With both TCP/IP and UDP/IP communications, the key elements are the IP addresses used to identify the hosts and the port number.

Cisco wireless plant networks offer applications including those for worker mobility, voice over IP communications, tracking of personnel and assets, and video applications.

One enhancement, the new Commander PoE, is a full-featured IP communications hub and network switch that provides power over Ethernet to high-speed domes, heaters, and blowers.