Support for Network Management and Device Communications in a Wireless Network
    21.
    发明申请
    Support for Network Management and Device Communications in a Wireless Network 有权
    支持无线网络中的网络管理和设备通信

    公开(公告)号:US20090010204A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-08

    申请号:US12101049

    申请日:2008-04-10

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/00

    摘要: A method of efficiently operating a wireless communication network in a process control environment, such that the wireless communication network includes a plurality of field devices, includes defining a communication protocol for supporting wireless communications between pairs of the plurality of field devices, including providing a set of protocol commands, transferring process control data from at least some of the plurality of field devices using a first subset of the set of protocol commands of the communication protocol, and transferring network management data to at least some of the plurality of field devices using a second subset of the set of protocol commands of the communication protocol.

    摘要翻译: 一种在过程控制环境中有效地操作无线通信网络的方法,使得无线通信网络包括多个现场设备,包括定义用于支持多个现场设备的成对之间的无线通信的通信协议,包括提供一组 使用所述通信协议的协议命令集合的第一子集来传送来自所述多个现场设备中的至少一些现场设备的过程控制数据,以及使用以下步骤将网络管理数据传送到所述多个现场设备中的至少一些: 通信协议的协议命令集合的第二子集。

    Support for network management and device communications in a wireless network
    22.
    发明授权
    Support for network management and device communications in a wireless network 有权
    支持无线网络中的网络管理和设备通信

    公开(公告)号:US08942219B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-27

    申请号:US12101049

    申请日:2008-04-10

    摘要: A method of efficiently operating a wireless communication network in a process control environment, such that the wireless communication network includes a plurality of field devices, includes defining a communication protocol for supporting wireless communications between pairs of the plurality of field devices, including providing a set of protocol commands, transferring process control data from at least some of the plurality of field devices using a first subset of the set of protocol commands of the communication protocol, and transferring network management data to at least some of the plurality of field devices using a second subset of the set of protocol commands of the communication protocol.

    摘要翻译: 一种在过程控制环境中有效地操作无线通信网络的方法,使得无线通信网络包括多个现场设备,包括定义用于支持多个现场设备的成对之间的无线通信的通信协议,包括提供一组 使用所述通信协议的协议命令集合的第一子集来传送来自所述多个现场设备中的至少一些现场设备的过程控制数据,以及使用以下步骤将网络管理数据传送到所述多个现场设备中的至少一些: 通信协议的协议命令集合的第二子集。

    Combined wired and wireless communications with field devices in a process control environment
    25.
    发明授权
    Combined wired and wireless communications with field devices in a process control environment 有权
    在过程控制环境中与现场设备的组合有线和无线通信

    公开(公告)号:US08676219B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-18

    申请号:US12100986

    申请日:2008-04-10

    IPC分类号: H04W40/00

    摘要: A method of providing a wireless extension to a plant automation network connected to a plurality of wired devices, each wired device performing a process control function, includes connecting a plurality of wireless devices to the plant automation network, each of the plurality of wireless devices adapted to communicate with at least another one of the plurality of wireless devices via at least one respective wireless connection; and providing access to each of the plurality of wireless devices from a host disposed in the plant automation network, such that the host accesses the plurality of wired devices and the plurality of wireless devices using a common communication scheme.

    摘要翻译: 将连接到多个有线设备的工厂自动化网络提供无线扩展的方法,每个有线设备执行过程控制功能,包括将多个无线设备连接到所述工厂自动化网络,所述多个无线设备中的每一个适配 经由至少一个相应的无线连接与所述多个无线设备中的至少另一个通信; 以及从设置在所述工厂自动化网络中的主机提供对所述多个无线设备中的每一个的访问,使得所述主机使用公共通信方案来访问所述多个有线设备和所述多个无线设备。

    SUSPENDING TRANSMISSIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
    26.
    发明申请
    SUSPENDING TRANSMISSIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK 审中-公开
    无线网络中的暂停传输

    公开(公告)号:US20120196636A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-02

    申请号:US13444350

    申请日:2012-04-11

    IPC分类号: H04W72/04 H04W4/06

    摘要: A method of increasing operational safety of a wireless communication network operating in a process control environment and having a plurality of network devices includes detecting a first triggering condition associated with an increased operational risk due to a wireless transmissions by at least one of the plurality of network devices, sending a suspend command to at least some of the plurality of network devices, suspending transmissions at the at least some of the plurality of network devices; and resuming transmissions at the at least some of the plurality of network devices upon occurrence of a second triggering condition.

