System and methodology providing namespace and protocol management in an industrial controller environment
US7606890B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/31457
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating remote namespace management in an industrial control environment. An industrial control system is provided that includes an industrial controller to communicate with a network such as the Internet. Namespace information relating to network locations of associated control devices are accumulated by the control system and/or a server interacting with the control system. The accumulated namespace data can then be employed to manage automated activities such as determining a network topology or mapping. Accumulated topology information can be utilized to determine a status of the collective entity contributing to the network and facilitating remote management of the entity. Such status can be employed to determine current device information in order to launch a plurality of other automated procedures to located devices in the topology.
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