Transporting a message from an industrial end device over an ethernet network
US12395376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2491
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for transporting a message from an end device in an industrial plant over an Ethernet network with extended functionality for time-sensitive communication includes obtaining the message from a control application of the end device, mapping the message, based at least in part on the content of the message, to at least one functionality for time-sensitive communication converting the message into Ethernet frames; encoding a request to transport the message; transmitting the Ethernet frames; decoding the request; and forwarding the message on the Ethernet network according to the requested functionality for time-sensitive communication.
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