# Multiple masters in Profibus

**URL:** <https://forumautomation.com/t/multiple-masters-in-profibus/1704>\
**Category:** Industrial Networking\
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://forumautomation.com/t/multiple-masters-in-profibus/1704 "2017-01-25T09:26:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Salman\_S](https://forumautomation.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Salman\_S](https://forumautomation.com/u/Salman_S)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://forumautomation.com/t/multiple-masters-in-profibus/1704/1 "2017-01-25T09:26:54Z")

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I was wondering if its possible to have multiple masters in a single Profibus network. I read something about token passing so I wanted to know if its possible to have lets say one slave communicating with two masters within a set time period, provided both the masters communicate within a set token passing period.

So I was hoping any seasoned, veteran engineers out there could share their experience. Thanks in advance!