Cisco Systems joins CC-Link Partner Association board

The Nagoya, Japan-based CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), whose objective is to promote the widespread use of the Ethernet-based industrial open network CC-Link IE, announced that Cisco Systems, Inc. will join the CLPA as a new board member. The two organizations will collaborate on promoting solutions based on CC-Link IE. Cisco’s participation in the CLPA will also include driving technology in the greater Asia Pacific for industrial environments such as manufacturing. Cisco and CLPA will collaborate on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions based on CC-Link IE’s fast and reliable 1 GB bandwidth.