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QOS-based communications on a work machine

  • US 8,756,331 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2005
  • Issued: 06/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system to provide reliable and secure communications between a machine that is powered by a fuel driven engine and that has a transmission system and a hydraulics system, and one or more remote entities using a communication network, the system comprising:

  • a controller configured to control at least one operation of the machine, the at least one operation including controlling at least one of the transmission system or the hydraulics system;

    a gateway device operably connected to the controller and the communication network, the gateway device being configured to;

    receive data from the controller;

    determine a type of the data received from the controller based on an evaluation of content of the received data;

    determine a type of quality of service information to add to the received data based on the type of received data in order to provide in advance a characteristic associated with transfer of the data;

    add the type of quality of service information to the received data, the type of quality of service information including instructions on at least one of;

    whether the received data is to be retransmitted after an initial transmission;

    a number of times the received data is to be transmitted retransmitted if retransmission of the received data is instructed; and

    whether an acknowledgement of receipt of the data by a receiving device is to be waited for; and

    transmit the received data to the communication network using software that includes the type of quality of service information with UDP data packets.

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