ENERGY SAVING IN A NETWORK NODE OF AN AUTOMATION NETWORK

摘要

The method involves evaluating energy-saving-command data by network nodes (100). Energy is saved at the network nodes, where the nodes output and/or receive no or reduced amount of data at a network device when the network nodes are provided at an energy-saving state. A part of the network nodes is displaced in the energy-saving state and determined by network terminals (106). No data or only reduced amount of data is output and/or received by the network terminals based on the energy-saving state of the network device. An independent claim is also included for an automation network comprising a set of instructions allowing a network node to perform a method for saving energy in the network node.