Gateway offering logical model mapped to independent underlying networks
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a gateway including;
a first interface configured to communicate over a first industrial process control network using a first protocol;
a second interface configured to communicate over a second industrial process control network using a second protocol;
a third interface configured to communicate with at least one supervisory device over a third network; and
at least one processing device configured to provide concurrent access for the at least one supervisory device to process control devices coupled to the first and second industrial process control networks during a migration of process control devices that use the first protocol to process control devices that use the second protocol.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first interface configured to communicate over a first industrial process control network using a first protocol. The apparatus also includes a second interface configured to communicate over a second industrial process control network using a second protocol. The apparatus further includes a third interface configured to communicate with at least one supervisory device over a third network. In addition, the apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to provide concurrent access for the at least one supervisory device to process control devices coupled to the first and second industrial process control networks during a migration of process control devices that use the first protocol to process control devices that use the second protocol.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a gateway including; a first interface configured to communicate over a first industrial process control network using a first protocol; a second interface configured to communicate over a second industrial process control network using a second protocol; a third interface configured to communicate with at least one supervisory device over a third network; and at least one processing device configured to provide concurrent access for the at least one supervisory device to process control devices coupled to the first and second industrial process control networks during a migration of process control devices that use the first protocol to process control devices that use the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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communicating over a first industrial process control network using a first protocol via a first interface of a gateway; communicating over a second industrial process control network using a second protocol via a second interface of the gateway; communicating with at least one supervisory device over a third network via a third interface of the gateway; and providing concurrent access, by the gateway, for the at least one supervisory device to process control devices coupled to the first and second industrial process control networks during a migration of process control devices that use the first protocol to process control devices that use the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code that when executed causes at least one processing device to:
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initiate communication over a first industrial process control network using a first protocol via a first interface of a gateway; initiate communication over a second industrial process control network using a second protocol via a second interface of the gateway; initiate communication with at least one supervisory device over a third network via a third interface of the gateway; and provide concurrent access, by the gateway, for the at least one supervisory device to process control devices coupled to the first and second industrial process control networks during a migration of process control devices that use the first protocol to process control devices that use the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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