Industry automation apparatus with redundant connectivity to a communication network and controllers therefor
US10892945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/14127
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for providing a redundant network connection for an industry automation apparatus is provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a network controller is provided that is configured to control a redundant connection of the industry automation apparatus via a communication network to another apparatus. The industry automation apparatus has a first radio interface and a second radio interface. The communication network comprises two or more functionally equivalent network entities grouped in a first entity set and a second network entity set disjoint to the first network entity set, wherein the first network entity set and the first radio interface are associated with a first redundancy group and wherein the second network entity set and the second radio interface are associated with a second redundancy group.
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