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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Julius Rueckert, Langen, DE;
Andreas Burger, Weingarten, DE;
Heiko Koziolek, Karlsruhe, DE;
Joerg Jeske, Minden, DE;
Marie Christin Platenius-Mohr, Hirschberg an der Bergstrasse, DE;
Sten Gruener, Ilvesheim, DE;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method of channel mapping in an industrial process control system includes: a) discovering a plurality of devices within the industrial process control system; b) obtaining at least one signal characteristic for each of the plurality of devices; c) determining channel mapping by a processing unit acting as a channel mapping agent, the plurality of devices being mapped to a plurality of communication channels, the channel mapping mapping each device to a communication channel for signal transmission, and the determining including utilizing the at least one signal characteristic for each of the plurality of devices; and d) configuring the devices according to the channel mapping.