Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Hermann Angst

Joachim Lohmeyer

Franz-Josef Götz

Dieter Klotz

Martin Schneider

Matthias Scheffel

Michael Kasper

Stefan Keller

Siegfried Kühnel

Jörg Müeller

Henryk Lumpp

Martin Scheider

A redundantly operable communication system for an industrial automation system, wherein a first communication device is redundantly connected to a third communication network connection of first and second network infrastructure devices, the second communication device is redundantly connected to a third communication network connection of a third and fourth network infrastructure device, where the first and third network infrastructure device and the second and fourth network infrastructure devices are interconnected via their first and second communication network connections such that, while the first and second communication device identify data frames to be redundantly transmitted via a first indicator, the first and third network infrastructure devices and the second and fourth network infrastructure devices identify data frames to be redundantly transmitted via a second or third indicator that differs from the first indicator, and reject data frames received on the third communication connection and identified via the second or third indicator.

Redundantly operable communication system for an industrial automation system and method for operating the system

For redundant message transmission in an industrial communication network having an arbitrarily meshed network topology, mutually independent paths are ascertained for a communication link that is redundant at least in sections between two network nodes within the industrial communication network, where the mutually independent paths comprise separate network nodes of a single communication network, and messages with duplicate identifiers are interchanged between transmission and reception units of communication devices of the industrial communication network in accordance with forwarding rules that correspond to the ascertained paths.

Communication device and method for redundant message transmission in an industrial communication network

A redundantly operated industrial communication system includes communication devices that are redundantly linked to an industrial communication network and includes network infrastructure devices associated with the industrial communication network, wherein message transmission occurs wirelessly at least in sections. The industrial communication network contains a plurality of buffer memory units for message elements that are received at a network node by wire and message elements that are to be sent by the network node wirelessly. When a maximum buffer size is exceeded, an oldest message element situated in a respective buffer memory unit is erased. Until the maximum buffer size is exceeded, the oldest message element is selected as the next message element to be sent wirelessly.

Redundantly operable industrial communication system and method for operation thereof

A communication device for a redundantly operable industrial communication network comprises at least one first and one second transmitting and receiving unit each having an interface for a network connection of the industrial communication network. A signal processing unit is connected to the first and second transmitting and receiving units. A singly linked network node is connected to the signal processing unit via a coupling element. The signal processing unit is connected to the coupling element via a first and second interface. In this case, the first interface is provided exclusively for communicating data packets received by the first receiving unit, while the second interface is provided exclusively for communicating data packets received by the second receiving unit.

Communication device for a redundantly operable industrial communication network and method for operating the communication device

A communication device for an industrial communication network which can be operated in a redundant manner comprises a first and a second transmitting and receiving unit that transmit data packets in a bumpy or bumpless manner inside the industrial communication network and are selectively changeable over to a bumpy or bumpless transmission mode. An evaluation unit is connected to the first and/or second transmitting and receiving unit(s) and detects data packets to be transmitted in the bumpy or bumpless manner inside the industrial communication network. Redundancy handling and filter units for received redundant data packets are deactivated when a data packet to be transmitted in the bumpy manner is detected. A memory unit is assigned to the first and/or second transmitting and receiving unit(s) and buffers at least one data packet to be transmitted in the bumpy manner during a predefined period of time in the bumpy transmission mode.

Communication device for an industrial communication network which can be operated in a redundant manner and method for operating a communication device

Growing community of inventors

Karlsruhe, Germany

Hermann Angst