical network infrastructure
Network communication protocols, such as Ethernet TCP/IP, HART, Modbus or Modbus TCP, Profibus or Profinet, Foundation fieldbus, DeviceNet or EtherNet/IP and others
Power, local 24 V, battery or energy harvesting
Inventory of all devices, network, connections, processes, applications, facilities
Software factory acceptance tests (SFATs) for evaluating software before it’s deployed
Network monitoring, evaluation and packet inspection software
Cybersecurity, including managed Ethernet switches serving as gateways and firewalls, password protection, encrypted communications, software patching policy,
Virtualized computing on servers
Cloud computing service
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Must know skills for the IIoT
Willing to learn and teach
Can serve as IIoT champion in organization
Able to recruit IIoT team members
Ready to get outside silos and cross organizational barriers
Learn other technical languages and lingo
Interface with IT colleagues to bridge OT/IT gaps
Develop business and performance goals
Determine how IIoT can serve those goals
Inventory existing devices, networks, connections and applications
Develop plan for migration from old network to IIoT
Secure management and co-worker buy-in
Support and sustain cultural shift
Training and re-training on new and emerging IIoT solutions
