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Systems and methods for conducting communications among components of multidomain industrial automation system

  • US 8,484,401 B2
  • Filed: 04/15/2010
  • Issued: 07/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for facilitating communications between one or more enterprise-level modules and one or more control-level modules, the system comprising:

  • a first bus that communicates with the one or more enterprise-level modules, wherein the first bus is an enterprise service bus (ESB) using Information Technology based protocols;

    a second bus that communicates with the one or more control-level modules, wherein the second bus is an industrial control bus (ICB) employing a common industrial protocol (CIP); and

    a bridge in communication with both of the first and second buses,wherein the bridge facilitates establishment of one or more channels between the one or more enterprise-level modules and the one or more control-level modules.

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