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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Abb Research Ltd., Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABB Research Ltd., Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/00 (2009.01); H04B 1/66 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04W 28/20 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/20 (2013.01); H04W 72/044 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless network managing device for a wireless network that is part of a process control system. The wireless network managing device includes a node determination element configured to receive an operator selection of at least one node in the process control system via an operator terminal and determine a field device implementing the functionality of the node, and a bandwidth control element configured to adjust a bandwidth assigned to the at least one field device in an auxiliary data section of a communication structure used by the wireless network based on the received operator selection in order to increase system responsiveness.