Title :
Web services for remote maintenance of fieldbus based automation systems
Author :
Wolischlaeger, M. ; Neumann, P. ; Bangemann, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Ifak Inst. for Autom. & Commun. e.V, Barleben, Germany
Abstract :
The use of Web-based concepts in industrial automation is increasingly spreading. The paper shows motivation, concepts, prerequisites and implementation details for Web integration. The role of XML-based descriptions for mapping of fieldbus data and functions to Web technologies is described. Special attention is paid to XML-based Web services. These services are mainly used for maintenance and remote control tasks in automation systems with fieldbuses. Finally, security aspects are discussed.
Keywords :
Internet; factory automation; field buses; hypermedia markup languages; maintenance engineering; security of data; telecommunication computing; telecommunication security; Web services; XML; field bus; fieldbus; industrial automation; remote control tasks; remote maintenance; security aspects; Automatic control; Communication industry; Communication system control; Control systems; Field buses; Manufacturing automation; Portals; Production facilities; User interfaces; Web services;
Conference_Titel :
Africon Conference in Africa, 2002. IEEE AFRICON. 6th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7570-X
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2002.1146842
