CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE
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1. An industrial automation system, comprising:
- a link layer that includes one or more ports that communicates via one or more communication protocols;
an application layer that communicates with one or more application components; and
a core layer to bridge the application layer and the link layer.
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Abstract
An industrial automation system is provided. The system includes a link layer that includes one or more ports that can communicate via one or more communication protocols. An application layer communicates with one or more network objects and a core layer bridges the application layer and the link layer.
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23 Claims
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1. An industrial automation system, comprising:
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a link layer that includes one or more ports that communicates via one or more communication protocols; an application layer that communicates with one or more application components; and a core layer to bridge the application layer and the link layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications method for an industrial automation environment, comprising:
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abstracting a network protocol according to a one to many or same link protocol; and delivering a network connection data payload to multiple destinations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A communications system for an industrial controller, comprising:
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means for communicating with one or more ports that employ one or more communication protocols; means for communicating with one or more network objects; and means for bridging multiple communications layers to support messaging between the one or more ports and the one or more network objects.
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