Title :
Emerging data transfer technologies for factory communication
Author :
Cseh, Christian ; Jasperneite, Jürgen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tech. Hochschule Aachen, Germany
fDate :
31 Aug-4 Sep 1998
Abstract :
The paper deals with the replacement of prevailing legacy data communication networks for factory automation by new technologies. The special requirements for data transmission in the area of automation do not allow simple adoption of standard solutions developed for home or office environments. The problems of providing an application interface that frees the user from dealing with network specific parameters are highlighted. Furthermore different data transfer technologies, like ATM and Gigabit Ethernet are introduced and their suitability for the factory communication environment is discussed
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; client-server systems; data communication; local area networks; ATM; Fire Wire; Gigabit Ethernet; IEEE 1394; application interface; data transfer technologies; factory communication; legacy data communication networks replacement; middleware; Automatic control; Bandwidth; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Communications technology; Data communication; Manufacturing automation; Paper technology; Production facilities; Streaming media;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, 1998. IECON '98. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Aachen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4503-7
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1998.724048
