Connecting Module for Connecting at Least One Sensor, Actuator, or Effector to a Service-Oriented-Architecture Network
First Claim
1. A connecting module for connecting at least one appliance to a network, wherein the connecting module has at least one first interface for connecting the at least one appliance and at least one second interface for connecting the network, and the connecting module has a computation appliance for executing a computer program, characterized in that the network is a service-oriented architecture, termed SOA, network, wherein a functionality of the at least one appliance is mapped as a service in the SOA network, and one portion of the computer program is prescribed and another portion of the computer program is freely programmable by a manufacturer of the at least one appliance for customization of a piece of firmware which is present on the at least one appliance to the SOA network.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connecting module (3) for connecting at least one sensor (2), effector, or actuator to a service-oriented-architecture, called SOA, network (4), wherein a functionality of the at least one sensor (2) is mapped as a service in the SOA network (4). In order to enable the integration of sensors (2) that are not SOA-capable in themselves into an SOA environment, the connecting module (3) has at least one first interface (3.2) for connecting the at least one sensor (2), effector, or actuator, at least one second interface (3.4) for connecting the SOA network (4), and a computing device (7) for executing a computer program, wherein a part (8.1) of the computer program to be executed is specified by default and another part (8.2) of the computer program is freely programmable by a manufacturer of the at least one sensor (2) in order to adapt firmware on the at least one sensor (2) to the SOA environment. The invention further relates to a module unit (22) of the connecting module (3) that prepares the service mapped in the SOA environment for transmission over a military radio network (35) having low bandwidth while maintaining the SOA functionality.
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- 1. A connecting module for connecting at least one appliance to a network, wherein the connecting module has at least one first interface for connecting the at least one appliance and at least one second interface for connecting the network, and the connecting module has a computation appliance for executing a computer program, characterized in that the network is a service-oriented architecture, termed SOA, network, wherein a functionality of the at least one appliance is mapped as a service in the SOA network, and one portion of the computer program is prescribed and another portion of the computer program is freely programmable by a manufacturer of the at least one appliance for customization of a piece of firmware which is present on the at least one appliance to the SOA network.
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21. A connecting module, characterized in that a plurality of versions of the customization of an appliance can be operated in parallel, as a result of which SOA applications which are based on old customizations can be supported.
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