Network traffic flow control for time sensitive networking

A method for controlling network traffic flow for time-sensitive networking in industrial systems, the method comprising:

• receiving, from an industrial controller of an industrial system, a first set of queue data associated with a first queue of the industrial controller;
• receiving, from the industrial controller of the industrial system, a second set of queue data associated with a second queue of the industrial controller;
• determining, with an electronic processor, a distribution of network traffic for the industrial system based on the first set of queue data and the second set of queue data;
• and
• generating, with the electronic processor, a network traffic flow model for the industrial system indicating the distribution of network traffic for the industrial system.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by an electronic processor, perform a set of functions, the set of functions comprising:

• receiving first queuing data associated with a first queue, the first queuing data including a first queue depth of data packets in the first queue and a first set of hardware timestamps associated with data packets in the first queue;
• receiving second queuing data associated with a second queue, the second queuing data including a second queue depth of data packets in the second queue and a second set of hardware timestamps associated with data packets in the second queue;
• determining, based on the first queuing data, a first average arrival time for data packets at the first queue;
• determining, based on the second queuing data, a second average arrival time for data packets at the second queue;
• determining, based on the first average arrival time and the second average arrival time, a distribution of network traffic for an industrial system associated with the first queue and the second queue;
• and
• generating and transmitting a network traffic model based on the distribution of the network traffic for the industrial system to a display device for display to a user.