Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Igor Milovanovic

Elisabeth Heindl

Wolfgang Riedl

Benjamin Kohler

Andreas Bär

Alexander Bitz

Andreas Baer

Wolfgang Fuesslein

Wolfgang Füßlein

The invention relates to an edge device () and to a method for operating an edge device (), wherein the edge device () is supplemented by a unikernel manager () and a base unikernel (), wherein the unikernel manager () acts as a means at least for starting and stopping a unikernel (-) installed on the edge device (), and wherein the base unikernel (), in the form of a standalone unikernel, comprises the base functionality of the edge device ().

Edge device and method for operating an edge device

A automation system, a computer and method for communicating includes exchanging data, between a first computer, a second computer and at least one automation device over a wide area network via an application-specific protocol, wherein one of the computers has a local network connection to the automation device, the application-specific protocol has an application layer, and the first and second computers execute respective first and second automation programs such that a transparent connection is provided for the automation programs and their application-specific protocol beyond local network boundaries which can be it efficiently, where signaling functions from lower communication layers that are missing are simulated by introducing event loops on both sides of the communication.

Method and system for performing communication over a wide area network via an application specific protocol

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Nuremberg, Germany

Igor Milovanovic