Title :
DIVAN: A network calculator for the off-line performance analysis of Virtual Automation Networks
Author :
Han, Lixue ; Jasperneite, Juergen ; Werner, Thomas
Author_Institution :
inIT - Inst. Ind. IT, OWL Univ. of Appl. Sci., Lemgo, Germany
Abstract :
Communication solutions based on Ethernet technologies are becoming popular in many industrial environments. The next step is to build Virtual Automation Networks (VAN) on top of these technologies using public and private networks. Not only the performance estimation of local industrial networks is important, there is a demand to estimate performances of VAN connected industrial domains. This paper describes a VAN simulation framework which can assess the performance of different Real-Time Ethernet (RTE) networks in a heterogeneous environment. With valid models, parameters and network configurations, the performance results which complied to the metrics in IEC 61784 can be delivered.
Keywords :
computer network performance evaluation; local area networks; DIVAN; heterogeneous environment; industrial environment; network calculator; offline performance analysis; performance estimation; private networks; public networks; real-time Ethernet networks; virtual automation networks; Analytical models; Automation; Communication industry; Communications technology; Ethernet networks; IP networks; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Quality of service; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Factory Communication Systems (WFCS), 2010 8th IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Nancy
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5460-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5462-4
DOI :
10.1109/WFCS.2010.5548621
