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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2023
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Joseph P. Felix, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Paul F. Mclaughlin, Ambler, PA (US);
James M. Schreder, Perkasie, PA (US);
Michael J. Waynick, Hartboro, PA (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and network control system for an industrial processing facility (IPF) including, a plant-wide network coupling at least one controller platform. The controller platform comprising computing hardware and a memory and at least one application module (AM) contained in the memory. The AM comprising a control application, data, configuration and state information for the controller platform, wherein the at least one controller platform is coupled by an input/output network to I/O devices coupled to field devices that are coupled to processing equipment on a field level of an industrial processing facility (IPF). A storage appliance coupled to the plant-wide network is arranged to receive a copy of the AM contained in the controller platform to a backup application in the storage appliance. The backup application returning the AM back to the controller platform to recover and restore a failed controller platform to normal operation.