DATA FEDERATION WITH INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system that facilitates data federation, comprising:
- a processor, coupled to a memory, that executes computer-executable components, the computer-executable components comprising;
a configuration component configured to receive first configuration information that defines a mount point of an industrial controller, wherein the mount point defines a location in a hierarchical data structure where a first subset of the hierarchical data structure stored on the industrial controller connects to a second subset of the hierarchical data structure; and
an aggregation component configured to aggregate the first portion of the hierarchical data structure and the second portion of the hierarchical data structure at the location based on the mount point.
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Abstract
An organizational model of a hierarchical system can be distributed across various elements of an enterprise. Such elements include representations of the system that are maintained on higher-level business servers and other representations that serve control elements of the system such as programmable logic controllers and/or other industrial control components. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes at least one controller to instantiate a portion of an organizational hierarchy. A communications component in the controller interacts with at least one other portion of the organizational hierarchy to facilitate data exchange and control between various components of an enterprise.
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20 Claims
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1. A system that facilitates data federation, comprising:
a processor, coupled to a memory, that executes computer-executable components, the computer-executable components comprising; a configuration component configured to receive first configuration information that defines a mount point of an industrial controller, wherein the mount point defines a location in a hierarchical data structure where a first subset of the hierarchical data structure stored on the industrial controller connects to a second subset of the hierarchical data structure; and an aggregation component configured to aggregate the first portion of the hierarchical data structure and the second portion of the hierarchical data structure at the location based on the mount point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for federation of data, comprising:
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defining a mount point for an industrial controller, wherein the mount point defines a location within a hierarchical data structure at which a first portion of the hierarchical data structure that is stored on the industrial controller connects to a second portion of the hierarchical data structure that is stored on a device that communicates with the industrial controller; and aggregating the first portion of the hierarchical data structure and the second portion of the hierarchical data structure based on the mount point. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system including a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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defining a mount point of an industrial controller, wherein the mount point defines a node of a hierarchical data model at which a first subset of the hierarchical data model that is stored in the industrial controller connects to a second portion of the hierarchical data model that is stored in a device that is networked to the industrial controller; and aggregating the first subset of the hierarchical data model and the second subset of the hierarchical data model based on the mount point. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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