# Protocol IEC 60870-5-104

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [August 14, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/protocol-iec-60870-5-104/37715 "2020-08-14T08:04:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/protocol-iec-60870-5-104/37715/1 "2020-08-14T08:04:55Z")

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Hello!  
Can Ignition transmit previously recorded values ​​to a database to another server via protocol IEC 60870-5-104. Is it possible to do this using some other software. I am collecting data from the PLC using ignition using Modbus protocol and I need to transfer data to the server using IEC 60870-5-104.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/protocol-iec-60870-5-104/37715/2 "2020-08-14T12:21:32Z")

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Ignition does not have any support for 60870, I think you’d have to use another piece of software, but I don’t have any recommendations.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/protocol-iec-60870-5-104/37715/3 "2020-08-14T12:44:35Z")

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Based on the security issues mentioned on Wikipedia, there’s probably no significant market for a software vendor to pursue:

> **[IEC 60870-5 | IEC 60870-5-104](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60870-5#IEC_60870-5-104)**
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> IEC 60870-5-104 (IEC 104) protocol is an extension of IEC 101 protocol with the changes in transport, network, link & physical layer services to suit the complete network access. The standard uses an open TCP/IP interface to network to have connectivity to the LAN (Local Area Network) and routers with different facility (ISDN, X.25, Frame relay etc.) can be used to connect to the WAN (Wide Area Network). Application layer of IEC 104 is preserved same as that of IEC 101 with some of the data types...