Context parameters for establishing data communication patterns in a distributed control and measurement system
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1. A method for establishing the communication patterns in a distributed measurement and control system having multiple system nodes comprising the steps of:
- specifying a set of global context parameters;
specifying for each system node, the local communication binding constraints based on the global context parameters, wherein the global context parameters describe the logical relationships inherent in an application, the local communication binding constraints describes local logical restrictions on the global context parameters that define the local specification of the communication patterns;
distributing this information to the system nodes affected by the global context parameters and local communication binding constraints;
acquiring the values of the context parameters pertaining to each of the multiple nodes; and
applying the acquired values of the context parameters to the local communication binding constraints of each of the multiple nodes to identify data communication patterns for a defined set of applications.
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Abstract
A method for initializing a distributed measurement and control system that establishes communication bindings based on context parameters measured or acquired by the nodes.
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1. A method for establishing the communication patterns in a distributed measurement and control system having multiple system nodes comprising the steps of:
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specifying a set of global context parameters; specifying for each system node, the local communication binding constraints based on the global context parameters, wherein the global context parameters describe the logical relationships inherent in an application, the local communication binding constraints describes local logical restrictions on the global context parameters that define the local specification of the communication patterns; distributing this information to the system nodes affected by the global context parameters and local communication binding constraints; acquiring the values of the context parameters pertaining to each of the multiple nodes; and applying the acquired values of the context parameters to the local communication binding constraints of each of the multiple nodes to identify data communication patterns for a defined set of applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A distributed control and measurement system for establishing communication patterns comprising:
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a node application having a set of global context parameters, wherein the global context parameters describe the logical relationships inherent the node application; at least two system nodes, each node including, local communication binding constraints based on the global context parameters, wherein the local communication binding constraints describe local logical restrictions on the global context parameters that define the local specification of the communication pattern, wherein this information is distributed to the system nodes affected by the global context parameters and local communication binding constraints, a sampler, being operative to detect the values of the global context parameters that pertain to each of the system nodes, and a processor, connected to sampler and node application, applies the acquired values of the global context parameters to the local communication binding constraints to identify data communication patterns for the node application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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