公开(公告)号：US20160105337A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14510797

申请日：2014-10-09

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Matthew A. Hermans ,  Joseph Zaccaria ,  Ray Spangler

IPC: H04L12/26

CPC classification number: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/4186 ,  H04L41/085 ,  Y02P90/185

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide isolating and applying a common protocol which may be used by multiple devices across multiple network levels to analyze an entire system of control networks. A generic message may be sent individually to targeted addresses across a network level. If a response is received from a device at a targeted address, such as within a timeout period, a specific message customized to the individual device may be sent to extract further detail about the device, including its connectivity to other devices and networks. The system may continue automatically until resource utilization of the entire system is determined to thereby provide diagnostic and reliability services.

Abstract translation: 本发明的方面提供了隔离和应用可以由多个设备跨多个网络级别使用以共享控制网络的整个系统的公共协议。 通用消息可以单独发送到跨网络级别的目标地址。 如果从目标地址的设备（例如在超时时段内）接收到响应，则可以发送针对各个设备定制的特定消息以提取关于设备的进一步细节，包括其与其他设备和网络的连接。 系统可以自动继续，直到确定整个系统的资源利用，从而提供诊断和可靠性服务。

公开(公告)号：US10116488B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US14991021

申请日：2016-01-08

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Joseph M. Zaccaria ,  Matthew A. Hermans ,  Raymond A. Spangler ,  Evan J. Kausalik ,  Javier Medina

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: A system may be provided in which an industrial control network may be discovered and characterized such that useful networking data may be presented to a user and/or monitored for events. By configuring an interrogator device to send a “generic” message to ranges of network locations, presences of devices at particular locations may be determined. The generic message may direct any of numerous devices types to provide a response including multiple parameters. The interrogator may store such parameters in “data records,” and may advantageously send periodic collections of data records, or “data sets,” to a processing manager. The processing manager, in turn, may communicate with one or more data structures to format, enrich and/or monitor the networking data to more conveniently and reliably capture and maintain networks and connected devices.

公开(公告)号：US20160127207A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14991021

申请日：2016-01-08

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Joseph M. Zaccaria ,  Matthew A. Hermans ,  Raymond A. Spangler ,  Evan J. Kausalik ,  Javier Medina

IPC: H04L12/26

CPC classification number: H04L29/12113 ,  G05B19/0428 ,  G06F21/577 ,  H04L41/0659 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L43/045 ,  H04L43/18 ,  H04L61/1541

Abstract: A system may be provided in which an industrial control network may be discovered and characterized such that useful networking data may be presented to a user and/or monitored for events. By configuring an interrogator device to send a “generic” message to ranges of network locations, presences of devices at particular locations may be determined. The generic message may direct any of numerous devices types to provide a response including multiple parameters. The interrogator may store such parameters in “data records,” and may advantageously send periodic collections of data records, or “data sets,” to a processing manager. The processing manager, in turn, may communicate with one or more data structures to format, enrich and/or monitor the networking data to more conveniently and reliably capture and maintain networks and connected devices.

Abstract translation: 可以提供一种可以发现和表征工业控制网络的系统，使得可以向用户呈现有用的网络数据和/或监视事件。 通过配置询问器设备将“通用”消息发送到网络位置的范围，可以确定特定位置处的设备的存在。 通用消息可以引导许多设备类型中的任何一种以提供包括多个参数的响应。 询问器可以将这些参数存储在“数据记录”中，并且可有利地向处理管理器发送数据记录或“数据集”的周期性集合。 处理管理器又可以与一个或多个数据结构通信，以格式化，丰富和/或监视网络数据，以更方便和可靠地捕获和维护网络和连接的设备。