Title :
Performance of MAP in the remote operation of a CNC
Author :
Mortazavi, Behzad
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Inf. Tech., Ecole Polytech. Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
fDate :
2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A major issue for the users of the Manufacturing Automation Protocol (MAP) is its performance in servicing time-critical applications. The author describes an experiment in which a computerized numerical controller (CNC) is remotely operated using MAP. A set of critical timing parameters is defined, a performance analysis of the system from the user´s point of view is carried out, and a comparison with other similar systems is made. The transfer time between two front-end processors, implementing the seven MAP layers, for a 100-byte-long message is found to be about 18 ms, and the transfer time for the same message between two user processes on the hosts is about 40 ms
Keywords :
computerised numerical control; program testing; protocols; CNC; MAP performance analysis; Manufacturing Automation Protocol; computerized numerical controller; critical timing parameters; front-end processors; remote operation; servicing time-critical applications; transfer time; Application software; Computer numerical control; EMP radiation effects; Manufacturing; Notice of Violation; Open systems; Performance analysis; Protocols; Software performance; Timing;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
