# US 2020/0396102 A1 · Remote access and control system and corresponding method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0396102 A1 - Document ID: US20200396102A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/547,146 - Filed: 2019-08-21 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-13 - Assignees: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG - Applicants: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG - Inventors: Sebastian RÖGLINGER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200396102A1 ## CPC - H04Q 9/00: Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom - G06F 21/40: by quorum, i.e. whereby two or more security principals are required - G06F 21/629: {to features or functions of an application} - G08C 17/00: Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link - H04L 12/4675: {Dynamic sharing of VLAN information amongst network nodes (configuration of the network or of network elements H04L41/08)} - H04L 41/042: comprising distributed management centres cooperatively managing the network - H04L 41/0813: characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings - H04L 41/0893: Assignment of logical groups to network elements - H04L 41/22: comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] - H04L 43/065: related to network devices - H04L 63/0272: {Virtual private networks} - H04L 63/0869: {for achieving mutual authentication (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273)} - H04L 63/10: {for controlling access to devices or network resources} - H04L 63/102: {Entity profiles} - H04L 63/105: {Multiple levels of security} - H04L 67/025: for remote control or remote monitoring of applications - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04L 41/0895: Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements - H04Q 2209/20: using a distributed architecture - H04Q 2209/40: using a wireless architecture - H04Q 2209/86: Performing a diagnostic of the sensing device - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A remote access and control system for test and measurement setups is provided. The remote access and control system comprises at least one virtual network, wherein the at least one virtual network is persistently defined as a set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A remote access and control system for test and measurement setups, the remote access and control system comprising: at least one virtual network, wherein the at least one virtual network is persistently defined as a set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The remote access and control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote access and control system further comprises at least one remote system preferably comprising at least a part of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware, wherein the remote access and control system is configured to grant an access level to the at least one remote system to the at least one virtual network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The remote access and control system according to claim 2, wherein the at least one remote system is configured to have not access to the complete respective physical network with respect to the at least one virtual network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The remote access and control system according to of claim 1, wherein the at least one virtual network is configured to allow at least one virtual network connection, and/or wherein the remote access and control system is configured to set up a connection with at least one particular measurement device of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware in order to control the at least one particular measurement device or the respective measurement site. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The remote access and control system according to claim 2, wherein with respect to at least one access account for at least one particular remote system originating outside an entities internal network preferably of the at least one remote system, the remote access and control system is configured to give specific access rights to at least one particular virtual network preferably of the at least one virtual network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The remote access and control system according to claim 5, wherein the specific access rights are limited to at least one of at least one specific port, a package inspection firewall, specific data, time, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The remote access and control system according to claim 2, wherein the at least one remote system is configured to bridge over a large geographical distance. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The remote access and control system according to claim 2, wherein the at least one remote system is configured to transmit at least one test sequence to at least one particular measurement device of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The remote access and control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote access and control system further comprises a web-based dashboard, wherein the web-based dashboard is configured to allow access to multiple-authenticated users, and/or wherein the web-based dashboard is configured to show at least one of the respective measurement setup preferably comprising at least a part of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware, the corresponding measurement displays of the respective measurement setup, measurement data belonging to the respective measurement setup, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The remote access and control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote access and control system is configured to inform at least one particular measurement device of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware that the at least one particular measurement device is part of a respective measurement site, and/or wherein the remote access and control system is configured to instruct the at least one particular measurement device to give access to its measurement data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The remote access and control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote access and control system further comprises at least one remote storage, wherein the remote access and control system is configured to update the corresponding measurement data from at least one particular measurement device of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware to the at least one remote storage in the form of at least one remote instrument profile. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The remote access and control system according to claim 11, wherein the at least one remote instrument profile comprises at least one of I/Q data, at least one waveform, at least one saved setting, at least one script, at least one matlab script, at least one test script, at least one screenshot, other data, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The remote access and control system according to claim 11, wherein in the case that at least one new measurement device is substituted for at least one particular measurement device of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware, the remote access and control system is configured to update the at least one new measurement device with the respective remote instrument profile of the at least one particular measurement device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The remote access and control system according to claim 11, wherein in the case that the at least one particular measurement device is moved or acquires a different IP address, the at least one particular measurement device is configured to reach out to the corresponding measurement site on the at least one remote storage to authenticate automatically and/or to become part of the respective measurement site. ### Claim 15 A remote access and control method for test and measurement setups, the remote access and control method comprising the step of: employing at least one virtual network, wherein the at least one virtual network is persistently defined as a set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The remote access and control method according to claim 15, wherein the remote access and control method further comprises the step of configuring the at least one virtual network to allow at least one virtual network connection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The remote access and control method according to claim 15, wherein the remote access and control method further comprises the step of setting up a connection with at least one particular measurement device of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware in order to control the at least one particular measurement device or the respective measurement site. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The remote access and control method according to claim 15, wherein the remote access and control method further comprises the step of configuring at least one remote system to bridge over a large geographical distance. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The remote access and control method according to claim 18, wherein the remote access and control method further comprises the step of configuring the at least one remote system to transmit at least one test sequence to at least one particular measurement device of the set of test and measurement instruments and accompanying hardware. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The remote access and control method according to claim 15, wherein the remote access and control method further comprises the step of employing a web-based dashboard, wherein the web-based dashboard is configured to allow access to multiple-authenticated users.