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Possibilities of Quality of Service Parameter Tracking and Transformation in Industrial Applications

Authors:
Gyorgy Kalman

Keywords: critical infrastructure; QoS; metrics; automation; control networks; PROFINET; EtherCAT; Ethernet

Abstract:
Machine to machine communication offers both an opportunity and poses a challenge for communication networks. In this paper, after an introduction to industrial control networks, an overview of typical QoS metrics is given and their relation to automation metrics is analyzed, current industrial networking technologies and their QoS possibilities are presented. Conversion or mapping of QoS metrics between communication and control systems is evaluated. As a possible direction, use of formal methods and procedures known from industrial safety systems are recommended.

Pages: 87 to 96

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2016. Used with permission.

Publication date: December 31, 2016

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2601