    摘要翻译: 一种提高在过程控制环境中操作并具有多个网络设备的无线通信网络的操作安全性的方法包括:检测与由多个网络中的至少一个的无线传输引起的增加的操作风险相关联的第一触发条件 向所述多个网络设备中的至少一些发送挂起命令,在所述多个网络设备中的所述至少一些网络设备中暂停传输; 以及当发生第二触发条件时在所述多个网络设备中的所述至少一些网络设备上恢复传输。

    Efficient Addressing in Wireless Hart Protocol
    27.
    发明申请
    Efficient Addressing in Wireless Hart Protocol 有权
    无线哈特协议中的高效寻址

    公开(公告)号:US20090010203A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-08

    申请号:US12101043

    申请日:2008-04-10

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/00

    摘要: A method of providing a wireless extension to a wired protocol for transferring data to and from a field device operating in a process control environment via a wired connection, wherein the wired protocol and the wireless extension to the wired protocol have at least one protocol layer in common includes associating a unique address consistent with an addressing scheme of the wired protocol with each of a plurality of wireless devices operating in the process control environment and forming a wireless network, such that a data packet is routed between two of the plurality of wireless devices based on the unique address; associating a network identifier with the plurality of wireless devices; forming, for each of the plurality of wireless devices, a global address including the respective unique address and the network identifier in accordance with a second addressing scheme; and providing access to an external host operating outside the wireless network to each of the plurality of wireless devices based on the global address associated with the wireless device specified at the external host.

    摘要翻译: 一种向有线协议提供无线扩展的方法,用于经由有线连接向在过程控制环境中操作的现场设备传送数据和从现场设备传送数据,其中有线协议和对有线协议的无线扩展具有至少一个协议层 通常包括将与有线协议的寻址方案一致的唯一地址与在过程控制环境中操作的多个无线设备中的每一个相关联并且形成无线网络,使得数据分组在多个无线设备中的两个之间路由 基于独特的地址; 将网络标识符与所述多个无线设备相关联; 根据第二寻址方案,为所述多个无线设备中的每一个形成包括相应的唯一地址和所述网络标识符的全局地址; 以及基于与在所述外部主机指定的所述无线设备相关联的全球地址,向所述多个无线设备中的每一个提供对在所述无线网络之外运行的外部主机的访问。

    Combined Wired and Wireless Communications with Field Devices in a Process Control Environment
    28.
    发明申请
    Combined Wired and Wireless Communications with Field Devices in a Process Control Environment 有权
    在过程控制环境中与现场设备的组合有线和无线通信

    公开(公告)号:US20080274766A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-06

    申请号:US12100986

    申请日:2008-04-10

    IPC分类号: H04M1/00

    摘要: A method of providing a wireless extension to a plant automation network connected to a plurality of wired devices, each wired device performing a process control function, includes connecting a plurality of wireless devices to the plant automation network, each of the plurality of wireless devices adapted to communicate with at least another one of the plurality of wireless devices via at least one respective wireless connection; and providing access to each of the plurality of wireless devices from a host disposed in the plant automation network, such that the host accesses the plurality of wired devices and the plurality of wireless devices using a common communication scheme.

    摘要翻译: 将连接到多个有线设备的工厂自动化网络提供无线扩展的方法,每个有线设备执行过程控制功能,包括将多个无线设备连接到所述工厂自动化网络,所述多个无线设备中的每一个适配 经由至少一个相应的无线连接与所述多个无线设备中的至少另一个通信; 以及从设置在所述工厂自动化网络中的主机提供对所述多个无线设备中的每一个的访问,使得所述主机使用公共通信方案来访问所述多个有线设备和所述多个无线设备。

    Suspending Transmissions in a Wireless Network
    29.
    发明申请
    Suspending Transmissions in a Wireless Network 有权
    暂停传输在无线网络

    公开(公告)号:US20080273518A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-06

    申请号:US12101011

    申请日:2008-04-10

    IPC分类号: H04J3/00 G06F11/07

    摘要: A method of increasing operational safety of a wireless communication network operating in a process control environment and having a plurality of network devices includes detecting a first triggering condition associated with an increased operational risk due to a wireless transmissions by at least one of the plurality of network devices, sending a suspend command to at least some of the plurality of network devices, suspending transmissions at the at least some of the plurality of network devices; and resuming transmissions at the at least some of the plurality of network devices upon occurrence of a second triggering condition.

    摘要翻译: 一种提高在过程控制环境中操作并具有多个网络设备的无线通信网络的操作安全性的方法包括:检测与由多个网络中的至少一个的无线传输引起的增加的操作风险相关联的第一触发条件 向所述多个网络设备中的至少一些发送挂起命令,在所述多个网络设备中的所述至少一些网络设备中暂停传输; 以及当发生第二触发条件时在所述多个网络设备中的所述至少一些网络设备上恢复传输。