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Because not all existing and upcoming bus types can be described in the application recommendation “Automation Project Configuration” the specific extensions of each bus type are described in a separate bus specific specification.
These Application Recommendation Extensions describe the specific extensions for the Ethernet bus as well as the IO-Link communication system, which is point-to-point extension of field busses.