The MAP evolution continues: a 1988 user perspective

Author

Randall, G. ; Sheftic, R. ; Spencer, D.

Author_Institution

IBM Corp., Endicott, NY, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

10/19/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

258

Lastpage

267

Abstract

The Manufacturing Automation Protocol (MAP) is a local area network designed specifically for the manufacturing plant environment. Writing from a user´s perspective, the authors first review the reasons whey MAP was defined and how it has evolved to its existing state. Next, the components of MAP are discussed with an emphasis on the design of MAP application programs. This includes a discussion of the MAP network services and their associated user interfaces. Several examples of manufacturing system installation utilizing MAP are presented, and the characteristics of the applications are discussed. The authors conclude with a discussion of the latest MAP issues and their effect on MAP network implementations

Keywords

local area networks; manufacturing computer control; protocols; user interfaces; MAP; Manufacturing Automation Protocol; local area network; manufacturing plant; user interfaces; Computer networks; Electronic equipment manufacture; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing industries; Open systems; Production facilities; Protocols; Robotics and automation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southern Tier Technical Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE

Conference_Location

Binghamton, NY

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/STIER.1988.95487

Filename

95487