S7 Protocol (RFC 1006)

  • The S7 Protocol (RFC 1006) enables the connection of S7 automation devices with any communication partner. It provides direct access to the S7 user memory without changes in the user application itself.

    As shown in the figure below, the S7 Protocol (RFC 1006) supports a variety of different transportation methods.For the usage of TCP/IP, only a communication unit (CP) for Ethernet connection or alternatively an onboard Ethernet interface that supports ISOonTCP (RFC1006) must be available.

    ISO - OSI classification
    chart: ISO - OSI classification

    In comparison to Simatic Fetch/Write, the S7 Protocol (RFC 1006) allows the addressing of all internal on the PLC side, i.e. no limitation on the data blocks (DB). Depending on the PLC only small or no configuration changes at all must be made to support the S7 Protocol (RFC 1006).

    The SIMATIC® S7 series supports the protocol ISO-on-TCP natively in passive mode, i.e. it operates as a server and accepts client connections.

ISO/OSI Model
7 Application Layer S7 Protocol
6 Presentation Layer n/a
5 Session Layer n/a
4 Transport Layer ISO-on-TCP (RFC 1006)
TCP (RFC 793)
3 Network Layer IP (RFC 791)
2 Link Layer IP (RFC 894)
1 Physical Layer Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)
Available Protocol Stacks

S7 Protocol, Client

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