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Mass Configuration of Network Devices in Industrial Environments

Authors:
György Kálmán

Keywords: industrial Ethernet; infrastructure; switch; configuration; life cycle; multi vendor

Abstract:
Industrial Ethernet offers greater flexibility and potentially lower deployment costs than traditional fieldbuses. Although similar, the configuration and engineering of these networks need considerable effort. This paper presents the lessons learned from an approach to bulk configuration of an Ethernet infrastructure for industrial applications. The paper presents different approaches and decisions taken for the proof of concept implementation. The paper gives an overview about the issues related to representation and generation of configuration data, support of multiple vendors in the engineering phase and also during operation. An outlook for possible improvements and promising features is given.

Pages: 107 to 111

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: January 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4413

ISBN: 978-1-61208-245-5

Location: Seville, Spain

Dates: from January 27, 2013 to February 1, 2013