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Intel Corporation

Hitachi Energy Ltd

Ravish Kumar

Mallikarjun Kande

Deepaknath Tandur

Rajeev D Muralidhar

Mitchell J Rackovan

Johan Åkerberg

David Mielnik

Thomas Heilman

Roland Braun

Stefan Bollmeyer

Jörgen Gade

Anitha Varghese

Hariram Satheesh

Tuncay Gülfirat

Srijit Kumar

Johan Akerberg

Rahul Kumar Gore

Marco Sanguineti

Rahul Nandkumar Gore

Shashishekhar Pandharkar

Neil Shah

Bhangale Milind

Brinda Kh

Jorgen Gade

Mitchell Jordan Rackovan

Deepaknath Tandaur

Tuncay Guelfirat

Shahishekar Pandharkar

Johan Åkerberg

A method for handling failure of a TSN communication link in a TSN network. The method is performed by a control node and includes estimating requirements for TSN communication for end-points based on application parameters, input/output requirements, and application requirements, wherein each end-point is capable of communicating over a TSN channel and a non-TSN channel in the TSN network using one and the same network interface. The method includes obtaining an indication of a failure of a TSN communication link in the TSN network between two of the end-points. The method includes performing self-healing of the TSN communication link.

Failure handling of a TSN communication link

Systems and methods for supporting multiple time synchronization protocols within an industrial device include obtaining a time reference from each industrial device within the first set of industrial devices and the second set of industrial devices. The time reference provides the basis for synchronization of the clock and other clocks of first set of industrial devices and the second set of industrial devices. A principal time reference is selected from among the time references. Once selected, the principal time reference is correlated with each of the time references obtained from the first set of industrial devices and the second set of industrial devices. With the principal time reference correlated, related communication with the second device may be controlled.

Industrial device supporting multiple time synchronization protocols

Example approaches for power quality monitoring in a power distribution grid are described. In an example, monitoring data is received by a communication gateway from a node coupled to it. In an example, there may be multiple nodes in the power distribution grid. Local insights for power quality monitoring may be estimated, based on the monitoring data, using predictive analytics at the communication gateway. The monitoring data and the local insights associated with each of the plurality of nodes is transmitted to the server. Global insights for power quality monitoring may be estimating, using predictive analytics performed at the server, based on the monitoring data and the local insights. An indication to an operator is generated, based on the estimated local insights, global insights and the monitored data, to carry out preventive or corrective action for maintaining the power quality in the power distribution grid.

Power quality monitoring in a distribution grid

The present invention discloses a controller configured to communicate over a network in a process plant, wherein the network comprises one or more native TSN devices. The controller comprises one or more process applications for controlling one or more processes in the process plant, wherein the one or more process applications includes plurality of tags corresponding to one or more process variables of the one or more processes in the process plant, a software TSN agent for receiving and transmitting packets associated with the one or more process applications on the controller, wherein the software TSN agent is configured to segregate packets associated with the one or more process applications for processing the packets in at least one of a TSN communication mode and a non-TSN communication mode; and a first network interface dedicated for TSN communication and a second network interface dedicated for non-TSN communication.

TSN enabled controller

Technologies for execution trace with automatic event triggering include a computing device that includes an execution trace hub. The trace hub observes execution trace packets and determines whether the execution trace packets match one or more event trigger rules. If an execution packet matches an event trigger rule, the trace hub invokes an event callback. The event callback may be a predefined hardware function of the computing device or a software function. The trace hub may be configured with event trigger rules and associated event callbacks, for example by writing to one or more corresponding configuration space registers. In response to invoking the event callback, the computing device may, for example, output state information of the computing device to a data storage device, halt execution, activate a debug mode of the processor, or execute a software recovery function. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Trace hub logic with automatic event triggering

In aspects, the present invention discloses a method for replacing a first field device with a second field device using a commissioning tool. The method comprising retrieving a device description file associated with the first field device, analyzing the device description file, generating a first object by mapping a parameters of the second field device to a parameter from the identified one or more parameters based on a first index and a second index, generating a configuration file associated with the second file device based on the device description file and the generated first object, and transmitting the configuration file to the second field device for commissioning operation of the second field device. The step of analyzing the device description file comprises identifying one or more parameters from the plurality of parameters for mapping based on a predetermined criteria.

Method and a system for replacing and commissioning of a field device

The present invention provides a system and method for advising wireless computer networks on inter-network interferences during their life time. The method of the present invention initially observes initial channel utilization profiles along with corresponding time-slots of dynamic network elements and network characteristics of a first network and stores as historical channel utilization profiles. The initial transmission profiles an interfering second network are also recorded. The threshold transmission profiles are then recorded as historical transmission profiles. The aggregator determines interference patterns, by comparing historical channel utilization profiles with runtime threshold transmission profiles and advises and pre-warns appropriate network actions to a network manager of the first network on the interference prone zones. The system of the present invention includes a first network with a common multi-network interference observer, to advise on inter-network interferences.

System and method for advising wireless computer networks on inter-network interferences

The invention relates to a method for joining of a first field device to a wireless sensor actuator network using a configuration tool. The wireless sensor actuator network comprises a plurality of interconnected field devices and gateway for connecting the interconnected field devices to a plant automation network comprising controllers and network manager. The method comprises receiving device information associated with the first field device, transmitting a commissioning request for the first field device, the commissioning request comprising device information and geographical location information of the first field device, receiving commissioning information comprising a session key, a network key and routing information, and commissioning the first field device using the received commissioning information for joining the said field device to the wireless sensor actuator network.

Method for commissioning and joining of a field device to a network

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