EP 4356581 A1 20240424 - METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING THE INTERNAL CONFIGURATION OF AN EXTERNAL NETWORK INTERFACE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DEVICE
Title (en)
METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING THE INTERNAL CONFIGURATION OF AN EXTERNAL NETWORK INTERFACE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DEVICE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN ANPASSUNG DER INTERNEN KONFIGURATION EINER EXTERNEN NETZWERKSCHNITTSTELLE, COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT UND VORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ D'ADAPTATION AUTOMATIQUE DE LA CONFIGURATION INTERNE D'UNE INTERFACE DE RÉSEAU EXTERNE, PRODUIT-PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE ET DISPOSITIF
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 21186579 A 20210720
- EP 2022064806 W 20220531
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2023001437A1] The invention relates to a method, to a computer program product and to a system for automatically adapting the internal configuration of an external network interface in an industrial automation system. Users of Industrial Edge devices increasingly often also want to use corresponding applications that have direct Layer 2 network access. However, if these applications are encapsulated in what are known as containers, configuring the interfaces requires special knowledge that goes beyond the domain knowledge of a person skilled in the art. The method, and the device, proposed by the invention are aimed at providing a solution to the problem addressed. The described method advantageously dispenses industrial users from having to acquire deeper IT knowledge about the different names of network interfaces and the Edge-internal virtual network. It is proposed to implement the method according to the invention in the form of a (logic) "intermediate layer" that converts the network parameters visible to the user, from the user's perspective, to the respectively applicable specific network interfaces using the Edge-internal virtual network topology.
IPC 8 full level
H04L 41/12 (2022.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); H04L 41/08 (2022.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/0853 (2022.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0886 (2013.01); H04L 41/0853 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.05)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4123986 A1 20230125; EP 4356581 A1 20240424; WO 2023001437 A1 20230126
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 21186579 A 20210720; EP 2022064806 W 20220531; EP 22734184 A 20220531