arxiveess.SYcs.CR2026-07-17
Converging Safety and Security: IO-Link Wireless and OPC UA over 5G under prEN 50742
Henry Beuster, Thomas Robert Doebbert, Gerd Scholl
The integration of wireless communication technologies in industrial automation offers greater flexibility, but also exposes safety systems to a broader threat vector. Emerging regulations, such as the draft standard prEN 50742, mandate the convergence of functional safety and cy…