Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Seoul, Seoul 130-743, Korea | [b] Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Hansung
University, Seoul, 136-792, Korea | [c] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hongik
University, Seoul, 121-791 Korea
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author. Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, University of Seoul 90 Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul
130-743, Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2210 2526; Fax: +82 2 2249 6802; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: Requirements for Distributed Monitoring and Control Networks (DMCN)
differ greatly from those of typical data networks. Specifically, any DMCN
technology which employs a fieldbus protocol is different from IP network
protocol TCP/IP. In general, one needs to integrate fieldbus protocol and
TCP/IP to realize DMCN over IP network or internet, which can be viewed as
Virtual Device Network (VDN). Interoperability between devices and equipments
is essential to enhance the quality and the performance of predictive
maintenance (PM). This paper suggests a basic framework for VDN using DMCN over
IP network and a method to guarantee interoperability between devices and
equipments.
Keywords: LonWorks, device network, data network, virtual device network
