(1) (
Common
Isochronous
Packet) The packet format used in time-based (real-time) FireWire transmission. See
FireWire,
IEC 61883 and
mLAN.
(2) (
Common
Industrial
Protocol) A high-level protocol used for control networks that provides an object model for services at layer 7 of the OSI model. DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, CIP Sync and CIP Safety are examples of control networks that use CIP.