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
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Maximum Number of Connections per Module
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CIP
|
256
|
TCP
|
128
|
NOTE:
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A single TCP connection can support multiple CIP connections.
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The maximum number of TCP connections does not include connections dedicated to other services, for example, FTP and Web connections.