RELAY DEVICE AND WIRELESS CONTROL NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A relay device for relaying first wireless communication and second wireless communication, wherein the first wireless communication is based on a process control wireless communication standard, and the second wireless communication is based on another wireless communication standard than the process control wireless communication standard,the device comprising:
- a superframe management unit configured to receive a first superframe of the first wireless communication from the outside and generate a second superframe of the second wireless communication based on the first superframe; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit the second superframe to a wireless communication terminal performing the second wireless communication.
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Abstract
There is provided a relay device for relaying first wireless communication and second wireless communication. The first wireless communication is based on a process control wireless communication standard, and the second wireless communication is based on another wireless communication standard than the process control wireless communication standard. The device includes: a superframe management unit configured to receive a first superframe of the first wireless communication from the outside and generate a second superframe of the second wireless communication based on the first superframe; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second superframe to a wireless communication terminal performing the second wireless communication.
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1. A relay device for relaying first wireless communication and second wireless communication, wherein the first wireless communication is based on a process control wireless communication standard, and the second wireless communication is based on another wireless communication standard than the process control wireless communication standard,
the device comprising: -
a superframe management unit configured to receive a first superframe of the first wireless communication from the outside and generate a second superframe of the second wireless communication based on the first superframe; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second superframe to a wireless communication terminal performing the second wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless control network management system, the system comprising;
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a plurality of first wireless communication terminals configured to perform a first wireless communication based on a process control wireless communication standard; a plurality of second wireless communication terminals configured to perform a second wireless communication based on another wireless communication standard than the process control wireless communication standard; a management server configured to manage process control wireless communication terminals connected to at least one field device through a wireline network; and a relay device configured to relay the first wireless communication and the second wireless communication, the device comprising; a superframe management unit configured to receive a first superframe of the first wireless communication from the management server and generate a second superframe of the second wireless communication based on the first superframe; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second superframe to at least one of the second wireless communication terminals. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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