Intel Corporation

Aaron R Berck

Sharad K Garg

Mark D Yarvis

Xubo Zhang

Ron Kuruvilla Thomas

Casey T Rathbone

Rita H Wouhaybi

Ansuya Negi

Kirk Smith

Robert Chavez

Mandeep Shetty

John B Vicente

Atul N Hatalkar

Jiphun C Satapathy

Roderick E Kronschnabel

Chris D Lucero

Matthew J Schneider

Steven M Brown

James Quaranta, Jr

Aakash Bhumbla

Neena Maldikar

Jeremy Ouillette

Andrew G Shirtz

Various systems and methods for implementing a software defined industrial system are described herein. For example, an orchestrated system of distributed nodes may run an application, including modules implemented on the distributed nodes. In response to a node failing, a module may be redeployed to a replacement node. In an example, self-descriptive control applications and software modules are provided in the context of orchestratable distributed systems. The self-descriptive control applications may be executed by an orchestrator or like control device and use a module manifest to generate a control system application. For example, an edge control node of the industrial system may include a system on a chip including a microcontroller (MCU) to convert IO data. The system on a chip includes a central processing unit (CPU) in an initial inactive state, which may be changed to an activated state in response an activation signal.

Distributed software-defined industrial systems

An Internet of Things (IoT) system that includes an orchestration device is provided. The orchestration device receives resource requirements and accesses a device/capability map to produce a task deployment map.

Adaptive deployment of applications

Systems and methods may provide for confirming, by a loader module having administrative rights with respect to a computing device, the operability of an activator module on the computing device. Additionally, the activator module may be used to manage an installation status of one or more service agents or software components on the computing device and making them persistent. In one example, confirming the operability of the activator module includes conducting a presence verification and/or authentication of the activator module, wherein a replacement activator module may be downloaded to the computing device if the presence verification and/or authentication is unsuccessful.

Provisioning persistent, dynamic and secure cloud services

Various systems and methods are provided for implementing a software defined industrial system. In an example, self-descriptive control applications and software modules are provided in the context of orchestratable distributed systems. The self-descriptive control applications may be executed by an orchestrator or like control device, configured to: identify available software modules adapted to perform functional operations in a control system environment; identify operational characteristics that identify characteristics of execution of the available software modules that are available to implement a control system application; select a software module for execution based on the operational configuration and the operational characteristics identified in the manifest; and cause the execution of the selected software module in the control system environment based on an application specification for the control system application.

Self-descriptive orchestratable modules in software-defined industrial systems

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Aaron R Berck