Control network management system

• US 9,331,949 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2011
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Hayashi, Hisanori, Takebe, Tatsuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Phung, Luat
• Application Number:
  US12/984,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20110164551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,946 Days
• Field of Search: 370/315, 726/22, 726/26, 726/27
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/302 Route determination based on requested QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2408 for supporting different services, e.g. a differentiated services [DiffServ] type of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2458 Modification of priorities while in transit
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/02 Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/00 Communication routing or communication path finding
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]

Abstract

A control network management system for relaying first and second wireless communications comprises a first repeater having a packet control means for writing priority information in a header of communication packet data of the first wireless communication, as received and transmitting the communication packet data with a hash value of the header, added thereto, a second repeater having a packet control means for zero-clearing priority information in a header of communication packet data of the second wireless communication, as received, or changing the priority information to a predetermined value before transmitting the communication packet data with a hash value of the header, added thereto, and a third repeater having a priority control means for applying priority control to the header of the communication packet data received from the first repeater or the second repeater, on the basis of priority information, thereby transmitting the communication packet data to a control system.

Claims

1. A control network management system for relaying a first wireless communication in conformity with IP (Internet Protocol) and a process control wireless communication standard, and a Wi-Fi wireless communication in conformity with IP and a Wi-Fi wireless communication standard differing from the process control wireless communication standard, the control network management system comprising:

a first repeater having a packet control means for writing priority information in a header of communication packet data of the first wireless communication, as received and transmitting the communication packet data with a hash value of the header, added thereto;

a second repeater having a packet control means for zero-clearing part, or a whole of priority information in a header of communication packet data of the Wi-Fi wireless communication, as received, or changing the priority information to a predetermined value before transmitting the communication packet data with a hash value of the header, added thereto;

wherein the Wi-Fi wireless communication is in conformity with the Wi-Fi wireless communication standard and the first wireless communication is in conformity with the process control wireless communication standard different from the Wi-Fi wireless communication standard,

wherein the packet control means of the first repeater writes the priority information having a higher priority than the zero-cleared or changed priority information zero-cleared or changed by the packet control means of the second repeater;

wherein the packet control means of the second repeater changes the priority information in the header of the communication packet data of the Wi-Fi wireless communication to priority information lower in priority than the priority information written in the header of communication packet data of the first wireless communication by the packet control means of the first repeater;

a third repeater having a priority control means for applying priority control to the header of the communication packet data received from the first repeater or the second repeater, on the basis of priority information, thereby transmitting the communication packet data to a control system, wherein the third repeater comprises a correctness-inspection means for inspecting correctness on the basis of the hash value of the communication packet data received from the first repeater or the second repeater, to transmit correct communication packet to the control system; and

a fourth repeater, the fourth repeater comprising a priority-control means for executing priority control on the basis of the priority information in the header of the communication packet data received from the third repeater, and a correctness-inspection means for inspecting correctness on the basis of the hash value of the communication packet data, to transmit correct communication packet data to the control system.

2. The control network management system according to claim 1, wherein

the first repeater comprises a time-stamp control means for, upon receiving the communication packet data of the first wireless communication, adding a time-stamp field to the header of the communication packet data, thereby writing a time-stamp therein;

the second repeater comprises a time-stamp control means for, upon receiving the communication packet data of the Wi-Fi wireless communication, adding a time-stamp field to the header of the communication packet data, thereby writing a time-stamp therein; and

the correctness-inspection means of the third repeater inspects correctness of the communication packet data on the basis of the time-stamp written in the communication packet data of the first wireless communication, or the Wi-Fi wireless communication, as received.

3. The control network management system according to claim 1, wherein

the packet-control means of the second repeater as well as the first repeater write a recalculated checksum of the header of the respective headers of the communication packet data, and

the correctness-inspection means of the third repeater inspects matching property of communication packet data, on the basis of the respective checksums written in the communication packet data of the respective wireless communications, as received, thereby transmitting communication packet data having the matching property, to the control system.

4. The control network management system according to claim 1, wherein:

the third repeater comprises a time-stamp control means for, upon receiving communication packet data, adding a time-stamp field to the header of the communication packet data, and writing a time-stamp therein; and

the packet-control means for writing the recalculated checksum of the header in the respective headers of the communication packet data,

wherein the correctness-inspection means of the fourth repeater inspects correctness of the communication packet data, on the basis of the time stamp written in the communication packet data of the wireless communication, received from the third repeater, further inspecting matching property of the communication packet data, on the basis of the checksum written in the communication packet data of the respective wireless communications, as received, before transmitting communication packet data having the matching property to the control system.

5. The control network management system according to claim 2, wherein:

the third repeater comprises a time-stamp control means for, upon receiving communication packet data, adding a time-stamp field to the header of the communication packet data, and writing a time-stamp therein; and

the packet-control means for writing the recalculated checksum of the header in the respective headers of the communication packet data,

wherein the correctness-inspection means of the fourth repeater inspects correctness of the communication packet data, on the basis of the time stamp written in the communication packet data of the wireless communication, received from the third repeater, further inspecting matching property of the communication packet data, on the basis of the checksum written in the communication packet data of the respective wireless communications, as received, before transmitting communication packet data having the matching property to the control system.

6. The control network management system according to claim 3, wherein:

the third repeater comprises a time-stamp control means for, upon receiving communication packet data, adding a time-stamp field to the header of the communication packet data, and writing a time-stamp therein; and

the packet-control means for writing the recalculated checksum of the header in the respective headers of the communication packet data,

wherein the correctness-inspection means of the fourth repeater inspects correctness of the communication packet data, on the basis of the time stamp written in the communication packet data of the wireless communication, received from the third repeater, further inspecting matching property of the communication packet data, on the basis of the checksum written in the communication packet data of the respective wireless communications, as received, before transmitting communication packet data having the matching property to the control system.