Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) constitutes a suite of IEEE Ethernet sub-standards designed to offer deterministic real-time communications capabilities over Ethernet networks. Employing mechanisms for time synchronization and scheduled traffic management, TSN facilitates guaranteed bounded latency for critical communications. This capability is vital for fields that demand precise timing and reliability, such as automotive, aerospace, and industrial control systems. By ensuring predictable data transfer, TSN supports the integration of time-critical traffic within a common Ethernet infrastructure, enhancing the overall efficiency and versatility of data networks.\n\nWith TSN, network components share a synchronized schedule to manage queues, ensuring that latency restrictions are strictly adhered to. This allows for a seamless convergence of various traffic types and applications on a single network, supporting the extension of real-time control functionalities beyond traditional barriers. The use of standard Ethernet architecture within TSN ensures that critical message reliability and low-latency performance can be achieved without extensive network restructuring, which minimizes integration complexities.\n\nFurthermore, TSN's ability to accommodate simultaneous critical and non-critical traffic on the same infrastructure underscores its effectiveness in diverse environments. This flexibility is complemented by faster fault diagnosis and repair capabilities, making TSN a valuable solution for high-demand, time-sensitive systems. TTTech's contribution to TSN includes providing switch IP cores and comprehensive solutions tailored to industrial and aerospace applications.
