1 Scope
This part of IEC 61158 specifies the requirements for fieldbus component parts. It also specifies the media
and network configuration requirements necessary to ensure agreed levels of
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a) data integrity before data-link layer error checking;
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b) interoperability between devices at the physical layer.
The fieldbus physical layer conforms to layer 1 of the OSI 7-layer model as defined
by ISO 7498 with the exception that, for some types, framedelimiters are in the physical layer while for other types they are in the data-link layer.