Title :
Comparison between control networks used in modern Supervision and Control Systems of research reactors
Author :
El-Madbouly, E. ; Shaat, M.K. ; Attiya, Gamal M. ; Elrefaei, G.H.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron. Eng., Menoufiya Univ., Menouf
Abstract :
The supervision and control system (SCS) of research reactors integrates a number of units that categorized into three processing levels: field, control and supervision. These processing levels are interconnected by communication networks to achieve data transfer between different units. These networks are industrial control networks and hence the control data are required to be delivered in real-time. In this paper, the performance of the interconnection network of the SCS is analyzed, considering the ARCnet as the used network. The network performance is first analyzed using a mathematical methodology and then investigated by simulation, using the network simulator NS-2, to justify the analytical results. Also the performance of the SCS is presented, considering the switched Ethernet as the used protocol and a comparison between the two networks is done to determine the best control network.
Keywords :
control systems; fission reactor monitoring; local area networks; ARCnet; communication network; control data; control system; data transfer; industrial control network; interconnection network; mathematical methodology; network simulator; research reactors; supervision system; switched Ethernet; Analytical models; Communication networks; Communication system control; Control systems; Ethernet networks; Inductors; Industrial control; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Performance analysis; Process control; ARCnet; performance analysis of supervision and control networks; supervision and control system networks; switched Ethernet;
Conference_Titel :
Networking and Media Convergence, 2009. ICNM 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cairo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3776-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3778-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICNM.2009.4907191