Virtual automation network challenge in industrial automation

作     者：Jan Beran 

作者机构：Department Of Control Measurement and Instrumentation Faculty Of Electrical Engineering and Communication Brno University Of Technology 

出 版 物：《IFAC Proceedings Volumes》 

年 卷 期：2006年第39卷第21期

页      面：473-478页

主　　题：VAN real-time industrial communication automation industrial Ethernet 

摘      要：Industrial communication is experiencing pennanent penetration of IT solutions into industrial automation. However IT technologies are efficient in the office floor, they miss significant amount of features and parameters for being suitable for direct implementation into industry. This article introduces and emerging project Virtual Automation Network (VAN) whose main objective is to eliminate these shortages and develop a transparent scalable industrial communication solution targeted to embedded devices