Title :
Supporting real-time factory communication in multi master Profibus DP networks
Author :
Cavalieri, Salvatore ; Lisi, Nicola Di ; Monforte, Salvatore
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Telecommun. Eng., Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Fieldbus systems were developed in order to overcome the very huge number of limits featured by the point-to-point links in distributed process control systems, by adopting a shared communication medium. This paper provides an analysis of the real-time behaviour of the multi-master Profibus DP network. The analysis presented represents a step toward the capability to perform a more accurate evaluation of the performance of the Profibus network.
Keywords :
controller area networks; distributed control; field buses; process control; real-time systems; Fieldbus systems; distributed process control systems; multi master Profibus DP networks; point-to-point links; real-time factory communication; shared communication medium; Access protocols; Computer science; Delay; Electronic mail; Field buses; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Production facilities; Rotation measurement; Time factors;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7620-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISIC.2002.1157864
