General Electric Company

Dolby Intellectual Property Licensing, LLC

Andrew William Berner

Stephen Francis Bush

Joel Frederick Markham

Tony Frangieh

Tab Robert Mong

Vincent Paul Staudinger

Richard Gawrelski

Herman Wiegman

Rui Zhou

Austars Raymond Schnore, Jr

Mohammed Agamy

Wesley Michael Skeffington

Jeffrey Scott Gilton

Andrea Marie Schmitz

Matthew B Pfenninger

Dragan Stankovic

Martin Smith

Vincent Staudinger

James Ward

According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided, comprising receiving, from a network configuration module, configuration data at a network driver of a communication network; configuring the network driver based on the received configuration data; receiving one or more data packets at the network driver from an application; determining that one or more segregation features are present in the data packet based on the received configuration data; transmitting the one or more data packets based on the one or more segregation features; and controlling one or more operations of an installed product based on the transmitted one or more data packets. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Resilient network configuration for time sensitive traffic

A system includes a scheduling device of a data distribution service (DDS) that determines bandwidth for communication of time sensitive communications between devices using the DDS in a time sensitive network (TSN). The scheduling device determines available bandwidth for communication of non-time sensitive communications of the control system using the DDS in the TSN, and controls communication of both the time sensitive and non-time sensitive communications in the TSN. The system also includes a traffic shaper of the TSN that receives a communication change from the control system at the TSN. The scheduling device changes one or more of the bandwidth for the communication of the time sensitive communications or the available bandwidth for the communication of the non-time sensitive communications in the TSN without restarting at least one network device of the TSN and while ensuring communications of both the time sensitive communications and the non-time sensitive communications.

Communication system and method for integrating a data distribution service into a time sensitive network

A method in a communication network includes determining a transmission schedule for a plurality of data sources. The transmission schedule is configured to meet communication requirements of both time-sensitive traffic and non-time-sensitive traffic of the plurality of data sources. The method may also include transmitting data according to the determined schedule by shaping the time-sensitive traffic and the non-time-sensitive traffic at the plurality of data sources according to the determined schedule and receiving a communication change command. The method may further include determining a new transmission schedule for the plurality of data sources, the new transmission schedule being configured to meet the communication requirements of both the time-sensitive traffic and the non-time-sensitive traffic in the changed communication network. The method may further include transmitting data according to the new transmission schedule.

A system and method determines a unique performance benchmark for specific computer object code for a particular microprocessor. By generating multiple unique benchmarks for a single, same code module on multiple different processors, the method determines which processor is optimal for the code module. By generating for a single designated processor a performance benchmark for each code modules of multiple modules, where the multiple modules have a same/similar functionality but variations in detailed code or algorithms, the system and method identifies code variation(s) which is/are optimal for the single designated processor. The system and method may entail first extracting selected features of object code (as actually executed) into a code profile, and then generating the performance benchmark based on the code profile and in machine-level timing data for the selected microprocessor. In this way, code security is achieved by fire-walling the object code from the second stage of the method.

Performance benchmarking for real-time software and hardware

According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided, comprising providing an application module; receiving a request from at least one master agent for application content at the application module, wherein the application content is for execution at one or more assets; executing the application module to determine the distribution of the application content to at least one node located in each of the one or more assets, wherein execution of the application module further comprises: determining an origin of the request and a requesting hierarchy associated with the request; exchanging metadata associated with the requesting hierarchy and metadata associated with the requested application content; determining whether to distribute the application content based on an analysis of the exchanged metadata; distributing the application content to the at least one node located in the asset based on the analysis; and generating an operating response of the asset based on the distributed application content. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Peer based distribution of edge applications

The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for a virtual processor that enables unobtrusive observation of legacy systems for analytics in a system-on-chip (SoC) environment. In one example, the method includes implementing a virtual processor in field programmable gate array (FPGA) programmable logic, the virtual processor comprising a virtual version of a target system, capturing one or more operational parameters in volatile memory of the virtual processor using an access controller configured to provide direct access to the volatile memory of the virtual processor, streaming the one or more operational parameters to the embedded processor, storing the one or more operational parameters in volatile memory of the embedded processor, and performing in-situ monitoring using the one or more operational parameters.

Virtual processor enabling unobtrusive observation of legacy systems for analytics in SoC

The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for a virtual processor that enables real-time in situ disassembly and debugging. In one example, the method includes implementing a virtual processor in field programmable gate array (FPGA) programmable logic, the virtual processor comprising a virtual version of a target system, capturing data representative of operations in the virtual processor using a bus access device configured to provide direct access to components of the virtual processor, streaming the data to the embedded processor, storing the data in the memory device, and performing in-situ disassembly and debugging.

Virtual processor enabling real-time in situ disassembly and debugging in SoC environment

According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided, comprising at least one asset; a computer programmed with a data share module for the asset, the data share module for controlling data flow in the asset; the computer including a data share processor and a memory in communication with the data share processor, the memory storing the data share module and additional program instructions, wherein the data share processor is operative with the data share module and additional program instructions to perform functions as follows: receiving a message from a source at the data share module; determining, via the data share module, whether the source is one of a non-real time domain of the asset and the real-time domain of the asset; determining, via the data share module, when a destination is able to respond to the message, wherein the destination is one of the non-real time domain and the real-time domain, and wherein the destination is different from the source; transmitting, via the data share module, the message directly to the destination when the destination is able to respond to the message; receiving a response to the message; and generating an operating response of the asset based on the response. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Unified real-time and non-real-time data plane

A communication system includes one or more node devices having routing circuitry configured to receive data from one or more other node devices within a communication network and to send the data to at least one other node device or a final destination device and a scheduling controller configured to generate schedules for sending the data through the routing circuitry within the communication network. The scheduling controller communicates with one or more other scheduling controllers in the one or more other node devices in generate the schedules for sending the data through the communication network.

Communication system and method for scheduling communications within a time sensitive network

A system includes a scheduling device of a data distribution service (DDS) that determines bandwidth for communication of time sensitive communications between devices using the DDS in a time sensitive network (TSN). The scheduling device determines available bandwidth for communication of non-time sensitive communications of the control system using the DDS in the TSN, and controls communication of the non-time sensitive communications in the TSN without preventing communication of the time sensitive communications in the TSN based on the available bandwidth. The system also can include a traffic shaper of the TSN that receives a communication change from the control system at the TSN. The scheduling device changes one or more of the bandwidth for the communication of the time sensitive communications or the available bandwidth for the communication of the non-time sensitive communications in the TSN without restarting the TSN.

A control system (e.g., that controls operations of a powered system) includes one or more processors configured to determine quality of service (QoS) parameters of devices communicating data with each other in an Ethernet network configured as a time sensitive network (TSN). The one or more processors also are configured to determine available communication pathways in the TSN through which the devices are able to communicate the data, and to select one or more of the available communication pathways and to designate communication times at which the data is communicated between the devices in order to satisfy the QoS parameters of the devices.

Communication system and method for controlling data distribution quality of service in time sensitive networks

A converter system includes a power converter including a first bridge circuit including at least one first switching device. The power converter also includes a second bridge circuit magnetically coupled to the first bridge circuit. The second bridge circuit includes at least one second switching device. The converter system also includes a plurality of first conductors of opposing polarities coupled to the first bridge circuit. The converter system further includes a plurality of second conductors of opposing polarities. At least one second conductor of the plurality of second conductors is coupled to the second bridge circuit. The converter system also includes a third conductor coupled to one first conductor of the plurality of first conductors and coupled to the second bridge circuit.

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