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Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2005
Applicants:

Kenwood H. Hall, Hudson, OH (US);

Scot A. Tutkovics, Aurora, OH (US);

David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);

Brian A. Batke, Novelty, OH (US);

Inventors:

Kenwood H. Hall, Hudson, OH (US);

Scot A. Tutkovics, Aurora, OH (US);

David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);

Brian A. Batke, Novelty, OH (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for communicating with control objects according to a singular and unified address space. In one aspect, an industrial communications system is provided. The system includes a global address protocol that can be employed to communicate with local or remote networks. An industrial protocol is adapted to interface with the global address protocol, where a network component communicates with one or more control components via the industrial protocol and in accordance with an address supplied by the global address protocol.


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