Discovery and Configuration Protocol

The Discovery and Basic Configuration Protocol (DCP) is a protocol definition within the PROFINET context. It is a link layer based protocol to configure station names and IP addresses. It is restricted to one subnet and mainly used in small and medium applications without an installed DHCP server.[1]

References

  1. Neumann, Peter; Axel Pöschmann. "Ethernet-based Real-Time Communications with PROFINET IO" (PDF). Industrial Automation and Communication. Institute for Automation and Communication Magdeburg. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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