When an NCAP is connected to a STIM consisting
only of sensors, or Sensor STIM, the physical
parameters being measured can be remotely monitored through the NCAP which
can send the resulting sensor data throughout the network, or the Internet,
if so accessible. Any monitor station connected to the network can monitor
the parameters, and the network could even expand to the Internet.
NCAP connected only to Sensor STIMs can perform remote process or condition monitoring functions such as monitoring the vibration level of a set of bearings in a turbine in a ship, or monitoring the temperature of a water bath in a chemical processing plant through the Internet.