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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Alexander Gogolev, Dachau, DE;
Johan Åkerberg, Västerås, SE;
Jörgen Bror Gade, Västerås, SE;
Mallikarjun Kande, Solon, OH (US);
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method for transporting a message from an end device in an industrial plant over an Ethernet network with extended functionality for time-sensitive communication includes obtaining the message from a control application of the end device, mapping the message, based at least in part on the content of the message, to at least one functionality for time-sensitive communication converting the message into Ethernet frames; encoding a request to transport the message; transmitting the Ethernet frames; decoding the request; and forwarding the message on the Ethernet network according to the requested functionality for time-sensitive communication.