Supporting Real-Time Distributed Computer-Controlled Systems with Multi-hop P-NET Networks
Ref: HURRAY-TR-9911 Publication Date: Aug 1999
Supporting Real-Time Distributed Computer-Controlled Systems with Multi-hop P-NET Networks
Ref: HURRAY-TR-9911 Publication Date: Aug 1999Abstract:
Fieldbus communication networks aim at the interconnection of sensors, actuators and controllers within process control applications. Therefore, they constitute the basis upon which real-time distributed computer-controlled systems can be implemented. P-NET is a fieldbus industrial communication standard, which uses a virtual token passing medium access control mechanism. In this paper we establish pre-run-time schedulability conditions for supporting real-time traffic with P-NET networks. Essentially we provide formulae to evaluate the upper bound end-to-end communication delay of P-NET messages. Using this upper bound, a feasibility test is provided to check the timeliness requirements for accessing remote process variables. This paper also shows how P-NET network segmentation can significantly reduce the end-to-end communication delay of messages with stringent timing requirements.
Alan Burns
Francisco Vasques
Eduardo TovarDocument:
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DownloadPublished in Control Engineering Practice, Elsevier Science., Volume 7, Issue 8, pp 1015-1025.
DOI:10.1016/S0967-0661(99)00073-8.
Record Date: 1, Apr, 1999
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