Method of operating a network
AssigneeHirschmann Automation and Control GmbH
InventorsArne Kaufmann, Lukas Bechtel, Rene Hummen
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Abstract
A method is proposed for operating a network with multiple subscribers in the network. For this purpose, a network having at least one switch (20, 21), at least two terminals (10, 11, 12) and a controller (30) is provided. According to the invention, one of the subscribers now sends and/or receives data to another subscriber via an application protocol, with the data being sent and/or received as a TSN data stream. In order to integrate non-TSN-capable nodes in the network, it is proposed that the TSN data stream be divided into at least two partial data streams (1, 2, 3, 4). Such partial data streams (1, 2, 3, 4) can be configured across non-TSN-capable subscribers or between such subscribers.
Claims11
A method of integrating a non time-sensitive network (TSN)-capable node into a network, the network comprising multiple subscribers comprising at least two terminals and a controller, the method comprising the steps of:
- one of the subscribers sending data to and/or receiving data from another of the subscribers via an application protocol,
- sending or receiving the data as a TSN data stream, and
- dividing the TSN data stream into at least two partial data streams,
- wherein sending or receiving the data as the TSN data stream comprises:
- sending a first of the at least two partial data streams from the controller of the network to a first of the at least two terminals of the network via the non TSN-capable node;
- and
- sending a second of the at least two partial streams from the first of the at least two terminals of the network to a second of the at least two terminals of the network via the non TSN-capable node,
- wherein the non TSN-capable node is a switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.