TCP and CIP Connections
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Number of Connections Supported
The Ethernet communication module employs both TCP and CIP connections to support both implicit and explicit messages, as follows:
Connection Type
Maximum Number of Connections per Module
CIP
256
TCP
128
NOTE:
  • A single TCP connection can support multiple CIP connections.
  • The maximum number of TCP connections does not include connections dedicated to other services, for example, FTP and Web connections.