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, comprising:
- at least one first interface for connecting the at least one appliance;
at least one second interface for connecting the network, anda computation appliance for executing a computer program, wherein one portion of the computer program is prescribed and only a second portion of the computer program is freely programmable by a manufacturer of the at least one appliance;
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 programming by the manufacturer is for customization of a piece of firmware which is present on the at least one appliance without any knowledge about SOA, a statefulness of the appliance, a statelessness of the service in the SOA environment of the SOA network and allowance for the service, in order to maintain security of the appliance.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A connecting module for connecting at least one appliance to a network, comprising:
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at least one first interface for connecting the at least one appliance; at least one second interface for connecting the network, and a computation appliance for executing a computer program, wherein one portion of the computer program is prescribed and only a second portion of the computer program is freely programmable by a manufacturer of the at least one appliance; 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 programming by the manufacturer is for customization of a piece of firmware which is present on the at least one appliance without any knowledge about SOA, a statefulness of the appliance, a statelessness of the service in the SOA environment of the SOA network and allowance for the service, in order to maintain security of the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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